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Episode Resources: Message from the President – featured in the July/August JWOCN ® WOCN Online Communities (the Modern Day Forums, as Chris called them) Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Clinicians Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Consumers Support Surface Algorithm Body Worn Absorbent Product Guide A View From Here: Ostomy Life Coach – featured in the May/June JWOCN ® Minnesota Wild Rice...

This podcast is part of the Ostomy Observations Series, a 6-part series included in the “Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow” Program. Both the Ostomy Observations podcast series and the Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow Program are commercially supported through an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated. For more information, visit wocn.org/exceptionaloutcomes...

View the WOCN Society’s public policy information . View the WOCN Society’s members-only online Public Policy Community to engage in communications about legislation, regulation or policy development, access to supplies or services for patients, or quality concerns. If you have questions for Kate or Chris, please email info@wocn.org . Visit the American Nurses Association Public Policy and Advocac...

On this inspiring episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Dr. Charleen Singh, Founder and Program Director, and Annie Ocampo, Philippines Liaison, for the International Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program (IWOCNEP) to explore the growing global reach of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) nursing specialty through IWOCNEP. IWOCNEP is a WOCN Society Accredited WOC Nursing Education P...

About the Speakers: Dr. Thureiyya K. Rodriguez, DHA, MSN, CWOCN, has over two decades of experience in healthcare and specializes in wound, ostomy, and continence nursing. Dr. Rodriguez’s experience spans beyond inpatient and outpatient nursing. She has an extensive range of knowledge and expertise in staffing methodology and leadership nursing. Dr. Rodriguez’s experience in nursing practice and h...

In this episode of WOCTalk, we’re joined by Brooke Passy, Director of Meetings for the WOCN® Society, to give you a sneak peek into everything WOCNext® 2025 has to offer. Happening June 1–3, 2025, in sunny Orlando, Florida (with a virtual option, too!), this year’s event features a new streamlined schedule so you can learn more in less time. Tune in to hear what’s new, including: Interactive round...

Lisa Orowson has been a certified wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse since 2003. With a strong background in acute care, she has spent most of her career working as a CWOCN, caring for patients with ostomies and providing ongoing education to both nursing staff and students. About 13 years ago, what began as a classroom lecture for local nursing students transformed into a hands-on ostomy c...

Resources: Learn about the DAISY Foundation Read the blog about the WOCN® DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future Explore ways to get involved with the WOCN Society Join the WOC Nurse Week 2025 celebrations Register for the free WOC Nurse Week 2025 Webinar Listen to the WOC Nurses Spread Sunshine & Healing playlist on Spotify Register for WOCNext® 2025 About the Guest: Vicky Pont...

Resources: Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee How To Practice Three Good Things - University of Utah Health  Health and happiness go hand in hand - Harvard Health The happy secret to better work TEDTalk by Shawn Achor What Makes You Grateful? by Anne Kubitsky About the Guests: Suzanne Lord, BSN, RN, CWOCN, BCMAS, has been a regist...

Resources mentioned in this episode: E-ordering options that make it faster and easier for HCPs to order and alter patients’ supplies UOAA Resources Library Access to Supplies with Medicare words of Advice from UOAA Advocacy team The Critical Need to Provide Ostomy Supplies Specific to Patient Need to Improve LCD-Ostomy Supplies (L33828) UOAA non-medical switching of ostomy supplies campaign UOAA’...

Resources Wound Treatment Associate (WTA®) Program How to become a certification wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse Ostomy Care Associate (OCA®) Program About the Guest Laurie Wooley, MSN, RN, CWCN, COCN, is an experienced inpatient wound and ostomy nurse with a decade of expertise in the field. As a WTA Course Coordinator and Ladder III nurse at AHN-St. Vincent Hospital, she focuses on qua...

Episode Resources: WOCN Continuing Education Center First Social Learning discussions Bite Sized Learning Courses Wound Treatment Associate (WTA®) Program Ostomy Care Associate (OCA®) Program About the Guests: Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, CLT is the current Chair of the WOCN Society’s Education Committee (2024-2026). She has specialized in WOC nursing since 2012 and became...

Episode Resources: Click here  to download the app ‘Palliative Wound Pro’ for Apple devices Click here  to download the app ‘Palliative Wound Pro’ for Android devices   About the Guest: Anne Walsh, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CWOCN, has been a registered nurse since 1995, beginning her career in home health care. She became certified in wound, ostomy, and continence nursing in 2001 and earned her master’s degr...

