Difficult Case submission for the 11th International EAUN Meeting, Barcelona, Spain
17-19 April 2010, is available as of 1 July 2009. 

Submission of Difficult Continence Cases has closed on 1 December 2009 (23:59:59 CET). All submitters will be informed by email whether they are invited to present their Difficult Continence Case in Barcelona as soon as the reviewing process is completed.  

Detailed information on the project Ensuring continence in difficult cases
At the International EAUN Meeting in Milan (2008) some colleagues remarked that in our latest Good Practice in Health Care series titled ‘The Male External Catheter’ (MEC) only ‘normal’ cases were described. Although it is common practice for a guideline to describe or focus on typical cases, the suggestion implies that there is a need for information on the use of MEC and other (in)continence devices in atypical cases such as retracted penis, anatomic abnormalities, allergic reactions, pressure sores.

This is where we need your help. If you are among those who encounter these problems in daily practice and have found your own solutions, we would like to invite you to take a few photos and write a standard protocol. You can download a form with a list of standard questions (see point 6 under Submission Criteria and Rules). The form should include a description of the problem, the nursing intervention provided, the material you have chosen to get the patient continent and the final results.

Together with the EAUN you will share and pass on this knowledge to other nurses. The 10 best cases are presented by the authors and discussed with the audience in a special session at the 11th International EAUN Meeting in Barcelona. The EAUN will place the material on her website as a unique opportunity to learn from each other. All submissions that meet the criteria will be published on the EAUN website and in European Urology Today.

Jury
The cases will be evaluated by an expert jury. Jury members are:
• Ronny Pieters, Belgium (urology nurse)
• Eva Wallace, Ireland (urology nurse)
• Olaug Gimse Storrø, Norway (Nurse specialist in urological
  gynaecology/sexologist)
• Birgit Holwe, Germany (Hollister Europe, Manager Continence Care)
• Steen Walter, Denmark (professor in urology)

Free registration for the 11th International EAUN Meeting in Barcelona
Those who submitted the 10 best cases (as decided by the jury) will be granted a free registration for the 11^th International EAUN Meeting in Barcelona and will be invited to present their case in 3 minutes during a workshop on Sunday. 

Free EAUN membership
All submitters of Difficult Cases that meet the criteria and are not yet an EAUN member will be granted free membership of the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) for one year.

Submission Criteria and Rules
Carefully note the submission rules and criteria, because submissions that do not comply with these rules and criteria will be rejected.
1.  The authors and presenter of this Difficult Case must be registered nurses
2.  The topic selected must be of relevance to ensuring continence in difficult cases
3.  The case is illustrated with (numbered) photos of the problem and the solution, preferably
     2–5 photos in high resolution (300 dpi at 100%)
4.  The solution described in this Difficult Case is your own solution and a nursing intervention
5.  When invited to present the Difficult case in Barcelona you will present the case using the
    EAUN Difficult Cases slides 
    Titles of the slides: 1. The problem, 2. Nursing intervention 3. Material used 4. The results
6.  The case is presented in a completed submission form, click here to download the form
7.  A written patient consent is submitted wherein approval is given for the photos and its
    unrestricted use and the reproduction of the cases for educational purposes.
    A form can be downloaded here.
8.  The copyright of photo and text material are transmitted to the EAUN
9.  A conflict of interest form will be filled out upon request of the EAUN
10. The Difficult Cases can only be submitted by e-mail.
      Send the completed Submission form and the photo material, accompanied by the form
      stated under criterion 7, ultimately on 1 December, 2009 to eaun@uroweb.org

Deadline
1 December 2009, 0.00 hours CET

Copyright
The EAUN holds the right to reproduce the submitted photos and text material.

Presentation
Submitters that are invited to present in Barcelona will receive 4 standard slides in January 2009 with the following titles: The problem, Nursing intervention, Material used, Results. All presenters are obliged to use these slides in their presentation in order to improve the comparability of the presentations and the cases for the attending participants.

Join our search for the best nursing solutions!
We are looking forward to your contributions at eaun@uroweb.org!

For more information please contact eaun@uroweb.org