WOCTalk

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, Jessica Held, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, and Aimee Frisch, BSN, RN, CWOCN, authors of the ePoster “ Outpatient Ostomy Triage Tool: Education for the Generalist ” that was presented at the WOCNext® 2021 conference. The authors discuss the importance of care issues among new ostomates, the gap in educati...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Dea Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN, the 23rd President of the WOCN® Society. Dea was sworn in as the newest President at the close of the WOCNext® 2021 conference. During the episode, Dea talks about her love of WOC nursing, playing music, and being adventurous! Listen to get to know your President personally and professionally and hear what she’s looking f...

On this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Catherine Ratcliff, PhD, GNP-BC,CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN, and Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, FAAN, to discuss the results of the Peristomal Skin Health: A WOCN Society Society Consensus Conference, including the characteristics of healthy peristomal skin, intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting peristomal skin health, gaps in evidence, an...

On this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Barbara Dale, RN, CHHN, CWOCN. Barbara started her career as a nursing assistant in long term care in 1985. She has worked in a variety of settings from acute care to psychiatric prisons but found her niche in home health after obtaining her RN in 2000. She obtained her WOC nurse certification from Emory University in 2003. In her current role she does p...

Interested in joining us? Click here to register for WOCNext 2021 for just $199. All participants will be required to register to attend and  gain access to event content and activities. Registration will close at 12 PM ET on Saturday, June 26. On-demand recorded content (including Nursing Contact Hours + Pharmacology Credits) will be available post-event to pre-registered attendees through Decemb...

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Madeline Cafiero, EdD, FNP-BC, CWOCN, to discuss health literacy as it relates to wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing and patients. Dr. Cafiero helps define the types of health literacy, overviews health literacy strategies, explains factors that impact low health literacy, and more!   Episode Resources: Click here to read the Agency for Healthca...

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Ann Marie Nie, RN, MSN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN. Nie is a family nurse practitioner on the wound and ostomy care team at Children’s Minnesota. During the episode we discuss wound and ostomy care products and pressure injury prevention strategies for the neonatal and pediatric patient populations.   Episode Resources: If you would like to reach out to Ann Mari...

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, and Terrie Beeson, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACNS-BC, two authors for the article “Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries and Acute Skin Failure in Critical Care: A Case-Control Study” published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing ( JWOCN ), the official journal of the WOCN® Society. Pittman and...

On this special WOC Nurse Week edition of WOCTalk, we sit down with Dr. Carla Haack for a sneak preview of a rebroadcasted session titled “Mindfulness & the Healthcare Provider” that will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The rebroadcasted webinar will offer 1 contact hour and is available for free to members and non-members of WOCN. This session will look at the neuroscience behind...

In this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCNAP, CRNP, APNC, ANEF, FAAN, and Angela Gaffney, CHC, as they discuss their involvement in the emPOWERed Program and give us their insights on strategies to empower yourself personally and professionally, tips for managing professional role responsibilities, and additional upcoming education and resources through the...

In this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Tara L. Beuscher, DNP, RN-BC, GCNS-BC, ANP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, NEA-BC and Mary Ellen Stolder, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, CFCN to discuss their JWOCN article Expanding a Foot Care Education Program for Nurses: A Quality Improvement Survey.    Through a quality improvement survey faculty of a foot care continuing education program in the Midwest sought to determine cu...

In this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Sandra Engberg, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, Co-Chair of the iPCaRe Task Force and Mikel Gray, PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN to discuss a recently released WOCN algorithm titled Interventions Post Catheter Removal (iPCaRe) Decision Support Tool.    The Interventions Post Catheter Removal (iPCaRe) Decision Support Tool is a consensus-based algorithm for...

This special bonus episode of WOCTalk was recorded on February 17, 2021 as part of a live webinar recording. During this live event WOCN members had the opportunity to join WOCN Society leadership as we celebrated our 2020 initiatives and learned about exciting offerings and opportunities that await WOCN members in 2021. A live Q&A took place at the end of the session. Episode Resources Click here...

    Episode Summary   In this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Brandon P. Gates, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, RN-BC to discuss his award-winning quality improvement project Decreasing Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project. This project won the 2019 Outstanding Clinical Manuscript Award for the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursin...

During this special bonus WOCTalk episode, we sit down with Virginia (Ginny) Hanchett, FNP, APRN-BC, DCNP, COCN, CWCN, to discuss content related to a recent webinar, “Parastomal Abscesses: Exploring the Differential Diagnoses and Treatment Options”. Ginny elaborates on the different pathologies and diagnoses of parastomal abscesses, underlying causes, and prevention and treatment options. This po...

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Sarah Lebovits, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN DAPWCA, and Kathy Meyer from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB®) to discuss the Professional Growth Program (PGP) as part of the PGP Portfolio Recertification Process. Sarah and Kathy answer frequently asked questions, discuss recertification resources, and speak to additional acti...

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Carolyn Crumley, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, Section Editor of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing ( JWOCN ) Evidence-Based Report Cards Collection. Carolyn speaks about the Evidence-Based Report Cards Collection, which identifies and reviews evidence pertaining to wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) specialty practice and summarizes recomme...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Kate Lawrence, MSN, RN, CWOCN, the WOCN Public Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, and Chris Rorick, MPH, the WOCN  Director of Government Relations, who serve on the WOCN National Public Policy and Advocacy Committee. Kate and Chris discuss updates on current legislative actions, as well as documents and toolkits for members to utilize, and overall legisl...

During this special bonus WOCTalk episode, we sit down with Kelly Jaszarowski, MSN, RN, CNS, CWOCN, WOCN Past President, and Rose Murphree, DNP, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, Assistant Clinical Professor, to discuss the content of the recent webinar titled, “Slow Down: Management of the High Output Ileostomy.” Kelly and Rose explain complications associated with high output ileostomies, preventative and manage...

During this special bonus WOCTalk episode, we sit down with Dr. Waqaar Khawar, a physician with Hillrom, to discuss content related to a recent webinar on Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) and Pressure Injuries. Dr. Khawar elaborates on the evidence behind the importance of incontinence management in the prevention of IAD and pressure injuries, with emphasis on how the WatchCare™ Incontinen...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Meghan Smith, MSN, RN, AGACNP, CWOCN, Chair of the Education Committee for the WOCN® Society. Meghan discusses the committee’s process of content development in compliance with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide educational opportunities that help improve care and patient outcomes. The committee works hard to identify and fill ga...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Ekta Vohra, BSN, RN, CWON, and Philip Chang, MD, FACS, of the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center--the only verified burn center in New York City. Their multidisciplinary team of burn care specialists includes doctors, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, nurses, critical care medicine specialists, p...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Emilie Schlitt, BSN, RN, PCCN, CWOCN, Matthew Mossansen, MD-MPH, and Mary Willis, MS, RN, CWOCN, co-authors of a Merit Award winning poster in the Practice Innovation category at the WOCNext 2020 Reimagined event titled, “Empowering the Patient: Education and Preparation Prior to Cystectomy Surgery”. The co-authors discuss a preoperative prehabilitation...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Carole Bauer, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, OCN, CWOCN, Abstract Chair of the WOCN National Conference Planning Committee. Carole discusses the abstract process for WOCNext 2021, including helpful resources, advice on successfully submitting an abstract, conflict of interest, the difference between CE and non-CE posters, and how select authors will present posters d...

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Emilie Schlitt, BSN, RN, CWOCN, and Diane Bryant, RN, MS, CNS CWOCN, who work together at Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Emilie and Diane share their experiences as a new WOC nurse and a preceptor and how they are working together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this time of uncertainty, WOCN is dedicated to providing our m...