04 Jun 16
4:30 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Denise Nix MS, RN, CWOCN ; Dimitri Beeckman RN, BSc, MSc, PhD ; Laurie McNichol MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, WOCNF, FAAN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
Supported by 3M Health Care
Network and discuss skin care best practices with industry experts and your nursing community. The evening will be f...
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04 Jun 16
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Allison Chenel Trevellini MSN, RN, CWOCN ; David Keast MSc, MD, FCFP(LM) ; Karen Kennedy-Evans RN, APRN-BC, FNP ; Louise Forest-Lalande RN M. ED. ET.
Supported by Coloplast Corp.
This session will familiarise the participants to the specific skin challenges neonates are confronted to. Many wou...
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04 Jun 16
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Catherine Milne APRN, MSN, ANP/ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP ; Christian Stephenson BSc (Hons) ; Melayne Martin BSN, RN, CWOCN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
Supported by Crawford Healthcare
Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) can lead to pressure ulcers and extended stays. Please join us a...
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04 Jun 16
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Melania Howell-Taylor RN, BS, BSN, CWOCN ; Rosemary Hill, BSN CWOCN CETN(C)
Participants will be introduced to NPWTi-d; V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy. Emerging research related to the benefits of NPWTi-d, particularly...
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05 Jun 16
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Carolyn Watts
05 Jun 16
10:10 AM
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11:10 AM
Speaker(s):
Catherine Ratliff PhD, GNP-BC,CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN ; Laurie McNichol MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, WOCNF, FAAN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN ; Stephanie Yates MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN, WOCNF
This is an opportunity to practice using the WOCN’s newly released VLU Algorithm for compression for primary prevention, treatment and preven...
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05 Jun 16
11:20 AM
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1:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Dorothy Doughty MN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN ; Jo Hoeflok RN, BSN, MA, CETN(C), CGN(C)
Supported by Hollister Incorporated
Despite improvements in surgical techniques and ostomy product availability, the incidence of peristomal &nb...
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05 Jun 16
11:20 AM
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1:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Catherine Ratliff PhD, GNP-BC,CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN ; Laurie McNichol MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, WOCNF, FAAN ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN ; Stephanie Yates MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN, WOCNF
Supported by BSN Medical
This is an opportunity to practice using the WOCN’s newly released VLU Algorithm for compression for primary prev...
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05 Jun 16
11:20 AM
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1:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Margaret Goldberg RN, MSN, CWOCN ; Nancy Tomaselli
Supported by Hill-Rom
Inconsistency in measuring prevalence and incidence prevents facilities from benchmarking prevalence within their own faci...
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05 Jun 16
1:10 PM
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2:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Joyce Pittman PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
05 Jun 16
2:50 PM
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3:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Lynette Franklin APRN, MSN, ACNS-BC, WOCN-AP, CFCN
After the primary assessment of patients with urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction is complete, the continence nurse may need to supplement...
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05 Jun 16
2:50 PM
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3:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Deborah Abner
This session will provide the attendee to hear from people with an ostomy who will describe how the experience of living with an ostomy has been wi...
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05 Jun 16
2:50 PM
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3:50 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Jennifer Hurley CPHRM, CHCP
It seems that we cannot go a week without another front page headline about a data breach. Sophisticated cyber criminals have put healthcare in the...
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05 Jun 16
2:50 PM
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3:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Janice Beitz PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCNAP, CRNP, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Wound care clinicians are familiar with the use of medications to treat or prevent skin and wound care problems. However they may be less aware tha...
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05 Jun 16
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Vittoria Pontieri-Lewis MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
This session will provide the WOC nurse with the knowledge of the different types of tubes/drains encountered in clinical practice. In additi...
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05 Jun 16
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Mary Gerlach MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
This presentation will describe an overview of the process used to develop and continue ostomy clinics at the Henry Ford Health System (HFHS). &nbs...
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05 Jun 16
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Chrisopher Nagel MA, GPCC
Work and life can be challenging with the fast pace and ever changing landscape, especially in healthcare. Events happen that feel beyond our...
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05 Jun 16
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
John Lynch, MD, MPH
This session will engage the audience and will include a discussion around complicated wounds involving various microorganisms, focused on bacteria...
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05 Jun 16
5:15 PM
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5:45 PM
Speaker(s):
John Lantis II MD, FACS
Presented by Integra LifeSciences
Integra LifeSciences, a worldwide leader in medical technology, has offered innovative solutions to wound care...
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05 Jun 16
6:00 PM
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6:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Allen Raphael DPM, FACFAS
Presented by Amniox Medical, Inc.
The first available allograft comprised of both umbilical cord and amniotic membrane for wound treatment, NEOX...
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06 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Alison Garten DPM, CPED
Supported by Smith & Nephew
Dr. Garten will be discussing the NPWT needs, reviewing emerging evidence and clinical cases surrounding chronic...
