Urotherapy course program for physiotherapists in Israel on behalf of ICCS
| Day | Time | Topic | Teacher |
| Friday 3 May
Frontal |
08.30-10.00 | Introduction, Explanation of the course and urotherapy | Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT |
| 10.00-13.00 | Anatomy/physiology Lower Urinary Tracts
Anatomy/physiology intestinal system Embryology Normal bowel and bladder function |
Dr. Yuval Bar Yosef, urologist
Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT Dr. Adi Ein Dor, pediatric gastroenterologist |
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| 13.00-14.30 | Toilet training, toddlers/ young child | Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT | |
| Wednesday 8 May
Online Zoom |
18.00-19.30 | ICCS organization
ICCS Terminology Bladder and Bowel dysfunction What is urotherapy and how to do it? |
ICCS BOARD Dr. Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht UMCU |
| 19.30-21.30 | Problems in the digestive system (besides constipation and fecal leaks)Imperforate anus, Hirschpong, irritable bowel syndrome, sensitivity to Celiac, sensitivity to milk, Crohn's, colitis,all in general | Dr. Dotan Yogev, gastrologist and pediatrician | |
| Friday 10 May
Frontal |
08.30-11.00 | Constipation and fecal leakage and the treatment of a gastrologist at the clinic including special tests, manometry, and more Barium enema,Bowel transit time,etc. | Dr. Adi Ein Dor, pediatric gastroenterologist |
| 11.00-12.30 | Practical clinic urotherapy treatment including questionnaire, diaries | Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT | |
| 12.30-14.30 | Constipation and urotherapy
in the treatment includes follow-up after the treatment What are the benefits of voiding stool softeners vs. MOP Enuresis Nocturna & Daytime urination in the urotherapy treatment |
Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT | |
| Wednesday 15 May
Online Zoom |
18.00-20.30 | Assessment of Enuresis Nocturna &
Treatment of Enuresis Nocturna BBBD assessment |
ICCS BOARD Anka Nieuwhof -Leppink Michal Maternik Ped Nephrologist Poland, Gdansk |
| 20.30-21.30 | A nutritionist's perspective, what can help nutritionally, starting with infancy and taking iron, the tasting stage, correct eating habits, preventing food pickiness in children, nutritional diversity, how parents can influence the child to eat, etc. | Mrs. Iris Shavit, clinical nutritionist | |
| Friday 17 May
Frontal |
08.30-10.30 | Daytime urination and other problems in the urinary system, neurogenic bladder, OAB, reflux, hypo, etc. | Dr. Adit Sobol, urologist |
| 10.30-12.30 | Practical clinic urotherapy treatment including
The meeting with the children, how to explain anatomy and physiology about the bladder and intestine, correct sitting in the toilet, aids, exercises for diaphragmatic breathing, etc. |
Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT | |
| 12.30-14.30 | Practical clinic urotherapy treatment including
Abdominal massage, pelvic floor muscle test, test adaptations, ways to create relaxation in children in the bathroom, Red flags Differences in the treatment of small children compared to adolescents, etc. |
Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT | |
| Wednesday 22 May
Online Zoom |
18.00-19.00 | Behavioral problems and incontinence | ICCS BOARD Dr. Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital Utrecht UMCU |
| 19.00-20.00 | Urotherapy refractory cases, what to do when the treatment fails | ICCS BOARD Dr. Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital Utrecht UMCU | |
| 20.00-21.30 | A psychological aspect of children with encopresis, enuresis, weaning from tangled diapers, etc. | Dr. Dana Erhard-Weiss, developmental psychologist | |
| Friday 24 May
Frontal |
08.30-10.30 | Treatment by a urologist at the clinic includes special US tests, urodynamics, uroflowmetry, surgery,Treatment of UTI’s, etc | Dr. Yuval Bar Yosef, urologist |
| 10.30-12.00 | Parental guidance, how relationships in the family with the parents and siblings affect the treatment, common problems related to the dynamics at home and our treatment, when we will need to refer to another treatment besides our own | Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT, Parent guide | |
| 12.00-14.30 | Practical clinic urotherapy treatment including
global exercises with the children case studies, Summary |
Mrs. Rivka Lev, BPT, Parent guide |
Suggestions or comments should be addressed to the General Secretary.