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Episode Resources:Visit the Chapter page on the WOCN website for more information on the restructure, including FAQs and additional resources.Connect with your local WOCN peers through the online Chapter Communities.View this infographic about the WOCN Society’s history.About the Speakers:Derik Alexander, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, has been a dedicated member of the WOCN Society for 23 years. He is the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Practitioner at Dignity Health Medical Group and St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds a Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Phoenix (2009), and completed his Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Education at Emory University.Mandy Spitzer, MBA, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, is a Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse, as well as a Certified Foot Care Nurse. An active WOCN Society member, Mandy has served on the South Central Chapter's Board of Directors in various roles, including President (January 20

Episode Resources:Click here for information on the WOCN-accredited nursing education programs.Click here to view Preceptor FAQs about becoming a WOC nurse preceptor, how to get started with new students, information about roles and responsibilities, and more.Click here to search the Preceptor Directory to find a WOC preceptor in your area.Click here to view information on WOCN Society membership options.Click here to view the WOCN Society annual scholarship information. About the Speakers:Lori Borja, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, has been a certified WOC nurse for over 24 years, with experience in all care settings. She ran a nurse-led outpatient ostomy clinic where she conducted pre-op teaching, stoma-site marking, post-op care, and managed stomal and peristomal complications.  Lori has extensive experience in program development and nursing education in the clinical setting.  She has been a Clinical Instructor at the Emory University WOC Nursing Education Program since 2014 and the Program Director since 2019.Kell

Episode Resources:Click here to find a UOAA Affiliated Ostomy Support Group near you. People who have or will have surgery, caregivers, family, friends and medical professionals are invited to attend and benefit from lifelong learning and emotional support.Click here to access the article, The Role of the WOC Nurse in an Ostomy Support Group by Stephanie Mowdy, BSN, RN, C, CETN. Click “Download” on the left-hand side to get the PDF version of the original article that was published in the JWOCN® in 1998.Click here to access the article Starting and Maintaining a Hospital‐Based Ostomy Support Group by Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, published in the JWOCN in 2010.Click here to access the WOCN members-only online Ostomy CommunityClick here to access the WOCN members-only Professional Practice Community About the Speakers:Vashti Livingston, MS, RN, CWOCN, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 20 years. Vashti has been a WOC nurse co facilitator for an ostomy support group for 20 years. She currently

Click here for details about the WOC N Roll Welcome Party at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 8. Purchase a ticket ahead of time through the WOCNext registration site.Click here to listen to the WOCTalk episode with Destination Cleveland for insider tips on what to see and do in Cleveland.Click here for a comprehensive list of things to do and places to eat in Cleveland.Register to attend WOCNext in-person.Register to attend WOCNext virtually.Click here to download the WOCNext app. About the Speaker:Brooke Passy is a Certified Meeting Planner (CMP), Digital Event Strategist (DES), and is the Director of Meetings for the WOCN® Society.

Click here to access the WOCN Society’s online Continuing Education Center (CEC)Click here to search the newest online coursesClick here to view the new certification review coursesClick here to access the WOCN Society’s free online Clinical ResourcesIf you missed WOCN® Wound Education Day 2023, click here to purchase the on-demand sessionsIf you missed WOCN® Pharmacology Day 2023, click here to purchase the on-demand sessions About the Speaker:Meghan Smith, MSN, AGACNP, CWOCN, is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Surgery at Henry Ford Health in Detroit where she has implemented a WOC nurse mentoring program. She has been a nurse for 20 years and a certified wound ostomy continence nurse for 16 years. She has had previous presentations on ostomy care, pressure injury prevention, staff education and mentoring. She serves as the current chair of the WOCN Education Committee. When she's not empowering others to make a bigger impact on what's most important, Debbie can be found boycotting winter and chasi

Click here to learn more about the Opening Keynote session, Getting Clarity: Identifying Your Strengths to Shape Your ImpactClick here to learn more about WOCNextAbout the Speaker:Debbie Peterson is a dynamic speaker and consultant who helps her audiences and clients make a bigger impact in their careers, businesses, and lives. Through her speaking and consulting business, Debbie travels the country, empowering professionals with the tools and strategies to go all in on who they are, what they do, and how they consistently show up to make a bigger impact in their leadership and life!As a result of Debbie's programming, participants consistently report increased focus, momentum, and motivation to translate their vision into action. Her expertise is further showcased in the 'Getting to Clarity' Podcast, where Debbie offers invaluable insights and practical strategies to help busy leaders create more success in their leadership with less sacrifice in their lives.In addition to her speaking and consulting busines

