Continence Matters welcomes the appointment of Dr Victoria Chong as Continence GP and Neuromodulation Programmer.
Dr Victoria Chong is available to:
- Provide patient education regarding Sacral Neuromodulation
- Educate patients in use of the Patient Controller device
- Check device function and patient usage
- Trouble shoot problems related to device function or management
- Liaise with surgeon closely regarding patient care
- Make programming changes
- Perform flow rates and bladder scans were needed
- Check battery status for device and schedule patients with surgeon for battery replacement
- Refer patients to surgeon for review as required
- Arrange X-rays to check lead position if required
- Schedule patients for lead replacement with the surgeon if required
She is also available to see patients for:
- Commence, review or adjust bladder medical therapy
- Provide prescriptions, sick certificates, attendance certificates
- Apply for government CAPS funding for eligible patients
- Non-surgical treatments for incontinence and prolapse
- Pessary fitting and management for prolapse
- Pelvic Floor Exercise training and education
- Dietary and behavioural modification for bladder and bowel problems
- Medical therapy for overactive bladder
- PTNS office based neuromodulation for overactive bladder
- Intermittent Self Catheter education
- Education and troubleshooting for catheter care at home
- Intravesical instillations for Interstitial Cystitis
- Recurrent Urinary Tract infections
- Nocturia, getting up to void at night
- Bed wetting in adults
- Continence aids and appliance advice
- Flow rates
- Post void residual scan assessment
No referral is required and medicare rebates apply.
