WOCN® Society’s 50th Annual Conference

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Sessions (12)

(GS3) General Session - Leading Us into the Future: Research Abstracts (Ballroom)

03 Jun 18
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM

Tracks: Continence, Ostomy, Wound

Speaker(s): Jody Scardillo DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN
This session will provide an opportunity for you to hear the latest research findings in WOC nursing. Research-based abstracts are selected by a ri... More...

(O201) The Role of the Microbiome in Illness: We Can Change the World! (Room 201)

03 Jun 18
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Paul Wischmeyer MD
One of the most exciting scientific advances in recent years has been the realization that commensal microorganisms (our microbiome) play key roles... More...

(O205) Helping Teens Process the Ostomy Event (Room 201)

03 Jun 18
4:25 PM - 5:25 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Lynn Mohr PhD, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPN, FCNS
This session presents a theoretical framework that was developed from a qualitative study with teens (13-18 years of age) examining how teens proc... More...

(O301) Fistula Management: Returning the Patient's Freedom (Room 201)

04 Jun 18
8:40 AM - 9:40 AM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Judith Landis Erdman BSN, RN, CWOCN
Patients with fistulae have often felt restricted in their ability to socialize and perform activities of daily living due to inadequate containmen... More...

(O305) Ostomy Abstract Presentations (Room 201)

04 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

This session will provide an opportunity for you to hear the latest research findings in WOC nursing. Research-based abstracts are selected by a ri... More...

(O309) Living Life to the Fullest with an Ostomy: Inspirational Stories from the Real World (Room 201)

04 Jun 18
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Linda Pasto MS, RN, CNE ; Roy George
Your colon must come out or you will die, resulting in an ostomy. Ostomy nurses can be key to recovery; however, the true journey of challenges and... More...

(O313) Ostomy Case Presentations: Audience Discussion (Room 201)

04 Jun 18
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Janice Colwell APRN, CWOCN, FAAN
This interactive session will pose case presentations, clinical situations and problems that are encountered in the daily practice of ostomy care.&... More...

(O401) Slowing the Flow: Dietary, Fluid & Medication Management of the Patient with a High Output Stoma (Room 201)

05 Jun 18
9:50 AM - 10:50 AM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Mary Arnold Long DNP, APRN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC
Managing the high output stoma is a challenge for the patient, the family and the nurse. If the stoma is poorly managed it can lead to local and sy... More...

(O405) Ostomates Without Borders: Nurse Practitioner Led Independent Ostomy Clinic (Room 201)

05 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Michael Willis RN, CWON, DNP, ANP-C ; Rebecca Poleshuck FNP-BC, CWOCN ; Stephanie Ingram BS, RN, CWOCN
There is a shortage of nurse practitioner-staffed ostomy clinics that serve patients who had their surgery at another facility or years previously.... More...

(O409) Complex Pediatric Pouching Problems (Room 201)

05 Jun 18
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Judith Stellar MSN, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CWOCN
Often a consult on a complex neonatal or pediatric ostomy patient can challenge our practice. Using a case scenario approach, this session will out... More...

(O413) Caring for the Ostomy Patient: Psycho-Sexual Needs (Room 201)

05 Jun 18
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): Bethany Schempp MS, RN, CWOCN
Patients facing ostomy surgery are often ill prepared for the impact this will have on their lives. They may be hesitant to discuss their emotional... More...

(O501) WOC Nursing Management of Parastomal Hernias (Ballroom)

06 Jun 18
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Ostomy

Speaker(s): David Stein MD ; Josephine Catanzaro MSN, RN, CWOCN
Parastomal hernias can be a perplexing and frustrating problem for those with an ostomy. This session will describe the etiology of parastomal hern... More...