On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, Jessica Held, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, and Aimee Frisch, BSN, RN, CWOCN, authors of the ePoster “Outpatient Ostomy Triage Tool: Education for the Generalist” that was presented at the WOCNext® 2021 conference. The authors discuss the importance of care issues among new ostomates, the gap in education of how healthcare providers can triage ostomy concerns, and how this tool can provide resources to patients in need of ostomy supplies and educate healthcare staff on ostomy care in multiple settings.

Episode Resources:

Click here to view the ePoster Outpatient Ostomy Triage Tool: Education for the Generalist.

If you missed WOCNext® 2021: A Virtual WOW Experience with the WOCN® Society and Relias, you could gain access to everything you missed during the live event for just $199. Click here to access the on-demand content.

On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Dea Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN, the 23rd President of the WOCN® Society. Dea was sworn in as the newest President at the close of the WOCNext® 2021 conference. During the episode, Dea talks about her love of WOC nursing, playing music, and being adventurous! Listen to get to know your President personally and professionally and hear what she’s looking forward to in her new leadership role with WOCN. 

Episode Resources:

If you’d like to reach out to Dea, you can do so at [email protected].

On this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Catherine Ratcliff, PhD, GNP-BC,CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN, and Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, FAAN, to discuss the results of the Peristomal Skin Health: A WOCN Society Society Consensus Conference, including the characteristics of healthy peristomal skin, intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting peristomal skin health, gaps in evidence, and best practices for maintaining healthy peristomal skin.

In addition to this episode, this important topic was presented as an educational session during WOCNext® 2021.

WOCNext 2021 attendees can view this session on-demand for free by logging into the event site and clicking the On-Demand Content tab.

Episode Resources:

Click here to read the article that was published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN).

Click here to view the WOCNext 2021 General Session on-demand. You must be logged in with your WOCNext 2021 registration information to access the on-demand content. Once logged in you can access the handouts, resources, and chat log from this session by selecting the handouts tab on the event site.

To view additional information about sessions from WOCNext 2021, please click here to view the Final Program.

On this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Barbara Dale, RN, CHHN, CWOCN. Barbara started her career as a nursing assistant in long term care in 1985. She has worked in a variety of settings from acute care to psychiatric prisons but found her niche in home health after obtaining her RN in 2000. She obtained her WOC nurse certification from Emory University in 2003. In her current role she does patient evaluations and maintains all medical supplies for her home health, hospice, and private duty locations. Barbara has actively volunteered on a National level for WOCN over 10 years and has participated in several CMS technical expert panels on issues pertaining to wound ostomy continence patients. She has several publications including “What is an LCD and why do I need to know?”, has presented on a national and international basis and co-authored the Palliative Care section of the WOC Core Curriculum wound textbook with Kevin Emmons,DrNP, RN, APN, AGPCNP-BC, CWCN, CFCN.

During this episode, Barbara discusses her various national-level volunteer roles with WOCN, her career, her current role and supply expertise as a Director of WOC Services Quality Home Health & Hospice in Tennessee, and the topic from her session at WOCNext 2021, Successful Transitions of Care: Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Supplies. The session will be available on-demand soon!

Episode Resources
If you registered for WOCNext 2021, you can access the handouts, resources, and chat log from Barbara’s session, “Successful Transitions of Care: Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Supplies by selecting the handouts tab on the event site.

To view additional information about sessions from WOCNext 2021, please click here to view the Final Program.

WOCN Members: to network with other members please utilize the WOCN Forums by clicking here.

To monitor when volunteer opportunities are available through WOCN, navigate to wocn.org/volunteer.

Interested in joining us? Click here to register for WOCNext 2021 for just $199. All participants will be required to register to attend and  gain access to event content and activities. Registration will close at 12 PM ET on Saturday, June 26. On-demand recorded content (including Nursing Contact Hours + Pharmacology Credits) will be available post-event to pre-registered attendees through December 31, 2021. 

Already Registered for WOCNext 2021? 
Enhance your event experience by learning more about ePosters, Live Chat & Networking, Match Madness Days, the MyConnect App, Handouts, and Evaluations below!

ePosters
All accepted abstracts are being presented as ePosters. You can view all ePosters online June 11 through December 31. Click here to view the ePosters. 

Although there is no "Meet the Poster Authors" session this year, you can ask the poster authors questions and send them feedback by clicking on the “Connect” button under the presenting author’s name / info. Your message will be sent directly to the presenting author of that ePoster.

Merit Awards will be announced during the Abstracts General Session on Friday, June 25.

Event Live Chat & Networking
In the WOCNext online event platform, you canchat with your fellow attendees byclicking the green “Join the Conversation” button on the right hand side of the event platform to join the global event chat. You can use this chat feature to talk to your fellow attendees and exhibitors one-on-one or in the global chat rooms. In addition, attendees can also take advantage of the live chats during sessions. Use this space to ask your colleagues  questions and exchange information about how the content will affect your practice in your facility or practice setting. 

 

Match Madness Days
Join us on June 16 and 17 for Match Madness--a two-day online networking event for attendees and exhibitors. Meet face-to-face via video chat with exhibitors that match your product interest before WOCNext 2021 begins! Plus, the attendee who creates the most appointments will be awarded a $100 gift card! Click here to learn more about the Match Madness Days.

