WOCN® Society’s 50th Annual Conference

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Sessions (14)

(GS2) General Session - Setting the Standard for Body Worn Absorbent Products: Results of the WOCN Consensus Conference (Ballroom)

03 Jun 18
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Dea Kent DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN ; JoAnn Ermer-Seltun MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN ; Laurie McNichol MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, WOCNF, FAAN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
WOC Nurses are often called upon to make recommendations to individuals or purchasing/procurement representatives regarding body worn absorptive pr... More...

(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...

(C202) When the Bladder Does Not Work (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Eric Rovner MD
This session will cover the evaluation and treatment of urinary retention, especially in the female, with emphasis on neurogenic bladder. Urinary r... More...

(C206) Yoga for Pelvic Health: An Evidence-Based Approach (Room 202)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Dustienne Miller PT, MS, WCS, CYT
Are you looking for a way to include yoga for pelvic health in your current clinical practice? Learn how to coordinate the breath and pelvic floor ... More...

(C302) An Update on Management of Fecal Incontinence (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Christina Vaccari AGNP, CWOCN ; Virginia Shaffer MD
The goal of the lecture is to review the latest evidence for management of fecal incontinence for the wound ostomy continence nurse. Pharmacology, ... More...

(C306) Constipation Update: Application for the WOC Nurse (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Lindsay McCrea PhD, RN, WOCN
Constipation is a symptom that requires careful evaluation and at times creative management. This session will review the latest evidence and manag... More...

(C310) Urinary and Fecal Incontinence Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Population (Room 108)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Jennifer Beall PPCNP-BC ; Jessica Lawson RN, BSN, CWOCN
This session will attempt to describe types of fecal incontinence, causes of fecal incontinence, treatment methods/medications for fecal incontinen... More...

(C314) Urinary Incontinence: External and Containment Devices Update (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Kathy Borchert MS, APRN, CNS, CWOCN, CFCN
Yes, we are all Continence Nurses because we all have more to offer persons with voiding and defecation dysfunction than almost anyone else. Unfort... More...

(C402) Transdisciplinary Research and Continence Care (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Tamara Bavendam MD, MS
Dr. Bavendam will build the case that our ability to treat urinary incontinence is rooted in empowerment of individuals to learn about their bladde... More...

(C406) Continence Abstract Presentations (Room 108)

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

Tracks: Continence

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...

(C410) An Algorithm for Prevention, Management and Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence (Room 108)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Brandon Gates DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, RN-BC ; Mary Arnold Long DNP, APRN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC
Incontinence-associated dermatitis [IAD] prevention, identification and management are challenging areas for the clinical, bedside nurse. Nurses in... More...

(C414) Uropharmacology for the WOC and Continence Nurse (Ballroom)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
This lecture will review current options, latest developments and supporting evidence for pharmacologic management of patients with  urinary i... More...

(C502) C. Difficile Infection: Trends and Treatment (Room 204)

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

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Michael Edmond MD, MPH, MPA
This talk will review the current epidemiology of C. difficile infections, the spectrum of clinical manifestations, methods of infection control, a... More...

(GS5) General Session - Continence Practice: Past, Present and Future (Ballroom)

06 Jun 18
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Continence

Speaker(s): Christine Berke MSN, APRN-NP, CWOCN-AP, AGPCNP-BC ; Debra Netsch DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN ; Donna Thompson MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, CCCN-AP
This presentation will discuss the evolution of the WOC nurses’ role and clinical developments in Continence Care. This presentation will inc... More...