Click here to view the article Skin failure: A historical perspective published in the American Nurse Journal.Click here to view the article Skin Failure: An Emerging Concept published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA)Click here to view the article Skin Fails Too: Acute, Chronic, and End-Stage Skin Failure published in Advances in Skin & Wound CareAbout the Speakers:Mario C. Giannettino is a partner in the law office of Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP in the firm's Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Long Care and General Litigation practice groups. Throughout his career, Mario has represented a wide range of healthcare professionals and providers, including residential healthcare and assisted living facilities, physicians, physician’s assistants, hospitals, and home healthcare agencies. In addition to defending suit from inception and through discovery, Mario also serves as a trial attorney. In addition to his litigation experience, Mario provides a broad spectrum of

Click here for everything you need to know about places to visit and things to see in Cleveland, including access to the Cleveland Experience Passports.Click here to learn about exhibits and tours at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Purchase a ticket for the WOCNext 2024 WOC n Roll Welcome Party taking place at the Rock Hall on Saturday, June 8.Click here to book a Cleveland walking tour.Click here to book a Cleveland food tour.Click here to book a water tour on the Good Time III, and click here to book a water tour on the Lady Caroline.Click here to learn about Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway trails.Click here to learn about the Westside Market.Click here to learn about University Circle which includes the free Cleveland Museum of Art, historical landmarks, parks and gardens, and more.Click here to learn about the Cleveland Botanical Garden.Click here to learn about Edgewater Park & Beach located on Lake Erie.Click here to learn about the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.Click here to learn about Ced

Click here to view Vickee’s WOCN® Member Spotlight blog.About the Speaker:Victoria (Vickee) Ramik, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CWOCN, has been a nurse for four decades, predominately as a bedside nurse and clinical nurse specialist in critical care. In 2010, she became tri-specialty certified in wound, ostomy, and continence care. Vickee retired from nursing in 2023 and does not have formal plan yet, but she will miss taking care of her patients.

Click here to view the abstract for the poster “Put the toes in head to toe assessment”Click here to view the interactive ePoster for “Put the toes in head to toe assessment”About the Speaker:Ivy Razmus, PhD, RN, CWOCN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy where she is currently teaching in the BSN Nursing program. Her research focuses on pressure injury prevention for pediatric patients including neonatal patients. She has experience as a Manager of Pediatric populations both neonatal and pediatric intensive care; as a quality analyst within a health system focusing on nursing sensitive quality indicators and root cause analysis; and as a CWOCN in the acute, critical and outpatient settings in the adult population.Suzanne Keep, PhD, RN, FNAP, has a Masters in Community Health Nursing from Wayne State University. Suzanne has been teaching community health nursing for pre-licensure, BSN completion, and Master’s level nursing students for over 35 years. She mentored students for foot car

Episode Resources:Click here to view the article “Impact of Co-occurring Cancer-Related and Wound-Specific Symptoms on Functional Performance Among Patients With Advanced Cancer and Malignant Fungating Wounds” published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN) Nov/Dec 2023 issue.Click here to learn about the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) certification.Click here to learn about the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN®) certification.Click here to learn about the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence CWOCN® certification.Click here to view the face sheet “How Does a Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Fit into your Palliative/Hospice Care Team?” published in 2013. About the Speaker:Dr. Charles Tilley is an Adult Primary Care and Pain and Palliative Nurse Practitioner with a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and a post-master’s certificate in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing. He brings 33 years of clinical, administrativ

Episode Resources:Click here to learn more about the WOCN Fellow ProgramClick here to apply for the 2024 WOCN Fellow Class until March 4, 2024, at 11:59 PM ETClick here to access the WOCN members-only online CommunitiesClick here to read Dr. Buscemi’s WOCN member spotlight blogClick here to read Dr. Pieper’s WOCN member spotlight blog About the Speaker:Dr. Pieper, PhD, RN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, WOCNF, completed her WOC education at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in 1989. She held a joint academic-clinical position, Wayne State University, College of Nursing, Detroit, MI, and the Detroit Medical Center. In 1991, her clinical career and her research became focused on wound care especially in persons who injected street drugs. She received NIH funding, gave many presentations, and published many papers in refereed journals. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Trinidad and Tobago, 2020. She is a Professor Emerita.Dr. Buscemi, PhD, APRN, CWCN, WOCNF, is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC and board

Click here to view the WOC Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEPs) accredited by the WOCN Society.Click here to listen to the WOCTalk podcast episode High Output Ileostomy ManagementClick here to view the webinar Pharmacological Management of the Individual with a High Output StomaClick here to view the webinar Nutrition and Hydration Management of the Individual with a High Output StomaClick here to view the WOCNext® 2019 session High Output Ostomies: New Evidence and Best PracticeClick here to view the WOCNext® 2021 session Know about the Flow: Pathophysiology, Monitoring and Management of Patients with High-Output IleostomiesClick here to view the article Empowering New Ostomy Patients Through a Novel Inpatient Group Education Class: A Quality Improvement Project published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN®) in the July/August 2022 issue.Click here to view the free, online Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Clinicians and ConsumersIf you have questions for Kelly or Rose regardin