MyConnect App
Attendees will have the ability to network with other attendees and exhibitors prior to, during and following the event through the MyConnect app. We encourage attendees to download the MyConnect app, available through the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play Store by searching for “wocn”. Through the app you will be able to create a personalized planner, search for and message exhibitors, create one-on-one online appointments with exhibitors, message attendees and post directly to social media all at your fingertips. To log in to MyConnect through the app, you need to use the email address that you provided during registration. 

Remember to allow notifications from the app so that you can see our Buzz Notifications.

Handouts
Handouts will be available in the online event platform the week leading up to the event. Attendees can access handouts through the sessions tab in the event platform. You can download the handouts and take notes right in the event platform.

Evaluations
Evaluations to earn Nursing Contact Hours and Pharmacology Credits will take place on the same site as in past years. The log in information is your Unique ID as the username and the password for everyone is “wocn”. The evaluation site for Nursing Contact Hours and Pharmacology credits will close on December 31st. 

If you are interested in the additional credit types, Physicians can earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and Physical Therapists can earn Contact Hours, there will be a different evaluation to complete through the Relias platform. More information will be provided in the WOCNext event platform. These additional credits can only be earned during the live event.

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Madeline Cafiero, EdD, FNP-BC, CWOCN, to discuss health literacy as it relates to wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing and patients. Dr. Cafiero helps define the types of health literacy, overviews health literacy strategies, explains factors that impact low health literacy, and more!

Episode Resources:

Click here to read the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) health literacy definition

Click here to read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Literacy definition

Click here to read the World Health Organization (WHO) health literacy definition

Click here to access AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit

Click here to access a health literacy slide presentation by Rima Rudd from Harvard University

Click here to access the Health Literacy Tool Shed

Click here to access Pacific University LibGuides on health literacy

Click here to read Dr. Cafiero’s article “Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge, Experience, and Intention to Use Health Literacy Strategies in Clinical Practice” in the Journal of Health Communication

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Ann Marie Nie, RN, MSN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN. Nie is a family nurse practitioner on the wound and ostomy care team at Children’s Minnesota. During the episode we discuss wound and ostomy care products and pressure injury prevention strategies for the neonatal and pediatric patient populations.

Episode Resources:

If you would like to reach out to Ann Marie Nie with questions you may have regarding pediatric care, please contact her at [email protected].

In this episode of WOCTalk we sit down with Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, and Terrie Beeson, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACNS-BC, two authors for the article “Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries and Acute Skin Failure in Critical Care: A Case-Control Study” published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN), the official journal of the WOCN® Society. Pittman and Beeson discuss their comparative study of characteristics and risk factors of avoidable and unavoidable hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) and acute skin failure (ASF). They also discuss the Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention Inventory (PUPI) tool that was developed and tested to help identify unavoidable pressure injuries.

Episode Resources:

Click here to read the article Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries and Acute Skin Failure in Critical Care: A Case-Control Study

Click here to learn more about the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN)

On this special WOC Nurse Week edition of WOCTalk, we sit down with Dr. Carla Haack for a sneak preview of a rebroadcasted session titled “Mindfulness & the Healthcare Provider” that will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The rebroadcasted webinar will offer 1 contact hour and is available for free to members and non-members of WOCN. This session will look at the neuroscience behind mindfulness exercises and how the practice can serve as a useful tool for preventing burnout and compassion fatigue in providers. There will also be some discussion regarding the prescription of these techniques for patients and their family members. Please visit wocn.org/wocnurseweek2021 for additional information about this topic and WOC Nurse Week 2021 resources and items to help you celebrate!

This podcast, the rebroadcasted webinar, and WOC Nurse Week 2021 are supported by an educational grant from Medela. The WOCN® Society does not endorse specific products and services.

Episode Resources
To view special WOC Nurse Week 2021 resources to help you make the most out of your celebrations this year, click here.

To register for the webinar “Mindfulness & the Health Care Provider”, click here.

In this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCNAP, CRNP, APNC, ANEF, FAAN, and Angela Gaffney, CHC, as they discuss their involvement in the emPOWERed Program and give us their insights on strategies to empower yourself personally and professionally, tips for managing professional role responsibilities, and additional upcoming education and resources through the WOCN emPOWERment Webinar Series.

Need something to motivate your growth or practice skills? How about something that’s good for the heart and soul? Visit wocn.org/empowered today to view insightful resources for your head, heart, and hands in WOCN’s brand-new emPOWERment Center.

The WOCN® emPOWERed Webinar Series and the WOCN emPOWERment Center are supported by an educational grant from Medela. The WOCN® Society does not endorse specific products and services.

Speaker Information
Janice M. Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, CRNP, MAPWCA, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing-Camden, Rutgers University. A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Beitz has over 45 years of nursing experience in acute, sub-acute, and outpatient care settings. As the professional practice expert of the WOCN Society’s brand-new emPOWERed Program, Dr. Beitz will lend her expertise to teach us how to properly “pack our professional practice suitcase” with the necessary knowledge, skills, and business acumen needed to excel personally and professionally. View full speaker bio.

Wellness speaker and consultant Angela Gaffney, CHC, teaches people simple and effective strategies to achieve health, increase productivity and live stress-free while reaching their personal and professional goals. As the health and wellness expert of the WOCN Society’s brand-new emPOWERed Program, Angela will challenge us to think differently, take ownership of our health, and raise standards in all areas of life. She’s a best-selling author, a mom of two and her clients will tell you she’s a game-changer! Learn more and access free resources at www.AngelaGaffney.com. View full speaker bio.

Episode Resources

Click here to view the WOCN emPOWERment Center.

Click here to view upcoming educational opportunities through the WOCN emPOWERment Webinar Series.