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Events

Browse our upcoming events related to WOC education, networking, and advocacy, and save the date for events you don’t want to miss.

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Membership

Join the WOC Community of Opportunity™ where members equip members with the research, advocacy, and education to advance the practice and delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs.

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Public Policy & Advocacy

Advocate for policies that protect WOC nursing
and improve patient outcomes. Stay informed on legislative issues and access resources to support grassroots initiatives that promote cost-effective, outcome-based care.

Public Policy & Advocacy

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Ostomy Care Associate (OCA^®)

Enhance your care team by preparing LPNs, RNs, and
other licensed clinicians to provide optimal ostomy care and function as an invaluable extension of any WOC nurse team.

Ostomy Care Associate Program

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Wound Treatment Associate (WTA^®)

Strengthen your wound care team by equipping non-specialty nurses with the skills needed to deliver basic bedside wound care.

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Chapters

The WOCN Society has 11 chapters throughout the country that support WOCN members at a local level with resources, education, networking opportunities, social gatherings, timely information, and more.

NEW Ostomy Management Essentials Series: Build practical bedside skills for safe, effective, and evidence‑informed ostomy care. LEARN MORE

WOCNext® 2026 registration and housing are now open! REGISTER NOW

Shop for WOCN Merch all year long! New designs now live SHOP NOW

WOCN Scholarship Applications Now Open! | Apply by May 1 LEARN MORE

Get the Best of WOCNext 2025! | New 7 session CE package now on sale! LEARN MORE

Free Non-CE Wound Webinar On-Demand LEARN MORE

WOCNext® 2026 | May 31–June 2 | Indianapolis LEARN MORE

WOCN Society & WOCNCB are separate entities. For certification questions, email info@wocncb.org. For membership questions, email info@wocn.org

Thank you to Hollister Incorporated for supporting the following items from WOCNext® 2026

WOCNext 2026 Mobile App
The app is a seamless way to access all things WOCNext 2026 in the palm of your hands.

Key features:

View the event schedule
Build a personalized itinerary
View speaker information
Browse exhibitor product galleries
View accepted abstracts and ePosters

WOCNext 2026 Symposia Sessions
(S05) Breakfast Symposia – Beyond Fit: Advancing Peristomal Skin Health Through Smarter Barrier Formulation
Monday, June 01, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Speakers: Adrian DeFante, PhD and Colleen Drolshagen, BSN, RN, APRN, CWOCN

WOCNext 2026 Innovation Hub Presentation
(IH04) Stopping the Leak, A Multifaceted Approach

Monday, June 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Speaker: William Arnold

EDUCATING TODAY for exceptional outcomes TOMORROW