Choosing and marking a stoma site, with accompanying patient education, is an important part of care for patients who may need an ostomy. Professionals involved in the care of patients undergoing ...

What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of experience with wound care, even if only an accidental cut, scrape or burn.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Convatec, a leading medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, is excited to announce its global collaboration ...

UAB’s Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) team was recently featured on a podcast for WOC teams nationwide. After being recognized earlier this year with the 2025 Employer Recognition Award from the ...

N.J., is spearheading a congressional sign-on letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz to delay the competitive bidding program (CBP) for ostomy and urological supplies, AAHomecare reports.

The ongoing nursing shortage is also limiting the pool of wound care nurses. “Nurses who are certified to care for wounds and ostomies are in short supply, at Kaiser Permanente and all over the ...

Two wound ostomy nurses have proposed a scale that distinguishes between end-of-life skin failure and pressure injuries (PIs), a tool that could lead to better interventions and decrease reimbursement ...

Wound care costs the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $50 billion annually. The large fiscal burden suggests wound care may be an overlooked target for quality improvement and cost reduction ...

WILLMAR - Rice Memorial Hospital's outpatient clinic for wound, ostomy and continence care will soon be able to expand, thanks to an upcoming renovation that will add more space. The hospital board of ...