# WOCN: Advance Your WOC Nursing Practice > The WOCN Society is a professional community dedicated to advancing the practice \& delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, \& continence care needs\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.0, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [About](https://www.wocn.org/about/) - [Contact Us](https://www.wocn.org/contact-us/) - [Bookstore](https://www.wocn.org/education-resources/professional-resources/bookstore/) - [Become a Member](https://www.wocn.org/membership/become-a-member/) - [Become a WOC Nurse](https://www.wocn.org/become-a-woc-nurse/) - [Accredited Programs](https://www.wocn.org/become-a-woc-nurse/accredited-programs/) - [Continuing Education Center](https://www.wocn.org/education-resources/professional-resources/cec/) - [Document Library](https://www.wocn.org/education-resources/wocn-members-only/document-library/) - [eCQM Navigation Center](https://www.wocn.org/education-resources/professional-resources/ecqm/) ## Posts - [Member Spotlight: Emilie Schlitt](https://www.wocn.org/member-spotlight-emilie-schlitt/) - [Member Spotlight: Tatjana Smith](https://www.wocn.org/member-spotlight-tatjana-smith/) - [WOCN\®\ Members Inducted Into 2025 American Academy of Nursing Fellows](https://www.wocn.org/wocn-society-members-named-2025-american-academy-of-nursing-fellows/) - [Shaping the Future of WOC Nursing: 2026 Award Recipients](https://www.wocn.org/shaping-future-woc-nursing-2026-award-recipients/) - [Your Engine is Started… But Are You at Pole Position?](https://www.wocn.org/your-engine-is-started-but-are-you-at-pole-position/) ## Podcasts - [Basic Ostomy Skin Care: A Guide for Patients and Health Care Providers](https://www.wocn.org/podcasts/basic-ostomy-skin-care-a-guide-for-patients-and-health-care-providers/) - [An Update on Clean vs\. Sterile Technique for the Management of Chronic Wounds](https://www.wocn.org/podcasts/an-update-on-clean-vs-sterile-technique-for-the-management-of-chronic-wounds/) - [Being a WOC Nurse Preceptor](https://www.wocn.org/podcasts/being-a-woc-nurse-preceptor/) - [Catching the Wound Care Bug: How WTA Program Sparked Hospital\-Wide Interest](https://www.wocn.org/podcasts/catching-the-wound-care-bug-how-wta-program-sparked-hospital-wide-interest/) - [\(Bonus\) Ostomy Observations S4E3: What About the Itch?](https://www.wocn.org/podcasts/bonus-ostomy-observations-s4e3-what-about-the-itch/) ## Chapters - [Mideast](https://www.wocn.org/chapters/location/mideast-chapter/) - [New England](https://www.wocn.org/chapters/location/new-england-chapter/) - [Rocky Mountain](https://www.wocn.org/chapters/location/rocky-mountain-chapter/) - [Midwest](https://www.wocn.org/chapters/location/midwest-chapter/) - [Southeast](https://www.wocn.org/chapters/location/southeast-chapter/) ## Gallery - [Herpes](https://www.wocn.org/gallery/dermatologic-conditions/herpes/) - [Bariatric](https://www.wocn.org/gallery/ostomy/bariatric-2/) - [Adult](https://www.wocn.org/gallery/continence/adult/) - [Pediatric](https://www.wocn.org/gallery/continence/pediatric-3/) - [Bariatric](https://www.wocn.org/gallery/dermatologic-conditions/bariatric-3/) ## Categories - [Membership](https://www.wocn.org/category/membership/) - [WOCN Society](https://www.wocn.org/category/wocn-society/) - [Ostomy](https://www.wocn.org/category/ostomy/) - [Guest Blog](https://www.wocn.org/category/guest-blog/) - [Education](https://www.wocn.org/category/education/) ## Tags - [Guest Blog](https://www.wocn.org/tag/guest-blog/) - [Ostomy](https://www.wocn.org/tag/ostomy/) - [WOC Nurse](https://www.wocn.org/tag/woc-nurse/) - [Education](https://www.wocn.org/tag/education/) - [Wound Care](https://www.wocn.org/tag/wound-care/) ## Album - [Wound](https://www.wocn.org/album/wound/) - [Ostomy](https://www.wocn.org/album/ostomy/) - [Dermatologic Conditions](https://www.wocn.org/album/dermatologic-conditions/) - [Continence](https://www.wocn.org/album/continence/) - [Tubes](https://www.wocn.org/album/tubes/) ## Categories - [Ostomy](https://www.wocn.org/categories/ostomy/) - [Professional Practice](https://www.wocn.org/categories/professional-practice/) - [Wound](https://www.wocn.org/categories/wound/) - [WOCNext](https://www.wocn.org/categories/wocnext/) - [WOCN Updates](https://www.wocn.org/categories/wocn-updates/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](http://www.wocn.org/sitemap_index.xml)