This 90-minute practical focused session is designed for occupational therapists who work with older adults and want to build confidence and competence in supporting continence care within their practice.

Co-facilitated by an experienced continence nurse and an occupational therapist, the session will provide a practical, evidence-informed overview of the role of occupational therapy in promoting continence, enhancing dignity, and improving quality of life for older people across community, residential, and hospital settings.

The environmental, cognitive, and functional factors that impact continence will be explored with participants learning how to incorporate continence-focused assessments and interventions into everyday practice.

The session will also provide guidance on interdisciplinary collaboration, referral pathways, and how to engage clients and families in sensitive conversations about continence.

By attending this session, you will:

• Understand the common causes and types of incontinence in older adults
• Identify the occupational therapist’s role in continence care and how it complements nursing and interdisciplinary input
• Learn how to assess the environmental, functional, and cognitive factors that influence continence
• Explore practical strategies and interventions to support continence, including toileting routines, assistive technology, and environmental modifications.
• Develop skills in having respectful and effective conversations about continence with clients and their families
• Gain awareness of referral pathways, community supports, and best-practice continence resources available to support your practice

This session is suitable for:

All occupational therapists

SESSION DETAILS:

DATE:

Wednesday 3^rd December 2025

TIME:

12noon   | ACT, VIC, TAS, NSW |  
11:30am | SA |
11:00am | QLD |
10:30am | NT |
9:00am   | WA |

The session will run for approximately 90 minutes.

Please log on 10 minutes prior to session start.

VENUE:
This is a 100% virtual event. You will receive an email with details to access the event the day prior to the scheduled event date

CPD HOURS:

Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 1.5 hours

A certificate of attendance will be issued upon completion. Please allow up to 48 hours for the certificate to appear in your CPD tracker.

RECORDING:

This session will be recorded.

ACCESS:
Participants will be provided 12 weeks to access the course materials (including recording) via our online learning platform in their OTA Account.

REGISTRATION FEES

EARLYBIRD – Register on or before 3^rd November 2025

OTA Member: $54
New Graduate Member: $49
Non-member: $70

STANDARD – Register on or after 4 November 2025

OTA Member: $60
New Graduate Member: $54
Non-member: $78

Members must be logged in with username and password to register at the member rate.

RSVPS close 1 December 2025, 11:59pm AEDT

Note: All pricing is inclusive of GST
 

DISCLAIMER

All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, and changes.

All resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.

An OTA staff member or representative may be photographing this event for use in OTA publications and/or on OTA social media sites. If you do not wish to be photographed, or have your image published please make this known to the OTA representative at your course or contact OTA on 1300 682 878 or info@otaus.com.au

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here

CONTACT US

Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878