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 In this episode, Linda Coulter MS, BSN, RN, CWOCN will share her experience in developing a Stoma Champions Program for nurses. The discussion will cover why the program is needed and key considerations in developing the program. 

 Guest bio: Linda Coulter has been a certified wound, ostomy, and continence nurse since 2010. She currently cares for patients at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, OH. She serves as a member on the board of trustees for the Mideast Region Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society. Her role as a WOCN nurse also includes teaching at the Rupert B Turnbull's School of WOCN Nursing and she is a regular contributor to Phoenix magazine, the official publication of the United Ostomy Associations of America.  

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 In the fourth and final episode of this special series featuring Josh Nelson, he shares his perspective on resources for ostomates. Josh also discusses which specific resources were helpful to him on his journey.  

Guest bio: Josh was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in November 2017.  He was evaluated by Inflammatory Bowel Disease experts from Rochester Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Medical Center.  After failing maximum medical therapies, it was determined to surgically remove his colon in November 2018.  In February 2019, the final surgery was completed making his ileostomy permanent.  Since the decision to remove his colon, his health has returned, requires zero medication, no specialized diet, and no further complications from Ulcerative Colitis. He is a member of the United Ostomy Association of America and the Ostomy Association of the Minneapolis Area.  He participated in the 2019 Ostomy Awareness Day 5K hosted by Coloplast and has participated in Coloplast sponsored events.    

Information from Coloplast® Care is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice and should not be interpreted to contain treatment recommendations.

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In part three of Josh Nelson's journey, he shares with Coloplast employee Sara Wharmby how he began to live an active life now that he has a permanent ostomy.

Guest bio: Josh was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in November 2017.  He was evaluated by Inflammatory Bowel Disease experts from Rochester Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota Medical Center.  After failing maximum medical therapies, it was determined to surgically remove his colon in November 2018.  In February 2019, the final surgery was completed making his ileostomy permanent.  Since the decision to remove his colon, his health has returned, requires zero medication, no specialized diet, and no further complications from Ulcerative Colitis. He is a member of the United Ostomy Association of America and the Ostomy Association of the Minneapolis Area.  He participated in the 2019 Ostomy Awareness Day 5K hosted by Coloplast and has participated in Coloplast-sponsored events.   

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Working with families and children with ostomies is a unique situation. Kim shares her experiences and addresses peristomal skin issues in the pediatric population.  

Guest bio: Kim is a Registered Nurse and certified in wound, ostomy and continence. She has been a pediatric nurse for over 20 years. She currently practices at a level one trauma, academic hospital that includes a free-standing children’s hospital. Her current practice area is focused on the pediatric wound and ostomy population. Kim has provided over 11 years of camp service at Youth Rally, a summer camp for kids ages 10-17 with bowel and bladder conditions. She has also traveled internationally to assist with mobile clinics and education.  

Join us for part 2 of this series, as we continue the conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Raskin and Janet Stoia-Davis. They discuss convexity in the post-operative phase referencing the newly released Use of a Convex Pouching System in the Postoperative Period: A National Consensus.

Guests’ bio: Dr. Raskin is a colorectal surgeon and fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and specializes in bowel conservation and minimal invasive approaches. She is currently the surgical director of the Margolis Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA 

Janet is a Registered Nurse, Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, and a Foot Care Nurse. She has been working as a CWOCN for over 36 years across the continuum with a focus on quality of life. 

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Join Dr. Elizabeth Raskin and Janet Stoia-Davis as they discuss convexity in the post-operative phase referencing the newly released Use of a Convex Pouching System in the Postoperative Period: A National Consensus.

Guests’ bio: Dr. Raskin is a colorectal surgeon and fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and specializes in bowel conservation and minimally invasive approaches. She is currently the surgical director of the Margolis Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA 

Janet is a Registered Nurse, Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, and a Foot Care Nurse. She has been working as a CWOCN for over 36 years across the continuum with a focus on quality of life. 

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 In this episode* Terran Sims shares her contribution to the convexity consensus statement publication, the importance of post-operative convexity, and selecting the right product to meet the patients’ needs. 

Guest bio: Terran Sims received her bachelor's from the University of Alabama and her master’s degree in Nursing as well as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Virginia. She also trained in the University of Virginia School of nursing WOC Certification program and is certified as an ostomy continence nurse. She currently works as an oncologic nurse practitioner in the Division of Urology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her current focus is care of patients in the urology division that have urologic cancer, including bladder cancer and urinary diversions such as ileal conduit. Previously she worked with patients undergoing gastrointestinal oncologic surgery who had ileostomies and colostomies. She has recently participated in the Coloplast consensus project exploring the use of convexity pouching systems in the post-operative period. She has presented on the care of patients with bladder cancer and urinary diversions as well as published chapters in several textbooks, articles relating to urologic/oncologic patient care, and published articles in the Journal of Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing (JWOCN), most recently a case report regarding the use of telehealth for urostomy patient post-operative complications. 

*Terran is interviewed by host and Coloplast employee Mackenzie Bauhs

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In the second part of Josh Nelson's journey, he shares with Coloplast employee Sara Wharmby how he began to navigate life now that he has a permanent ostomy.

Guest bio: Josh was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in November 2017.  He was evaluated by Inflammatory Bowel Disease experts from Rochester Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Medical Center.  After failing maximum medical therapies, it was determined to surgically remove his colon in November 2018.  In February 2019, the final surgery was completed making his ileostomy permanent.  Since the decision to remove is colon, his health has returned, requires zero medication, no specialized diet, and no further complications from Ulcerative Colitis. He is a member of the United Ostomy Association of America and the Ostomy Association of the Minneapolis Area.  He participated in the 2019 Ostomy Awareness Day 5K hosted by Coloplast and has participated in Coloplast sponsored events.    

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This podcast explores how a new ostomate adapts to a new diagnosis of living with an ostomy. Josh shares his experience in this first episode of a 4-part series.  

Guest bio: Josh was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in November 2017.  He was evaluated by Inflammatory Bowel Disease experts from Rochester Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Medical Center.  After failing maximum medical therapies, it was determined to surgically remove his colon in November 2018.  In February 2019, the final surgery was completed making his ileostomy permanent.  Since the decision to remove his colon, his health has returned, requires zero medication, no specialized diet, and no further complications from Ulcerative Colitis. He is a member of the United Ostomy Association of America and the Ostomy Association of the Minneapolis Area.  He participated in the 2019 Ostomy Awareness Day 5K hosted by Coloplast and has participated in Coloplast sponsored events.    

Visit https://www.coloplast.us/professional/ for more educational offerings.