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06 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Janice Colwell APRN, CWOCN, FAAN
Supported by Coloplast Corp.
The management of ostomy patients with challenging stomas and peristomal areas can be difficult. This session...
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06 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
Supported by Sage Products
Review of the past decade and the growth and global acceptance of the term Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD). ...
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06 Jun 16
8:40 AM
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9:40 AM
Speaker(s):
Janice Colwell APRN, CWOCN, FAAN
Radical cystectomy is the standard treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer. Reconstructive surgery for the patient undergoing a cystecto...
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06 Jun 16
8:40 AM
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9:40 AM
Speaker(s):
Carol Rees Parrish MS, RDN
Management of the high output stoma is extremely challenging for the clinician, as it is associated with malabsorption, malnutrition, dehydration, ...
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06 Jun 16
8:40 AM
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9:40 AM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Kevin Yankowsky Esq
A clear occupational hazard, and some would say a necessary evil, of practicing medicine or nursing in the twenty first century is interaction with...
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06 Jun 16
8:40 AM
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9:40 AM
Speaker(s):
Janet Ramundo
Have you been considering the WTA program for your facility? Having unit based wound resources can be essential in a successful pressure ulcer prev...
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06 Jun 16
9:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Speaker(s):
Dimitri Beeckman RN, BSc, MSc, PhD ; Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
Although the concept of skin health is central to wound, ostomy and continence nursing, we continue to create silos around the various forms of ski...
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06 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
JoAnn Ermer-Seltun MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
This interactive session will discuss evidence-based second line treatments for chronic urinary incontinence through case studies for the advance p...
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06 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Neil Hyman MD
The management of rectal cancer is undergoing transformational change owing to evolving concepts, completion of key pivotal trials, and ongoing col...
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06 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Mikel Gray PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN-AP, WOCNF, FAANP, FAAN
This talk will address the path to publication, especially for first-time authors, including how to plan a publication, essential manuscript elemen...
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06 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Sunniva Zaratkiewicz PhD, RN, CWCN
This session will focus on the often complex topic of unstageable pressure ulcers. The results of two studies on the healing trajectories of unstag...
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06 Jun 16
12:15 PM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Jaimebeth Galinis
Presented by DeRoyal
The 2016 Competitive Bid Round 2 Re-Compete has the potential to fundamentally change not only the reimbursement stru...
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06 Jun 16
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Kevin Woo PhD, RN, FAPWCA
Presented by Hollister Incorporated
Objectives:
• Review the components of local wound care from the wound bed preparati...
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06 Jun 16
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Tod Brindle PhD, MSN, RN, ET, CWON
This session will focus on the management of complex wounds in the setting of fecal and urinary incontinence. The focus for the learner will be to ...
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06 Jun 16
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Colleen Drolshagen RN, APN, CWOCN ; Deborah Zaricor MSN, RN, CWOCN ; Julie Ho MS, RN, CWCN ; Kimberly LeBlanc PhD, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), FCAN
A panel will present their challenges and solutions for caring for a new ostomy patient across the healthcare continuum.The current healthcare clim...
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06 Jun 16
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Sundeep Kewasni MD, FACS, FAAP
This session will outline some of the unique aspects of pediatric and neonatal wound care. It will also cover some of the strategies that have been...
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06 Jun 16
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Valre Welch MSN, RN, CPNP
There is probably nothing more common or more frustrating to patients and families in the world of pediatric urology than problems with bladder and...
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06 Jun 16
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Debbie Miller MN, RN, CETN(C) ; Jane Fellows MSN, RN, CWOCN-AP
This session will provide the learner with a review of the evidence for stoma site marking. Presentation will include site marking of the difficult...
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06 Jun 16
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Cathryn Reimanis DNP, MS, CNS, ANP-BC, CWOCN ; Susan Mills-Zorzes BScN, MDE, RN, CETN(C)
This session is a panel discussion. An American and a Canadian Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse will discuss the similarities and differenc...
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07 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Kevin Woo PhD, RN, FAPWCA ; Stephen Landis MD, FRCP(C)
Topics include:
Why Do Wounds Become Chronic: the Biofilm Story
A New Anti-Biofilm Dressing: Combatting the Biofilm Barrier to Wou...
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07 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Donna Bliss PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, WOCNF
Supported by HARTMANN USA, Inc.
This session will examine innovative strategies for nursing care of the inflammatory skin damage resulting from ...
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07 Jun 16
7:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Cathleen Van Houten ; Denise Nix MS, RN, CWOCN ; Dimitri Beeckman RN, BSc, MSc, PhD
In order to maintain a successful skin safety program, all caregivers and administration must share the belief that multiple health care discipline...
