Bonus Episode 25 (Bonus) EP 25: Soft Convexity in the Operating Room


On this bonus episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, WOCC(C), to discuss a clinical project to help enhance patient recovery and adaptation to life with an ostomy, including implementing soft convexity into the operating room to deliver better patient outcomes.

This podcast episode is supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated. The WOCN® Society does not endorse specific products and services.

Episode Resources:
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 send an email to rosemary.Hill@vch.ca

Contact Hours: 0.5

Disclosure:
The planners and faculty for this program have nothing to disclose unless listed on the event website. All potential Conflicts of Interest have been reviewed by the Lead Nurse Planner, Nurse Planner, and Director of Education, and resolved according to the WOCN Society policy to ensure that no bias exists as a result of disclosed relevant financial relationships with Commercial Interest Organizations.

About the Speaker:
Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, WOCC(C), has been a nurse for over 35 years and is the recipient of the Award of Excellence in Practice from the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. She works at Lions Gate Hospital as a Nurse Specialized in Wound Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC). Her past volunteer activities include President of NSWOC from 2016-2018. Rosemary participates as a member on the British Columbia provincial Skin and Wound committee, continues to chair the Provincial Ostomy committee, and is an expert speaker at national and international events. Most recently volunteer activities have taken her to Argentina where she worked to provide wound education.