Adjusting your diet after ostomy surgery can be challenging. While some ostomates need little to no adjustment others find they need to make significant changes to their diet. If you […]
Do you want to be active and live life to the fullest, but you have an ostomy and feel like you have limitations? Fight CRC invites you to attend their […]
Coloplast Care Live invites you to attend their upcoming webinar "Developing a Good Body Image with an Ostomy; Tips for Women" on Thursday, September 14th starting at 6pm Central Time. […]
Attention Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nurses - the WOCN® Society invites you to Ostomy Education Day 2023, a FREE virtual education event on Saturday, October 7th from 10am to […]
Tune in to United Spinal Association’s Access and Care Coalition Access to Ostomy Supplies 101 Webinar to learn how ostomy supplies are covered by insurance and how users of ostomy […]
Join UOAA leaders, staff, and guests for a live interactive chat on all the great things UOAA is planning for you this year.
The Gathering Place Virtual Ostomy Series: Hear cancer and ostomy stories and suggestions for new ostomates. Open discussion on life as an ostomate. Register here. Panel: Linda Coulter, BSN, MS, […]
Many people living with an ostomy are either worried about developing a parastomal hernia or already have one. Tune into our next Ostomy Academy on March 12 to hear colorectal […]
The Gathering Place Virtual Ostomy Series: Learn more about dietary recommendations with an ostomy Understand how to troubleshoot issues with output. Identify ways to restore a diverse and balanced diet. […]
Join us for this event hosted by Cristine Miller, UOAA Director of Young Ostomate Outreach. Riley Everson was diagnosed with Colon Cancer at 24 years old and 17 weeks pregnant. She had to undergo […]
Ostomy Academy: Bridging the Gap in Ostomy Nutrition Ostomy nutrition goes way beyond those early guidelines from your surgeon. Join Registered Dietitian Amalia Karlin for “Bridging the Gap in Ostomy […]
The summer heat is quickly approaching, and you're ready to take a cool dip in the pool. Unfortunately, having an ostomy can sometimes make this complicated. You are invited to […]
Join UOAA for our September 2024 Ostomy Academy Sexuality, Intimacy and Reproductive Health for Ostomates Speaker: Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Tune into UOAA’s next Ostomy Academy with guest […]
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
