Ostomy Care Challenges - Obesity, Hernias, Skin Issues and More
Webinar Topic: Ostomy Management
Speaker: Joy Hooper, RN, BSN, CWOCN, OMS, WCC
CE Credit(s): 1.0 (No CE for OT/OTA)
Webinar Description:
In this webinar you will learn to identify ostomy care solutions for moist skin, skin folds, pouching over irregular skin contours when managing obesity or hernias and more.
About the Speaker:
As an RN with over 20 years of wound and ostomy care experience, Joy has practiced in a variety of hospital and home care settings. She is a successful nurse entrepreneur, and is board certified by the WOCN as a CWOCN, and by the NAWCO as a WCC and OMS. Her informal and down-to-earth teaching methods enable students to learn easily.
Webinar Learning Objectives:
In this webinar we will:
- Identify products to help maintain a consistent seal on uneven skin surfaces.
- Identify products to assist with pouching and managing a peristomal hernia.
- Identify common skin peristomal skin complications and treatments.
- Describe colostomy irrigation as an alternative for colostomy patients.