Patients at hospitals staffed by nurses who’ve earned specialty certification in wound, ostomy and continence care are less likely to experience pressure injuries, according to a recent study ...

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.

Few things are more vexing for frontline nurses than incontinence. Its prevalence can exceed 80% in many nursing homes. But addressing the issue effectively and compassionately can reap dividends not ...

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 ...

November 29, 2022 – Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, ...

You may not know it but this is World Continence Week dedicated to raising awareness of continence and treatments. Did you also know that urinary incontinence (UI) costs $16 billion a year? Did you ...

Ocampo will expand research to advance WoundVision’s position as the leader in pressure injury prevention, POA ...