Ostomy Management Recertification Course

Get recertified with our onsite or online Ostomy Managment Specialist® (OMS) recertification course. Skip the certification exam with this training if your credential is though NAWCO®. 
Overview
Certificates
Tuition Cost
Schedule & Content
Overview

Keep Your Clinical Knowledge Current for Lasting Results

You can recertify the easy way by taking a WCEI® Ostomy Management course. No test, no stress, no problem! 

Maintain your competitive edge and strong clinical results by recertifying for your Ostomy Management Specialist® (OMS) credential. It offers more than the possibility for professional advancement. It’s an investment in your career - and in the lives of your patients.

Recertification by Training

If your credential is through NAWCO® you do not have to sit for the certification exam if you take the onsite or online WCEI® recertification Ostomy Management course 

After registering for the course, you will select a credentialing board, complete their recertification application and pay their recertification fees. The credentialing board determines your eligibility.

Certificates

 

Intended Audience

This course is intended for multiple professions including nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals interested in wound care.
   

Continuing Education Information

Continuing education and accreditation information may be found on the certificate tab for the individual courses.
 
Tuition Cost

Alumni Recertification Tuition Rate

  • $1,297 Onsite

  • $797 Live Online

 

Included with Tuition

  • Online modules, completed by the live class

  • Live instructor-led education

  • Contact hours upon completion (visit “Certificates” tab)

  • WCEI® Ostomy Management course workbook

  • Exam prep tools, including flashcards and end-of-lesson knowledge quizzes

  • Tools: pen and highlighter

  • Pre-exam certification review (onsite and live online)

  • Networking lunches at most locations (onsite)


Ongoing Education

  • Nurses: Free 1-year Nurse.com Standard or Premium APRN subscription

  • Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Dieticians: FREE 1-year subscription to Relias Academy

  • Physician: access to free CMEs on FreeCME.com


Financial Options Cancellation Policy

Schedule & Content

Schedule

Four-Day Course

The course includes eight (8) self-paced, home-based computer instructional modules, followed by an onsite classroom course with lectures, hands-on skills laboratories, and practice sessions.
 
Days 1 - 4 8:00AM - 5:00PM Classroom Training


Curriculum

  • Section 1   Introduction
  • Section 2   Wound Healing
  • Section 3   Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
  • Section 4   GI Ostomies
  • Section 5   Ostomy Surgery
  • Section 6   Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System
  • Section 7   Urinary Diversions
  • Section 8   Urinary Disorders that May Require Surgery
  • Section 9   Adjustment to a Stoma
  • Section 10 Stoma Assessment
  • Section 11 Stoma Siting
  • Section 12 Appliances, Pouching, and Accessory Products for Stoma Care    
  • Section 13 Peristomal Skin Complications
  • Section 14 Stoma Complications
  • Section 15 Fistula Management
  • Section 16 Special Ostomy Procedures
  • Section 17 Appliance Assessment 
  • Section 18 Tube Management
  • Section 19 Pediatric Ostomy Management
  • Section 20 Patient Education

Learning Objectives

  • List key characteristics required for stomal and peristomal skin assessment.
  • Discuss the different types and indications of pouching systems and accessories used with stoma pouching systems.
  • Explain the steps of stoma siting procedure for optimal location on abdomen for a stoma.
  • Discuss emotions that a new ostomy patient is likely to experience before and after the creation of a stoma or a continent diversion.
  • Discuss the etiology, identification and treatment - both conservative and surgical, if appropriate - of the five stomal complications.
  • Differentiate between types of fistulas, in terms of causative factors, pathophysiology and principles of management.
  • List indications, contraindications and procedure steps for colostomy irrigation.
  • Describe causes, symptoms and interventions for ileostomy food blockage.
  • Identify the purpose, design, location in the intestine, and methods of accessing and management of three enterostomal and three enterostomy tubes.
  • State how to assess for, prevent and manage four enteral tube complications.
  • Discuss conditions in the pediatric patient that may require a fecal or urinary diversion.
  • Summarize the management of a pediatric patient with a urinary or fecal diversion.
  • Summarize the goals of pre-operative teaching, list what should be covered, and develop an individualized teaching plan for a patient based on an assessment of their learning needs.
  • Demonstrate a stoma assessment.
  • Demonstrate application, emptying and removal of a cut to fit two-piece pouching system.
  • Demonstrate patient teaching methods for application, emptying and removal of a pouching system.
  • Demonstrate the “crusting” procedure.
  • Explain the goals of post-operative teaching, list what should be covered, and develop an individualized teaching plan based on an assessment of their learning needs.
What Others Say Matters
 
“Becoming a Certified Wound Care Marketing Specialist through WCEI was the best decision I ever made!

I had a business background and wanted to break into the wound care sales arena. I quickly realized that I lacked wound care knowledge and credibility from a clinical perspective. Attending the Skin and Wound Management Course and sitting for the exam gave me the knowledge and understanding of wound care standards. By becoming a Certified Wound Care Marketing Specialist, I am viewed by clinicians as trusted and respected advisor in the wound care sales arena.”
Ted F. CWCMS, Territory Business Manager, BSN Medical
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
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