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Wild on Wounds 2022 Conference

Inspiring and Educating Healthcare Professionals in Skin, Wound, and Ostomy Management

This year’s Wild on Wounds (WOW) national conference will take place from September 7-10, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida. WOW brings clinicians together to learn and share ideas on what works, what doesn’t, and what’s new in wound care. Join your colleagues as you fully immerse yourself in a four-day, all-out learning experience. Get ready to see, touch, and learn as you participate in simulation labs, interactive mock trials, hands-on debridement and lymphedema labs, as well as interacting with the exhibitors. CLICK HERE to learn more and register today!

NIA WOCN 28th ANNUAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION DAY

ROCKIN’ SKIN CARE!

The Northern Illinois Affiliate (NIA) of the WOCN Society is holding their 28th Annual Community Education Day on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The event will take place at Bobak’s Signature Events and Conference Center located in Woodridge, Illinois. CLICK HERE to learn more and register today!

UOAA 2022 Virtual Ostomy Symposium

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Mark your calendar! UOAA invites you to join us on Saturday, August 13, 2022 for a virtual interactive day of education and community building. It will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific) including breaks. This event is for the ostomy community, their caregivers, and health care professionals. The Symposium will include a keynote address by a comic living with an ostomy, inspirational speakers, concurrent educational sessions, general sessions, as well as opportunities to connect with fellow attendees and our sponsors. Session topics will include sex and intimacy, peristomal skin issues, what’s new in the ostomy world, advocacy, travel, nutrition and more!

Tickets Now on Sale Here

UOAA 2022 Virtual Ostomy Symposium Program Schedule

 

Virtual Symposium Program Schedule

Mid-Atlantic Virtual Regional Ostomy Conference

“2022 Vision: Ostomates in Action”
The Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia, LLC (OSGNV, LLC) and its satellite, Mary Washington Healthcare Ostomy Connections Support Group, Fredericksburg, VA, invite you to attend a One-Day Virtual Conference on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 9am to 2pm Eastern Time. The conference includes three general sessions, an exhibit hall and three breakout sessions by ostomy type. CLICK HERE for more information or email osgnvllc@cox.net.

Guide to Recovery Through Activity Webinar

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Coloplast Care Live! is a new webinar series designed to bring together fellow ostomates and experts in the ostomy field to share their health journeys, hear inspiring stories from other ostomates, and share product and lifestyle advice. The third live webinar of this series, “Guide to Recovery Through Activity – A Gradual Approach for Ostomates” will be held on Tuesday, November 16th starting at 6pm Central, 7pm Eastern Time. Attend and learn from seasoned ostomates on what helped them during their own recovery, how they are now helping others, and core exercise tips you can incorporate in your own life. CLICK HERE for complete details and register today!

Ostomates Take on Their Toughest Challenge… Kids

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People often wonder what to say to others, especially to children or grandchildren, when they first learn about an ostomy. While what kids ask can sometimes be surprising, their sincerity can brighten your day. Hollister Incorporated brought kids and ostomates together to learn about stomas for the first time. Hear what they had to say by watching this video –

About the Ostomates:

LeeAnne Hayden @leeannehayden

LeeAnne Hayden stepped away from a successful corporate sales career to build an online social selling business at age 40, and then was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which resulted in ostomy surgery. This would serve as her wake-up call to find ways to help herself and others overcome the stigma of living with an ostomy. Now, at age 50, LeeAnne has created a podcast called The Beautiful Bag. Read more about her story here.

Stephanie Bension @missbension

In 2004, when Stephanie was in high school, she was diagnosed with a combination of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. At 24 years old, she found herself in the emergency room faced with the reality of receiving an ileostomy. With time and support from her family, she started to share her story with others on social media. She is now a professional speaker who charms diverse audiences. She holds a degree in Radio-Television-Film from The University of Texas at Austin, which has allowed her to have unique experiences in several professional fields. You can learn more about her at www.stephaniebension.com.

