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Get Back in the Game

Exercise your fitness options with these helpful tips by Wil Walker, MBA, BSN, RN, WOC Nurse Manager, Clinical Education, Hollister Incorporated When is it safe to start exercising after ostomy surgery? Stoma surgery is a major event that…

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Disaster Preparedness: Surviving a Firestorm with an Ostomy

By Heather Brigstock MSN RN CNL On Sunday, October 7th 2017, my family and I went to bed just like we do every night. School lunches were packed and sitting on the counter ready for the next day. A load of laundry sat in the dryer ready to…

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Beauty and the Ostomy: Total Skin Health

Skin Hydration Beauty Tips for Living with an Ileostomy BY ELLYN MANTELL As a self-avowed makeup and skin care junkie, I strongly believe that looking good is greatly related to feeling good. In fact, makeup and attention to my skin has…

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No Stress Air Travel with an Ostomy

Traveling through airports can make anybody nervous as security lines get longer and wait times increase. For some people living with an ostomy, air travel can cause further anxiety. Universal pat-downs performed by Transportation Security…

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What's in a Name?

Ostomate or Person Living with an Ostomy? “Labels are for soup cans.” ~ Grist Mill Road by Christopher Yates by Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager with Keagan Lynggard, UOAA Advocacy Committee Member The UOAA Advocacy Committee produces…

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Six WOC Nurses that Inspire the Ostomy Community

By Ed Pfueller, UOAA There is no doubt the world would be a better place with more wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) nurses. For many, WOC nurses are the first sign of hope after a life-changing surgery. The right nurse can provide confidence…

Fashion/Clothing, Ostomy Tips

Fashionable Living with an Ostomy

Our Ostomy Gives Us Power! Ostomy Visitor talks clothing and embracing life By Ellyn Mantell As president of our Ostomy Support Group in Summit, New Jersey, I have met many future ostomates over the years since I have had mine, and we…

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Quality of Care Resource at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager The overall goal of the UOAA Patient Bill of Rights (PBOR) initiative is to ensure high quality of care for people who had or will have ostomy or continent diversion surgery. To accomplish this it's…

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The Snowball Effect of Ostomy Advocacy

Taking a stand for better ostomy healthcare By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) is an organization that empowers people to get the care they deserve to live life to the fullest. The poor…

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Get Back in the Game

Disaster Preparedness: Surviving a Firestorm with an Ostomy

Beauty and the Ostomy: Total Skin Health

No Stress Air Travel with an Ostomy

What's in a Name?

Six WOC Nurses that Inspire the Ostomy Community

Fashionable Living with an Ostomy

Quality of Care Resource at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The Snowball Effect of Ostomy Advocacy

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