Episode Resources: Scholarship Information Application Deadlines: Spring Cycle: February 1 – May 1 Fall Cycle: August 1 – November 1 About the Guests: Linda Reynolds, BSN, RN, CWOCN, has been a dedicated nurse for nearly four decades and currently serves as the Chair of the WOCN Society Scholarship Committee (2021–2025). A past president of the Pacific Coast Chapter of WOCN, Linda is also a Course...

Episode Resources: The Phoenix  magazine , the official publication of United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) OstomyConnection.com About the Speaker: JoAnn is a CWOCN® since 1989 and FNP since 1999. She currently is President, Co-Director, and faculty for WEB WOC® Programs in Minneapolis, MN since 2002, educating nurses who are interested in becoming wound, ostomy, and continence care nurse...

Episode Resources: World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET®) International Ostomy Guidelines WCET® Journal Leininger's Culture Care Diversity and Universality: A Worldwide Nursing Theory Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) Journal of Transcultural Nursing National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing...

Episode Resources: JWOCN article: Assessment and Identification of Skin Disorders in Skin of Color: An Integrative Review About the Guests: Kathleen Francis, DNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, is a registered nurse with over 45 years of diverse experience, including acute care, perioperative, critical care, long-term care, home health care, and wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing. Board-certified as a WO...

Episode Resources: JWOCN Article: Use of a Convex Pouching System in the Postoperative Period: A National Consensus JWOCN Article: Use of Convexity in Pouching: A Comprehensive Review JWOCN Article: Characteristics of Convex Skin Barriers and Clinical Application: Results of an International Consensus Panel Collin’s social media: Instagram   About the Guests: Colin Jarvis is an ileostomy advocate...

Episode Resources: WOCN Society Pediatrics Community and Ostomy Community for members only JWOCN® evidence-based articles on pediatric care Pediatric Ostomy Support Group (POGS) by the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) Youth Rally , Pull-thru Network , Crohn's & Colitis Foundation , Girls with Guts , Shadow Buddies Foundation   About the Speaker: Michelle Rice, MSN, RN, CWOCN, has been...

Episode Resources: Ostomy Care Management (OCM) Program The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) Society The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)   About the Guests: Jan Colwell, APRN, CWOCN, FAAN, is an advanced practice nurse certified in wound ostomy and continence care. She most recently practiced at the University of Chicago Medicine providing care to patient...

Episode Resources: For resources mentioned in this episode, visit the links below. WOCNext® 2024 presentation, “ Don’t Just ‘Go with the Flow’! Practice Update for the Management of High Output Fecal Ostomies ” - available for on-demand viewing for registered attendee WOCN members-only communities for online networking threads and professional discussions   About the Speaker: Tammy Lichtman, BSN,...

Episode Resources: For resources mention in this article, visit the links below: Maura’s Abstract & ePoster: Skin Care Champion Program at a South Jersey Teaching Hospital's Progressive Care Unit Alicia’s Abstract & ePoster: An Educational Intervention Differentiating Between Pressure Injuries and End-of-Life Wounds WOCNext 2024 Pictures WOCNext website   About the Guests: Alicia Perez Varela has...

Episode Resources: For resources mention in this article, visit the links below Abstract: “Going With the Flow” to Develop a Robust External Female Catheter Implementation Process ePoster: Going With the Flow” to Develop a Robust External Female Catheter Implementation Process Article: Implementation of an external female urinary catheter strategy on prevention of skin breakdown in acute care: A q...

Episode Resources: For resources mentioned in this episode, visit the links below: Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Ostomy Supplies document L33828 located on cms.gov UOAA Support Group Finder   About the Speaker: Stephanie Yates MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN, WOCNF, is a master’s prepared Nurse Practitioner and consultant, educated at UNC - Chapel Hill, and Duke University. She received WOC nursin...

Episode Resources: Connect with Janice on the WOCN Community platform. Post ostomy clinic questions in the ostomy community and/or professional practice community.   About the Speakers: Janice Erbe Gorski, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CWON-AP, is an ostomy nurse practitioner who is employed at the Medical College of Wisconsin as a lead Ostomy APP. She is responsible for the development of the ostomy program...