Collin Jarvis @collinjarvis

Collin Jarvis was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when he was a junior at the University of California, Berkeley. His body rejected drug treatment to the point where he lost 30 pounds and was sleeping 15 hours a day. Due to this, he underwent emergency ostomy surgery with the removal of his colon. Barely five years after his ostomy surgery, however, the news headlines screamed: “Collin Jarvis Runs Sub-2:30 in One of the Fastest Marathons Ever With an Ostomy.” As evidenced by his marathon-running success, Collin now has the wind at his back and a whole new purpose in life, including being vice president of Stealth Belt, an ostomy support belt manufacturer.

Hollister Incorporated is a proud sponsor of United Ostomy Associations of America and dedicated to delivering the highest standard of quality in ostomy care products. To learn more, visit www.hollister.com/ostomycare or call 1.888.808.7456.

AIBD 2021

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) conference! Let’s reunite for 3 days of real-world clinical education, comprehensive case studies, new evidence-based approaches in IBD management, and access to leading experts from around the world who are essential to providing optimal treatment strategies for patients with IBD.

In association with American College of Gastroenterology, this event will be held in-person and virtually on December 9-11, 2021 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

A special Ostomy 201 Workshop will be presented by a member of UOAA’s Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Neil Nandi, MD, FACP along with Janice Colwell, APRN, CWOCN, Tina Aswani Omprakash, and Gaylyn Henderson. Mark you calendar to attend this session on Friday, December 10th from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.

AIBD welcomes all members in the IBD field—gastroenterologists, nurses, physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals—to take part in this all-encompassing event, dedicated to providing practicing clinicians the tools they need to stay current in the ever-evolving field of IBD.

CLICK HERE to learn more and Register Today!

Ostomy Vendor Fair

The Central Kansas Ostomy Support Group and Mid-America Wound Healing Society (in conjunction with the Society’s annual conference) invite ostomates and their significant others to an Ostomy Fair, Light Supper and Speakers!

The event will take place on Thursday, October 21st from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Central Time at Saint Vincent de Paul Church located at 123 N. Andover Road in Andover, Kansas. The evening will include time to interact with vendors, a light supper, two guest speakers and networking opportunities. Please RSVP by emailing Lynne Kempton at centralksostomy@yahoo.com or text Valerie Klaassen at 316-799-9456 by October 15th.

Ostomy Rights are Human Rights Facebook Live Event

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Ever wonder how age, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status impact the #ostomy experience?

With this year’s #WorldOstomyDay focused on #ostomate rights being #humanrights, Girls With Guts (GWG) and UOAA have teamed up to explore this question and more as we host a chat on the intersectional aspects of living with #IBD and an ostomy.

Join us on Monday, September 27th from 8-9pm EST / 5-6pm PST when UOAA Patient Advisor & GWG Community Connection Liaison, Tina Aswani-Omprakash (South Asian Crohn’s & ostomy advocate), will host Jenice Diaz (Afro/Indo Latina Crohn’s & ostomy advocate), Jeanne Dagna (#LGBTQ Crohn’s & ostomy advocate), and Diana Boogaard (Vietnamese #IBDMom and UC, #jpouch & ostomy advocate)!

Whether you are new to the community or have been living with an ostomy and/or IBD for years, this is a powerful conversation you won’t want to miss! Join us on FB LIVE on www.facebook.com/ibdgirls or www.facebook.com/UOAAinc!

#IBDgirls #UOAA #GWGCC #IBD #UlcerativeColitis #Crohns #IBDWarrior #diversity #inclusion #OstomyRights #WorldOstomyDay2021 #MyAccessMatters

A Community Conversation: Ostomies and Cancer Webinar

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At Elephants and Tea, we want to have conversations on topics that are not talked about enough, ostomies are no exception. Our mission to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients, survivors and caregivers know they are not alone in their fight with cancer. The Elephant in the room is cancer. Tea is the relief conversation provides.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 5th at 7:30 PM Eastern Time, 6:30 PM Central Time for our online event – “A Community Conversation: Ostomies and Cancer”.  This online event will include a panel of patients (including Molly Atwater with UOAA) and healthcare professionals. The panelists will dive into various cancer diagnoses that can lead to ostomies, and share their personal experiences to show others how ostomies have helped them live their best life while facing cancer.

CLICK HERE to learn more and Register Today!

 

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