CONTINENCE FOR WOMEN--STATE OF THE SCIENCE CONFERENCE

妇女健康、产科和新生儿护士协会（AWHONN）是一个非营利性专业会员协会，计划于2000年6月3日在华盛顿西雅图为初级保健临床医生举办一场名为“妇女节制——科学现状”的研究传播会议，旨在将研究成果转化为临床实践。来自AWHONN最近完成的国家多站点研究利用项目的发现，更新的基于证据的女性尿失禁临床实践指南和消费者教育材料将作为讨论尿失禁阳性女性患病率的基础，行为疗法在减少尿失禁方面显示有效。护士可以在临床实践中使用教育策略来教授妇女自我护理技巧，以促进自制。会议还将从参与者那里收集有关个人实践设置的基线实践信息。会议设计的一个独特方面是评估部分。AWHONN将让会议参与者参与数据收集，以衡量实践中的变化，这些变化来自于应用循证临床实践指南和使用AWHONN研究利用项目中测试的简单筛选和评估工具。作为会议的一个组成部分，这一评估过程增加了指南和工具在临床实践环境中应用的可能性。此外，还将收集有关本次研究传播会议有效性的具体数据。AWHONN在尿失禁领域的研究表明，当更新的指南被纳入标准的门诊病人护理时，对妇女的健康有明显的好处。通过介绍AWHONN的研究利用项目及其结果的信息，AWHONN将把最新的研究成果带给那些负责制定和评估临床实践指南、管理妇女健康计划和向其女性客户推广预防和治疗方案的组织和个人。

The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), a not for profit professional membership association, is planning a research dissemination conference for primary care clinicians titled Continence for Women--State of the Science in Seattle, Washington, June 03, 2000 aimed at translating research into clinical practice. Findings from AWHONN's recently completed national multi-site research utilization project, updated Continence for Women evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and consumer education materials will serve as the basis for discussions on the prevalence of women testing positive for urinary incontinence, behavioral therapies shown to be effective in decreasing incontinence, and educational strategies nurses can use in their clinical practice to teach women self- care techniques that promote continence. The conference will also collect baseline practice information about individual practice settings from the participants. A unique aspect of the conference design is the evaluation component. AWHONN will involve conference participants in collection of data to measure changes in practice from the application of the evidence-based clinical practice guideline and use of simple screening and evaluation tools tested in AWHONN's research utilization project. An integral part of the conference, this evaluation process increases the likelihood that the guidelines and tools will be applied in the clinical practice setting. In addition, specific data about the effectiveness of this research dissemination conference will be gathered. AWHONN's research in the area of urinary incontinence indicates clear benefits to the health of women when the updated guidelines are incorporated into standard ambulatory patient care. By presenting information about AWHONN's research utilization project and its results, AWHONN will bring current research to those organizations and individuals responsible for formulating and evaluating clinical practice guidelines, managing women's health programs and promoting the prevention and treatment protocols to their female clientele.