Episode Resources: Click here to find a United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) local support group throughout the United StatesClick here to download the handout from the session “Hopeless, Helpless, and Out of Gas: Mental Health and Well Being with Ostomy Surgery”Click here to view the WOCN Society’s Regions and Affiliates contacts and conference informationClick here to view the online Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN®) About the Speakers:Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF, FAAN, is a Professor of Nursing for the School of Nursing-Camden at Rutgers University. A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Beitz has over 50 years of nursing experience in acute, sub-acute, and outpatient care settings. She is a graduate of the Germantown Hospital School of Nursing and La Salle, Villanova, and Temple Universities. She is board certified as an adult clinical specialist in medical-surgical nursing, as a nurse of the operating room, as an advanced practice wound, ostomy, continence nurse, and

Episode Resources:Click here to view the abstract “Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models”Click here to view the interactive ePoster for “Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models” About the Speaker:Nikki Bruster has been a nurse for 13 years, and a wound/ostomy nurse for more than 7 years. Nikki is currently pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Nikki’s nursing background includes pediatric and neonatal bedside and flight, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and now wound, ostomy, and continence! Nikki has presented posters at multiple WOCNext® conferences. Her most recent poster “Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models”, presented at WOCNext 2023, showed how to make quick, affordable ostomy models for educational purposes. Nikki has also published articles with the Oklahoma Nurses Association (ONA).

Click here to view the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management Core, 2nd EditionClick here to view handout on how to treat ileostomy blockage from the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA)Click here to view all the WOCN-accredited WOC Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEPs) 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 specialists. In addition, JoAnn practices parttime at MercyOne North Iowa Continence clinic and Wound/Vascular Center in Mason City, IA.She is co-author of a chapter in the 2nd Edition of WOCN Core Curriculum: Wound Management, 2022, which discusses wound bed preparation using the expanded TIME framework and other general principles of topical therapy.

Click here to review a case study “Intraoperative Use of Soft Convexity”Click here to see the Hollister CeraPlusTM Product PortfolioIf you have convexity-related questions for Rosemary, feel free to send an email to rosemary.Hill@vch.ca About the Speaker:Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, WOCC(C), has been a nurse for over 35 years and is the recipient of the Award of Excellence in Practice from the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. She works at Lions Gate Hospital as a Nurse Specialized in Wound Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC). Her past volunteer activities include President of NSWOC from 2016-2018. Rosemary participates as a member on the British Columbia provincial Skin and Wound committee, continues to chair the Provincial Ostomy committee, and is an expert speaker at national and international events. Most recently volunteer activities have taken her to Argentina where she worked to provide wound education.

Sign up to get notified when the NEW certification review courses launch!Browse 70+ CE courses on the WOCN Society’s Continuing Education Center (CEC).Click here to visit the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certification Board (WOCNCB®) website for the certification exam information and resourcesSubscribe to the weekly WOCNow weekly e-newsletter updates for information on additional education opportunities. About the Speaker:Meghan C. Smith has been a member of the WOCN Society for 13 years. She is a nurse practitioner for the Department of Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Her educational background includes BSN from Madonna University; WOC Certification from Emory University; MSN, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Madonna University.

Visit ostomy.org to learn about the United Ostomy Associations of AmericaClick here to find a nearby UOAA Affiliated Support Group throughout the United StatesClick here to learn about the Emory University Wound, Ostomy, And Continence Nursing Education CenterClick here to learn about the Cleveland Clinic - R.B. Turnbull, Jr. Md WOC Nursing Education ProgramFacebook support groups:The Real Ostomy Support GroupStoma & Ostomy Support GroupLadies Ileostomy GroupDouble Baggers Ostomy Support GroupCentral Mass Ostomy Support GroupVisit ostomycanada.ca to learn about the Ostomy Canada SocietyJournal articles:Click here to view articles related to patient support groups published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN)Click here to view the article on starting and maintaining hospital-based ostomy support groupsVisit youthrally.org to learn about The Youth RallyClick here for a variety of patient resourcesAccess the free tool Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Consumers About the Speake

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Kristin Smith, MSN, RN, CWCN, CNML, for a deep dive into the world of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for wound healing. Kristin discusses in detail different therapy treatments, hyperbaric chamber types, understanding dive medicine, common patient populations, contraindications, safety procedures, patient concerns, and so much more! Episode Resources:Learn more about the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical TechnologyLearn more about the American Board of Wound HealingLearn more about the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society About the Speaker:Kristin Smith, MSN, RN, CWCN, CNML, has been in wound care and Hyperbaric Oxygen for over 15 years. Kristin started as a staff nurse in the Hyperbaric, Wound Care Clinic in Houston, Texas. She was an ICU/ED nurse before she started her journey in wound care. She has taken the 40-hour Hyperbaric team training as well as the Safety Director course. Kristin was previously the manager of the Memorial Hermann Center fo