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Resources: Learn more about the 3M™ V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing Learn more about the 3M™ Cavilon™ Advanced Skin Protectant WOCNext 2026 registrants can watch the Symposia Session on-demand through September 15: (S01) Simplifying Clinical Workflow with Novel All-in-One Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Dressing supported by Solventum About the Speaker: Catherine Milne, MSN, APRN, ANP/ACNS-...

Resources: Read Repositioning Guidelines to Decrease Pressure Injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project in the July/August 2024 issue of JWOCN and watch the accompanying video abstract. About the Speaker: Margaret Birdsong, DNP, CPNP, CWOCN, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Margaret has been a dedicated member of the Division of...

Resources: United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) Find an ostomy support group near you Ostomy Awareness Day / World Ostomy Day The Youth Rally Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA (FOW-USA) Ostomy 101   About the Speaker: Eva Philippe, BSN, RN, CWON, graduated as a nurse in 2012 from Saddleback College in CA. She then went on to complete a BSN program through University of Texas, Arlington. S...

About the Speaker: Dr. Abigail Chaffin is a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Tulane University. She is also the Program Director of the Tulane University/Ochsner Clinic Plastic Surgery residency program. She currently serves the Medical Director of the MedCentris Wound Healing Institute at Metairie. Dr. Chaffin is Board-Certified by the American...

Resources: View the in-person event schedule View the virtual event schedule Register for WOCNext through June 2, 2026, at 12 PM ET Download the WOCNext app to plan your conference experience Explore the 2026 accepted abstracts Attending for the first time? Check out the First-Time Attendee Guide Learn more about keynote speaker Siri Lindley in her documentary, Tri Me: The Siri Lindley Story About...

Resources: Abstract: Pressure Injury Prevention in the Oncology Population ePoster: Pressure Injury Prevention in the Oncology Population Wound Treatment Associate (WTA®) Program Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing ( JWOCN ®)   About the Speaker: Dr. Lisa Marie Grubb is a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse and nursing leader at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she focuses on improving s...

Resources: Explore the WOCN® Society Mentor Match Program and sign up as a mentor or mentee Join the WOC Nurse Week 2026 celebrations and events About the Speakers: Derik Alexander, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, has been a member of the WOCN Society for over years. He is a WOC Nurse Practitioner at Dignity Health Medical Group and St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He curr...

Resources: Sign up to “Go Back to Your Roots” and use your expertise to inspire current nursing students by sharing your gratifying role as a certified ostomy nurse. You’ll get access to an official toolkit to help you start planting seeds. Visit the UOAA website at ostomy.org for additional ostomy information.   About the Speakers Jeanine Gleba, as the Director of Advocacy for the United Ostomy A...

Resources: Therapeutic wound and skin cleansing: Clinical evidence and recommendations by International Wound Infection Institute (IWII)   About the Speakers: Dr. Kristina Fawcett, DNP, NP-C, CWS has over two decades of specialized expertise in wound care. She has been a member of the WOCN for over 15 years. Dr. Krissy has been instrumental in developing outpatient programs while advancing evidenc...

Resources: View the Abstract: Utilizing Four Eyes Methodology to Identify a Risk Window for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) View the ePoster: Utilizing Four Eyes Methodology to Identify a Risk Window for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI)      About the Speaker Sandra Fasing, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, is an Acute Care WOC Nurse at VHC Health with over 30 years of nursing experi...

Resources: National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) NPIAP eCQM Resources NPIAP International Guidelines eCQI Resource Center Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) eCQM Library WOCN® Society eCQM Navigation Center WOCNext® 2026 Session on Electronic Clinical Quality Measure HH-PI   About the Speaker Michelle Deppisch, PT, CWS, FACCWS, is a self-employed wound care consultant. She is...

Resources: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) APTA Specialist Certification Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management American Board of Wound Management (ABWM)   About the Speaker Renee Cordrey, PT, PhD, MSPT, MPH, CWS, FAAWC, found her wound care passion while a physical therapist student. Since then, she has become board certified in wound care and focused her career o...

