Training courses Archives - de Smit Medical

‘I feel much more confident in performing pelvic floor examinations’ – The latest female pelvic floor course at de Smit Medical

We welcomed 11 delegates to the female pelvic floor assessment course on 1st March. This one and half day course covers a wide range of content relating to the topic, including anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor complex and bladder, objective assessment and a practical assessment session. The feedback to this course was once again very positive; 'Excellent course that was extremely informative' - Continence Nurse Specialist. 'Excellent course, delivery and pace of learning. Wonderful tutor and fabulous service and...

February Lower Bowel Clinical Training Course

Thank you to all for coming to the course, we're glad that you found it beneficial to your practice. A Continence Nurse Specialist who attended commented, "I wouldn't hesitate in recommending." Other delegates responded, "the course has given me confidence to be able to assess patients' lower bowel dysfunction." This two day course entitled Assessment of lower bowel dysfunction – anorectal examination and initial treatment (practical course), is aimed at practitioners wishing to expand their skills to include the theory of ano-rectal...

Our 2023 clinical training courses are underway!

The first de Smit Medical clinical training course of the year went ahead on 25-26th January. We welcomed twelve delegates to our training facility for the assessment of female pelvic floor training course. Thank you for your feedback, it's great to hear what you thought of the course. We have a busy schedule planned for the year, including a date for the use of biofeedback & NMES in the treatment of bladder, bowel & pelvic floor muscle dysfunction course and advancing...

Bespoke course at Long Eaton, Derbyshire

As well as our schedule of courses at our training facility in South Gloucestershire, did you know we also accommodate for groups who would like to be trained at their venue? Last week, course tutor Julia Herbert taught the lower bowel clinical training course at Long Eaton, Derbyshire. The group fed back: 'brilliant knowledge from the facilitator. Very informative but delivered in a way that I could understand.' It's great to see that a lot of the group had attended courses...

Our final clinical training course of the year in frosty South Gloucestershire!

Thank you to all 12 of our delegates who travelled to South Gloucestershire for the assessment of female pelvic floor practical clinical training course last week. It's great to hear your feedback on the content and delivery of the course: 'Very good and beneficial course that will fully empower me with more knowledge in my role as a continence nurse.' - Urology Continence Nurse ''This was my first time to attend this event, thanks for your support and hospitality.' - Continence Nurse We already...

‘I learnt so much!’ – The latest female pelvic floor course at de Smit Medical

Eleven delegates attended the female pelvic floor training course earlier this month, thank you to everyone for travelling to South Gloucestershire to come on the course. Our busy schedule is coming to a close for the end of the year, with the male pelvic floor virtual course on 24th November via Teams (spaces are still available!) and a fully booked female pelvic floor course in December. If you've just attended this course and would like to recommend it to a colleague,...

Read the latest reviews of our biofeedback and NMES clinical training course

Thank you to our delegates who attended the biofeedback training course last week, it was great to see some of you again. The 'Use of biofeedback & NMES in the treatment of bladder, bowel & pelvic floor muscle dysfunction' training course is written and taught by Julia Herbert, Consultant Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. It covers the basic principles and clinical applications of biofeedback and neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and also involves the practical use of devices in treating pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. Our delegates...

‘Brilliant course’ 5th – 6th October Lower Bowel course

It was great to meet the 11 delegates who attended our lower bowel training course last week. We're glad to hear that you found the course beneficial and, in some cases, 'well worth the 3am wake up!' Our group travelled from across the country to attend the two-day course which covers the theory and practical aspects of assessing lower bowel dysfunction. 'Good mix of interactive, practical and lectures. Well-paced out with breaks' Next up: our biofeedback course on 12th & 13th October. If you...

Female pelvic floor clinical training course 7th – 8th September

It was lovely to welcome a new group of delegates to our training centre on 7th September for the assessment of female pelvic floor muscle dysfunction practical training course. In total we had ten delegates arrive from around the country for the 1.5 day course. Thank you to all for their feedback and to Julia for delivering another successful training course. Here's what our delegates wrote in their feedback: 'Fantastic course. Julia is brilliant and knowledgeable. I am keen to come on further training...

‘Extremely valuable, educational and very informative!’

Our female pelvic floor course was attended by nine delegates from a variety of clinical backgrounds, including midwifery, bladder and bowel, urology and sports therapy. It's great to read that they all found the 1.5 day course to be beneficial to their knowledge and practice. We hope to welcome them back to one of our other courses soon. Here are some of the comments that were left: 'I now feel confident to perform examinations and plan treatment programmes.' - Urology Clinical Lead Nurse 'Exceeded...