Convatec recently announced its global collaboration with the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society. The WOCN is the largest and most recognised professional nursing community dedicated to advancing the care of individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs. Together, Convatec and the WOCN Society are now developing two best-in-class, free, and educational initiatives to enhance general ostomy care knowledge for nurses.
The two initiatives include online advanced courses in ostomy care and the ostomy care associates (OCA) programme – both of which are designed to enhance the standard of care that ostomy patients receive by providing education for both specialised and non-specialised nurses. These programmes will be available in the US, UK, Ireland, Brazil, Poland, and China later in 2025, and the first programmes are launching in the US, UK, and Ireland.
President of the WOCN Society Vittoria Pontieri-Lewis said: “We are grateful to Convatec for making this unique programme possible. This collaboration will expand access to continuing education in ostomy care, ultimately helping individuals with ostomies benefit from current evidence-based practices and receive the optimal care they deserve.”
Convatec has curated a library of complementary self-paced and on-demand online courses that have been developed and administered by the WOCN. The courses selected were chosen by experts in ostomy care because they will help equip healthcare providers with the specialised knowledge and skills needed to offer optimal pre-operative, post-operative, and ongoing care.
Bruno Pinheiro, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ostomy Care at Convatec, added: “Forever caring is the promise we make to our customers, including patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals. We are delighted to launch this new collaboration with the WOCN Society to offer education that we believe will give more patients access to best-in-class ostomy care and improve quality of life for the growing number of people living with an ostomy worldwide.”
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