This special podcast is part of the Ostomy Observations Series, a 6-part series included in the “Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow” Program. In this episode, we delve into Surplus Ostomy Supply Management with Jan Colwell, a distinguished WOC care expert.
Jan discusses various topics including patient concerns about acquiring extra supplies, advice for nurses on pouching system assessments, recommendations for initial pouch and accessory quantities, options for donating supplies, institutional barriers to receiving surplus supplies, tips for patients managing their stock supply, strategies for WOC nurses to support disparity populations, and pearls of wisdom for both nurses and ostomy patients.
Both the Ostomy Observations podcast series and the Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow Program are commercially supported through an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated. For additional information, please visit wocn.org/exceptionaloutcomes. The WOCN® Society does not endorse or support products or services.
Episode Resources:
For resources mentioned in this episode, including organizations where you can donate unused ostomy supplies, visit the links below:
Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA (FOW)
Friends of Ostomates Worldwide (Canada) (FOWC)
United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) Support Group finder
American Cancer Society
USC Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
About the Speaker:
Janice Colwell, APRN, CWOCN, FAAN, is an advanced practice nurse certified in wound ostomy and continence care. She most recently practiced at the University of Chicago Medicine providing care to patients with ostomies. She is a past president of the WOCN Society and Friends of Ostomates Worldwide USA, and has contributed to ostomy patient care by editing several ostomy care textbooks, participating in ostomy research projects, authoring multiple ostomy-based articles, and is the co-section editor of the ostomy section of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (JWOCN).