Making Self-Catheterisation Easier: Practical Tips & Support

A Multidisciplinary Webinar for Fowler’s Syndrome & Urinary Retention

Fowler’s Syndrome UK are hosting a live, multidisciplinary webinar focused on the practicalities of self-catheterisation, led by Angela Rantell. This session builds on recent discussions around catheterisation and aims to address the real-world challenges many people face when learning and managing self-catheterisation.

Our research found that 89% of those with Fowler’s syndrome find it difficult to self catheterise. Many individuals are taught in pressurised clinical environments with limited time and support. This webinar will create space to explore more adaptable, realistic and supportive approaches.

Speakers & Contributions:

- Angela Rantell (Clinical Specialist Nurse): practical approaches, products, and process

- Clare Nicholson (Occupational Therapist): devices, aids, and accessibility

- Natalia Vasquez (Physiotherapist): Pelvic floor anatomy, positioning and physical function

- Caroline Selai: (Psychologist) psychological aspects, confidence, anxiety, trauma-informed care

What we’ll cover:

- Practical aspects of self-catheterisation in day-to-day life

- Common challenges and how people navigate them

- What helps (and what doesn’t) in practice

- Gaps in training and support

- Multidisciplinary approaches to improving patient experience

Who is this for?

- Individuals currently navigating self-catheterisation

- Those preparing to start

- Patients, carers, and those supporting someone with Fowler’s Syndrome

Event details:

27 May

7:00–8:30pm (UK time)

Zoom Limited spaces

Important:

This session shares practical insights and multidisciplinary perspectives but does not provide individual clinical instruction.

Safeguarding:

We cannot discuss personal clinical cases, the webinar is not a forum for receiving medical advice and we cannot offer treatment suggestions. This is to protect your privacy. We ask that you do not name any health care professionals linked to your care or experiences.

It is particularly important that this is a safe space to share personal experiences. You are welcome to share any information you receive from Lisa or FSUK but we request that you keep the confidentiality of all participants of the webinar. Please do not share any of the participants names, personal details or the contents of their experiences. We will be using anonymised excerpts and quotes from the session to further our work with FS. You are welcome to share these.

Fowler’s syndrome and receiving appropriate care can be a sensitive topic. If you join the webinar and find any aspect of the session triggering then we recommend logging off the session. If you do log off the session FSUK will contact you to ensure your safety and wellbeing.

If you need immediate support you should contact your GP or the Samaritans on 116 123.

We will send all participants a short exit survey after the session for feedback. We can’t wait to welcome you to the session and hope you enjoy and benefit from it.