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Episode Resources:Journey of WOC Nursing through the DecadesYouth RallyUnited Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA)Crohn’s and Colitis FoundationKristin's blog: Gutless Wonder Woman About the Speakers:Paula Erwin-Toth, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN, has over 30 years of experience in wound, ostomy and continence care. She is a well-known author, lecturer and patient advocate who is dedicated to improving the care of people with wounds, ostomies and incontinence in the US and abroad. Paula completed her basic nursing education in 1978 at the Akron City Hospital’s Idabelle Firestone School of Nursing, she received her (WOC)ET education at the Cleveland Clinic’s RB Turnbull, Jr. School of Enterostomal Therapy in 1982; her BSN and MSN were awarded in 1986 and 1990, respectively, by the University of Akron in Ohio. Paula served as the Director of WOCN Nursing Education at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1990-2012 and served as Director Emerita of that program. In 2012, Paula received the Lifetime Achieve