Resources: Ostomy & Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights Kindred Box Ostomy 211 Pouches of Love Friends of Ostomates Worldwide - USA UOAA Support Group Finder WOCN® Society Public Policy & Advocacy information WOCN Society Chapters WOCTalk Podcast Ep 137: Policy Changes That Could Impact Your WOC Practice   About the Speaker: Kathleen Lawrence, MSN, RN, CWOCN, WOCNF, has had a wonderful care...

Interested in advancing your pediatric WOC care knowledge? Click here to view all active courses available for Contact Hours in the WOCN Society’s Continuing Education Center (CEC). To view a collection of hot topic pediatric articles in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN®), click here . The Editorial Board of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing invites Au...

Resources: American Cancer Society American College of Surgeons Ostomy Home Skills Program Corstrata Virtual Ostomy Support Services Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America Embracing Ostomy Life Girls With Guts JWOCN ® articles: Outcome Criteria for Discharging the Patient With a New Ostomy From Home Health Care Survey Results on Use of a Convex Pouching System in the Postoperative Period Preope...

Episode Resources The WOCN DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future is provided by the WOCN Society, a supportive association of the DAISY Foundation, to recognize a new tri-specialty wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) certified nurse within the first five (5) years of WOC practice who is destined to make a significant contribution to WOC nursing as a compassionate clinician, edu...

Resources To listen to Michelle Rice’s previous Ostomy Observations episode from Season 3 titled “Managing Pediatric Ostomy Patients: Practice Pearls”, click here . To learn more about Youth Rally, a one of a kind camp experience for youth living with conditions of the bowel and/or bladder system, click here . Camp Boggy Creek makes it possible for children with serious illnesses and their familie...

Episode resources: United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) Colorectal Cancer Alliance Colon Cancer Coalition   About the Speakers: Daniel “Dry Dock” Shockley is a retired Navy veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. In 2012, at age 51, he was diagnosed with attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (AFAP) following his first colonoscopy, despite bein...

About the Speakers: Jennifer Rowe, BSN, RN, CWON, Kelsey Swiss, BSN, RN, CWOCN, and Melanie Vinette, BSN, RN, CWON, CMSRN, are part of a six-member WOC nursing team dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care. Their work spans inpatient and outpatient settings, including an outpatient ostomy clinic and a monthly ostomy support group. The team collaborates closely with colorectal su...

Resources Click here  to view and use the Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Clinicians and Consumers. You can also bookmark and/or share the following web address with your colleagues and patients:  psag.wocn.org . Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing ( JWOCN ®) articles referenced in this episode: A Randomized Controlled Trial Determining Variances in Ostomy Skin Conditions and the...

Episode Resources: LEAD Guideline (4th Edition) Mobile Guideline Series Knowledge-to-Action Framework - Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) PAD National Action Plan - American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines - American Heart Association 2024 LEAD Guideline Executive Summary - Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing ( JWOCN ®) ECRI Guidelines Trust World Federation o...

Episode Resources: WOCNext Abstract Details Abstract Author Resources ePoster Information Previous Accepted Abstracts Abstracts in JWOCN ® Online Supplement Interested in an abstract mentor? Email abstracts@wocn.org About the Speaker: Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, WOCNF, is a Professor, Chair of the Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative, and School of Nursing Foundation Professor of Nurs...

Resources Click here to learn about United Ostomy Associates of America (UOAA) National Quality Ostomy Care Campaign, including the Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights,. Click here to view a list of patient resources that the WOCN Society has curated, including services, products, and publications. You can also bookmark and/or share the following web address with your colleagues...

Episode Resources: View the JWOCN ® article “ Clean Versus Sterile: Management of Chronic Wounds ” View the infographic “ Clean Versus Sterile: The Ongoing Debate in Chronic Wound Care ” About the Speaker: Andrew Storer, PhD, DNP, RN, NP, CWCN-AP, FAANP. Dr. Andrew Storer serves as the Clinical Editor for the WOCN Society where he provides leadership and editorial expertise for the development, re...

Episode Resources: Learn about the WOCN® DAISY Award View Dylan’s practice innovation abstract/ePoster: PI41 - Stopping the Leak: Evaluating the effectiveness of ostomy education on nursing student’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes https://wocn.confex.com/wocn/2025am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/14603 View Dylan’s case series abstract/ePoster: CS11 - Reduced leakage through the use of light convexity in...