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07 Jun 16
8:40 AM
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9:40 AM
Speaker(s):
Laura Edsberg PhD
The NPUAP recently revised the staging system for pressure ulcers. The revisions were the result of a yearlong literature review, input from stakeh...
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07 Jun 16
9:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Speaker(s):
Joyce Pittman PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
This session will describe the process of developing a comprehensive bowel management program within an acute care framework.
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07 Jun 16
9:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Speaker(s):
Stephanie Horgan, LCSW
Each ostomate's psychological journey is unique, just as each stoma is different. There are some common themes that arise with ostomates, and t...
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07 Jun 16
9:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Linda Stricker MSN, RN, CWOCN
Nurses are educated to clinical topics and not necessarily to use of technology. Using technology is a valuable tool to efficiently achieving a pol...
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07 Jun 16
9:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Speaker(s):
Jennifer Powers MD ; Mary Gloeckner MS, RN, CWON, APN
This session presented by a Mother/Daughter Team will focus on the Top 10 Dermatological Diagnoses. Mary Gloeckner, a WOC nurse for 39 years, will ...
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07 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Gail Creelman RN, CETN(C) ; Louise Forest-Lalande RN M. ED. ET.
This session will familiarize the participants with the unique challenges faced by ET Nurses caring for children with ostomies, from the neonate to...
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07 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Cassendra A. Munro, MSN, RN, RNFA, CNOR ; Debra Fawcett, PhD., RN ; Susan Scott BSN, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse
The incidence of perioperative pressure ulcers over the past 5 years has NOT decreased but increased (Chen, 2012). According to a 2014 public...
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07 Jun 16
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Connie Harris MSc, RN, ET, IIWCC
First published in 2012, the Harris Pilonidal Sinus Wound Protocol© for post-operative wounds has proven to be a successful method of manageme...
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07 Jun 16
12:15 PM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Allison Chenel Trevellini MSN, RN, CWOCN
Presented by Molnlycke Health Care
The right positioning system can help deliver safe, secure patient moving and maintainable repositioning to p...
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07 Jun 16
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Susan Mendez Eastman
Presented by Acelity (KCI, LifeCell)
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07 Jun 16
2:30 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Donna Bliss PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, WOCNF ; Hans Smola ; Maryann Beebe ; Oliver Krause-Huckleberry
Presented by HARTMANN USA, Inc.
HARTMANN is excited to share new findings about Curly Fiber, the proprietary component in Dignity® and MoliC...
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07 Jun 16
3:10 PM
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4:10 PM
Speaker(s):
Jennfier Meddings MD
This session will provide an overview of evidence-based diagnosis, treatment and prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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07 Jun 16
3:10 PM
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4:10 PM
Speaker(s):
Andreanne Gousse BAA - Accounting ; Carly Lindsay BScN, RN ; Ian MacNeil ; Kimberly LeBlanc PhD, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), FCAN
This session will provide the attendee to hear from people with an ostomy who will describe how the experience of living with an ostomy has been wi...
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07 Jun 16
3:10 PM
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4:10 PM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Catherine Harley RN, eMBA
Canadian Tri-Specialty Nurses in wound, ostomy and continence care, Enterostomal Therapists, were often being de-valued in their role and in some c...
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07 Jun 16
4:20 PM
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5:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Vittoria Pontieri-Lewis MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
08 Jun 16
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Laura Robbs RN, MN, CETN(C), NCA
Nurses often perceive indwelling urinary catheters as benign medical devices when in fact their use has inherent risks. Frequently there is a...
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08 Jun 16
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Barbara Hocevar ; Mary Arnold Long DNP, APRN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC
Many WOC nurses find enterocutaneous fistula problematic to manage. Each fistula presents differently and poses unique challenges. Indi...
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08 Jun 16
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Dianne Mackey MSN, RN, CWOCN
In 2012 the Affordable Care Act required the establishment of a transparency program now known as The Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Under this l...
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08 Jun 16
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Linda Norton B.Sc.OT, IIWCC (CAN), M.Sc.CH, PhD, OT Reg.(ONT) ; Pamela Houghton PhD, PT
This session will help nurses understand why people with spinal cord injury have a high incidence of pressure ulcers which are more severe and take...
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08 Jun 16
10:20 AM
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11:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Jane Fellows MSN, RN, CWOCN-AP
This session will provide the learner with an opportunity to apply principles learned in Fistula Management Part I in a guided session using fistul...
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08 Jun 16
10:20 AM
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11:20 AM
Tracks:
Professional Practice
Speaker(s):
Catherine Ratliff PhD, GNP-BC,CWOCN, CFCN, FAAN
This session will discuss the recommendations in the WOCN® Society’s 2016 updated Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Pressure Ul...
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08 Jun 16
10:20 AM
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11:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Brandon Hawkins DPM, CWS, FACCWS
The purpose of this lecture is to help the professional understand th etiology and epidemiology of diabetes. The professional will understand the c...
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