WOCTalk
Welcome to WOCTalk, a podcast courtesy of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society. WOCTalk is your opportunity to learn more about advocacy, education, and research that support the practice and delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 190
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Head to Toe Assessment of Community Health Nursing Foot Care Education
Click here to view the abstract for the poster “Put the toes in head to toe assessment”
Click here to view the interactive ePoster for “Put the toes in head to toe assessment”
About the Speaker:
Ivy Raz…
Palliative Prowess: The Role of Specialist-Level WOC Nurses
Episode Resources:
Click here to view the article “Impact of Co-occurring Cancer-Related and Wound-Specific Symptoms on Functional Performance Among Patients With Advanced Cancer and Malignant Fungati…
WOCN Fellows of Excellence: Shaping the Future of WOC Nursing
Episode Resources:
Click here to learn more about the WOCN Fellow Program
Click here to apply for the 2024 WOCN Fellow Class until March 4, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET
Click here to access the WOCN members-onl…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E6: High Output: Using the WOC Nursing Skill Set to Impact Challenging Situations
Click here to view the WOC Nursing Education Programs (WOCNEPs) accredited by the WOCN Society.
Click here to listen to the WOCTalk podcast episode High Output Ileostomy Management
Click here to view t…
(Bonus) EP 26: Mental Health and Well Being with Ostomy Surgery
Episode Resources:
Click here to find a United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) local support group throughout the United States
Click here to download the handout from the session “Hopeless, Hel…
Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models
Episode Resources:
Click here to view the abstract “Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models”
Click here to view the interactive ePoster for “Beautiful Tiny Stomas: Neonatal Ostomy Models”
About t…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E5: Ileostomy Blockage: Prevention, Common Culprits, and Techniques for Resolution
Click here to view the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management Core, 2nd Edition
Click here to view handout on how to treat ileostomy blockage from the United O…
(Bonus) EP 25: Soft Convexity in the Operating Room
Click here to review a case study “Intraoperative Use of Soft Convexity”
Click here to see the Hollister CeraPlusTM Product Portfolio
If you have convexity-related questions for Rosemary, feel free to …
WOC Certification Review: Prepping Nurses for Success
Sign up to get notified when the NEW certification review courses launch!
Browse 70+ CE courses on the WOCN Society’s Continuing Education Center (CEC).
Click here to visit the Wound, Ostomy, and Conti…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E4: Ostomy Support Your Way: More Options Now Than Ever Before
Visit ostomy.org to learn about the United Ostomy Associations of America
Click here to find a nearby UOAA Affiliated Support Group throughout the United States
Click here to learn about the Emory Univ…
Deep Dive into Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Kristin Smith, MSN, RN, CWCN, CNML, for a deep dive into the world of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for wound healing. Kristin discusses in detail different t…
Empowering Excellence: An Interview with the 2023 Barbara Braden Future Is Bright Award Recipient
Episode Resources:
Click here to view Andrea’s poster “Decreasing Device Related Pressure Injuries from High Velocity Nasal Insufflation Device” from WOCNext 2023
Click here to view the Interventions P…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E3: Traveling with an Ostomy: Don’t Say No to “Let’s Go”!
Click here to visit the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists® (WCET) website
Click here to visit the International Ostomy Association (IOA) website
Click here to find a WOC nurse in your area
About…
Developing Abstracts and Posters for WOCNext®
Episode Resources:
If you are interested in becoming a Mentor for WOCNext Abstract assistance and have had abstracts accepted in the past, email [email protected].
If you are interested in becoming an…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E2: Managing Gas: Adjusting to the Winds of Change
This special podcast is part of the Ostomy Observations Series, a 6-part series included in the "Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow" Program. During this episode, we sit down with Jani…
Heart and Sole of Starting a Foot and Nail Care Practice
On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Nicolien Wilder, BSN, RN, CWCN, CFCN, to discuss the ins and outs of starting and running a foot and nail care nursing practice to offer medical routine f…
(Bonus) Ostomy Observations Series S2E1: "What About Sex?" Common Issues for Single and Partnered Individuals with Ostomies
This special podcast is part of the Ostomy Observations Series, a 6-part series included in the "Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow" Program. During this episode, we sit down with Doro…
Predictors of Hospital Readmission in Patients Undergoing Creation of an Intestinal Ostomy
On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, FAAN and Rachele Durango, MSN, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, two of the authors of the article titled, “Predictors of Hospital Readmi…
Voices in Action: WOCN Public Policy & Advocacy Insights
Click here for all the latest Public Policy and Advocacy updates and documents
Click here for information on the Lymphedema Treatment Act
Click here to learn more about the Alliance of Wound Care Stake…
WOCNext® 2023 Opening Keynote: Bring Your Soul To Work
WOCNext 2023 will take place from June 4-7, 2023, both in Las Vegas and virtually. WOCNext is the ONLY educational event of the year hosted by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals th…