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Call for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence-Related Photos

It is a goal of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN®) to continuously improve the educational content of the Wound Treatment Associate (WTA®) …

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WOCN Receives Industry’s Highest Honor for WOCN® Ostomy Education Day

We are pleased to announce WOCN has been named a Power of A Silver Award winner by The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)! The …

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Ostomy Patient Working Toward Becoming Ostomy Nurse

The content in this blog was provided by Charlotte Rensberger, Blog Coordinator at Girls with Guts I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and had my …

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Women Helping Women: Nurse’s Ostomy Journey

The content in this blog was provided by Manda Barger, Secretary of Girls with Guts Rachel Badovick is a certified acute care pediatric nurse practitioner. …

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What Is the Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Consumers and Who Can Benefit From It?

What is the Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Consumers and Who Can Benefit From It? How to use the Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for Consumers …

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Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights

Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights Act Today and Be a Voice for Change Joanna J. Burgess BSN, RN, CWOCN Management Board of …

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Awesome Ollie the Ostomy Bear

The Society does not endorse or support products or services. This is a guest blog post written by ostomy patient and advocate, Dawnette Meredith. If …

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10 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Had My Ostomy

This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Amy Oestreicher. When I first got my ostomy, I felt very alone. I felt …

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Dealing With Life as a Double Ostomate

This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Jearlean Alston-Taylor. How my journey as a double ostomate began: I grew up in …

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