Education & Training

Ms Kate Brereton, Ms Leanne Monterosso 1St John Of God Murdoch , West Leederville, Australia A recognised need for nurses to perform stoma site selection out of stoma therapist working hours initiated development of a Self-Directed Stoma Learning Package for...

Ms Kate Brereton, Ms Leanne Monterosso 1St John Of God Murdoch , West Leederville, Australia STOMA SITE SELECTION OUTSIDE STOMAL THERAPY NURSE HOURS A recognised need for nurses to perform stoma site selection out of stoma therapist working hours initiated...

Ms Julie Metcalf1 1Bega Community Health Centre, Bega, Australia South East Regional Hospital in Bega employs a sole practicing stomal therapy nurse on a part time basis during office hours in the community health setting. This service relies on referral...

Mrs Felicity Rackham1 1Epworth Eastern, Box Hill, Australia Stomal Therapy nurses have the ability to connect with ostomates, stoma nurses and the general public through social media networks such as YouTube, Spotify and other media platforms. These channels can be...

Ms Sharon Boxall1,2,3, Mrs Elizabeth  English2,3 1Silver Chain, Toodyay, Australia, 2AASTN, , Australia, 3WCET, , International Mauritius is a developing nation with a population of 1.26 million people. Ex-pat Mauritians living in Australia became aware of the work of Australian...

Mrs Joy Sears1 1Curtin University, Bentley, Australia Worldwide, there are very few undergraduate and postgraduate nursing degrees that offer dedicated wound management units. Most nursing curriculums have an integrated approach to learning and the small amount of literature available on...

Mrs Julia Kittscha1, Mrs  Brenda Christiansen1, Ms Helen  Richards2 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia, 2Wollongong Private Hospital, Wollongong, Australia Stoma education for nurses across the continuum is an essential part of the stomal therapy nurse’s role. Intentions are...