UOAA Resources Library
Documents that are available as PDFs to download and print.
Affiliated Support Group (ASG)
Basic Information
- A Short Guide to Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome
- Crucial Role Of Emotional Support
- Living With An Ostomy Brochure
- Living With An Ostomy Trifold
- MythBusters Infographic
- New Ostomy Patient Guide
- Ostomy 101 Infographic
- Ostomy Answers You Need!
- Ostomies Are Life-Savers Infographic
- Ostomy Product Suppliers
- Questions to Ask Your Colorectal Surgeon & Ostomy Nurse
- Speaking Stoma – communication guide for people with ostomies
- Step By Step Guide To Emptying And Changing The Ostomy Pouch
Surgery-Specific
Colostomy
Ileostomy
Urostomy
- Catheterization of an Ileal or Colon Conduit Stoma – Best Practice for Clinicians
- Continent Urostomy Guide
- Living With Urostomy
Continent Diversions
Spanish Resources
- ALIMENTACIÓN CON UNA OSTOMÍA
- Aspectos básicos de la bolsa en J
- BLOQUEO DE ILEOSTOMÍA
- ¡Cazadores de Mitos!
- COLOSTOMÍA
- Diario de Alimentos
- Hablemos de estomas – Una guía de comunicación para personas con ostomías
- ILEOSTOMÍA
- ILEOSTOMÍA – ALTERNATIVA CONTINENTE
- NUEVOS PACIENTES CON OSTOMÍAS
- Ostomía y la Alimentación
- SEXUALIDAD
- Spanish Patient Education Materials Order Form
- UROSTOMÍA
- UROSTOMÍA – ALTERNATIVA CONTINENTE
- Vivir Con Una Ostomía Folleto
- Vivir Con Una Ostomía Folleto Tríptico
Advocacy
Self-Advocacy Tools
- 10-Questions-to-Ask-Before-Choosing-a-Health-Plan
- Admission and Retention of People Living with an Ostomy in Assisted Living Residences – Frequently Asked Questions
- Aging in Place Resources
- Be a Champion for People with an Ostomy or Continent Diversion (How to be an advocate toolkit)
- Continent Diversion Self-Management Checklist
- Employment Based Discrimination (infographic)
- Guidelines for Ostomy Friendly Restrooms
- Home Health Postcard (What you should understand and expect when receiving medical care in the home and using ostomy supplies)
- Information and Resources for Employment-Based Discrimination
- Know Your Ostomy Checklist
- Know Your Ostomy Supplies Checklist
- Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights (poster)
- Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights (wallet card)
- Ostomy Self-Management Checklist
- People with an Ostomy Using Pool Facilities Frequently Asked Questions
- Physician Visit Checklist
- Questions to Ask Before Deciding on a Supplier and more
- Restroom Communication Card
- Travel Communication Card
- TSA Business Card
- Top 10 Ways Patients Should Use the Patient Bill of Rights
- What to Expect From an Ostomy Product Supplier
Policy Papers
- Importance of Adequate Reimbursement Rates for Ostomy Supplies
- Ostomy and CD Patient Bill of Rights White Paper Validating Standards of Care (or link to download JWOCN article)
- Patient Access to Care and Treatments in the Cost-Shifting Era
- Importance of Health Plans Covering Ostomy Supplies
UOAA Position Statements
- UOAA Advocacy Agenda
- UOAA Supports Delaying Inclusion of Ostomy Supplies in Medicare Competitive Bidding Program
- UOAA Supports Outpatient Ostomy Clinics
- UOAA Support of Medicare/Medicaid Supply Coverage for Fistulas
- UOAA Supports Colostomy Irrigation
- UOAA Opposes Non-Medical Switching of Ostomy Prosthetic Supplies
- Swimming with an Ostomy
Diet & Nutrition, Skin Care and Sexuality
UOAA Educational Order Forms, Information and Images
Contact Us
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.
