UAB Hospital actively involves CWOCNs in numerous multidisciplinary teams such as the Quality Council, Interdisciplinary Skin Team, and Value Analysis Team this nominee empowers these specialists to serve as content experts and leaders in their fields. This holistic approach not only elevates care standards but also reinforces the integral role CWOCNs play in shaping hospital policies and practices. Through these initiatives, the nominee stands as a model of excellence, fostering a culture where specialized knowledge is both recognized, appreciated,and harnessed for the benefit of all patients.

In this episode we are joined members of the UAB Hospital:

Terry Poe – CNO of UAB Hospital

Marty Vander Noot – Medical Director of the WOC Team at UAB Hospital

Holly Waller – Senior Director of Trauma, Burn & Inpatient Wound Services

Members of the UAB Hopsital WOC Nurse Team:

• Kelly Chapman, BSN RN CWOCN – WOC Team Lead
• Dylan Carpenterr, MSN, RN, CWOCN, PCCN, MEDSURG-BC 
• Bridgitt Vola MSN, RN, CWOCN, CRRN

WOCNCB Award committee members:

• Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON, NEA-BC, CPHQ
• Sarah Erslev, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, NI-BC

At NCH Healthcare System the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team educates nursing staff, participates in shared governance, updates and writes new policies and has significant input for wound, ostomy, and continence products.  The WOC Nursing Director is a CWOCN. In this episode we are joined members of the NCH Healthcare System team:

Gina Teegarden, RN, BSN, BHA, MBA, CENP, Chief Nursing Executive NCH

WOCNCB Certified:

• Ursula Andrus, RN, BSN, CWON 
• Debra Percher RN, BSN, CWON
• Jaime Pinnock RN, BSN, CWCN
• Selma Musha RN, BSN, CWCN 

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Northside Hospital team.

• Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON
• Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
• Linda S. McKenna, MSN RN CWOCN

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses, team collaboration with all the units.

At Northside Hospital the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Northside Hospital, Georgia team:

• Patricia Tyson - Nurse Director for WOC Nursing and GI Services

WOCNCB Certified:

• Angela Dye  - WOC Nurse Manager
•  Jessica Wood - WOC Nurse Supervisor
• Elizabeth Blankeship-WOC Nurse and Preceptor
• Lytton Reese - WOC Nurse and Preceptor 

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Northside Hospital team.

• Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON
• Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Northside Hospital WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses, team collaboration with all the units and the nomination application process.

Listen to Linda McKenna, MSN, RN, CWOCN  and Lynette Gunn, APRN,GCNS-BC,CWCN,CFCN discuss the new 2024 Professional Growth Portfolio (PGP) requirements. The streamlined requirements will make more nurses eligible to recertify without taking an exams! 

 To celebrate our 45th anniversary. WOCNCB President Jessica Simmons speaks with WOCNCB Certified Janice Colwell, Mary Gloeckner, Bonnie Rolstad and Ruth Bryant to highlight the specialty, inspiration to become certified and the changes in the specialty, their practice and role over the years. 

At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles the WOCNCB Certified Nurses team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team:

•  Anita Girard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President of Nursing
• Patricia “Peachy” Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director of Nursing
• Annie Azor-Ocampo, MSN RN CWOCN DAPWCA, A Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Department of Wound and Ostomy Care
• Mathew Monterola, DNP, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, Associate Director of Clinical Support Programs, SPHM, WOCN, Inpatient Diabetes Education, & Dialysis 

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team.

• Alex Aningalan, MSN RN CWO
• Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
• Holly Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP. ANCC

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses and the nomination application process. 

Kristen Benavides BSN, RN, CWOCN interviewing S. Joga Ivatury, MD, MHA, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Dell Medical School and currently practices at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Austin. They will discuss the important role a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence nurse has in both the inpatient and outpatient setting providing essential support and education to patients.

In this episode you will hear Kate Clayton-Jones, a CFCN and founder of FootCare by Nurses. Kate has built her business from the ground up as a skilled nursing agency that fills the gap in foot care between the medical podiatric approach to feet and the cosmetics of pedicures focusing on improving overall foot function and a patient’s quality of life.

Are you a bachelor’s prepared RN or AP nurse working in Wound, Ostomy, Continence or Foot Care? Use your experience to become Certified!
Hear from a nurse working in wound care who used the Experiential Pathway to become eligible to sit for the CWCN® exam!

The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN®) offers free access to “Getting Ready for Certification” articles for wound, ostomy, continence, and foot care. Jessica Simmons MSN, APN, FNP-C, CWON, DNC is the WOCNCB Board Liaison to the JWOCN and shares how these articles can be used as an exam prep tool along with some basic studying tips. These articles are an excellent resource to help prepare for WOCNCB exams and are free open access articles available on the JWOCN® online site.

Gina Day Day BSN, RN, CWON® and Lydia Beal BSN, RN, CWOCN® are filling a gap providing expert clinical care virtually. Learn how they established an online clinic to provide access to care and develop step by step care plans for each patient, helping patients live life with confidence.

Star was a nurse for critical care and trauma in Acute Care before becoming a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse in 2008. She remained in Acute Care until 2018, when she was given the opportunity to start an Outpatient Clinic at UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center specifically focusing on Ostomy patients.

Jeanine Gleba, the Advocacy Manager at United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) discusses the value of specialty nursing with Joanna Burgess-Stocks a Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN). Across the country, there is a huge gap in access to Certified Ostomy Care Nurses. Hear the positive difference access to a Certified Ostomy Care Nurse has on patients, families the health care facility staff. Joanna will discuss the specialty education and clinical skills needed for specialty nursing certification.

Lisa and Sarah are volunteers on the Professional Growth Program Committee, otherwise known as the PGP Committee and will be explaining the difference between Professional Practice Points vs Specialty Points for the Professional Growth Portfolio and also touch on the PGP Audit process.

Hear from George Salamy, a longtime volunteer on the board of United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) and a former WOCNCB Public Board Member and Public Policy committee member. George has lived with an ostomy for 40 years and shares the positive impact a WOCNCB Certified Nurse can have on patient care, quality of life and outcomes.

Jill Trelease DNP(c), FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN, Clay Collins APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN and Jonathon BSN, RN, CFCN discuss the motivation of becoming a CFCN and the value and benefits it brings to their work setting and patients.

We are proud of our nurses and appreciate their dedication to patient care. WOCNCB® wanted to share some of their stories. Hear how they are rising to the challenge and adapting to provide services where needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. You will hear from: Holly Hovan CWOCN-AP®, Jessica Simmons CWON®, Sarah Erslev CWOCN®, CFCN®, Jonathan F. Smith CFCN® and Cathy Wogamon, CWON®, CFCN®.

As a CWOCN In the Acute Care setting, Kristen is the go-to expert for wound and ostomy care. Kristen shares her knowledge and educates clinicians RNs, MDs, as well as, patients and new parents on a variety of topics from wound assessment and dressing techniques to self-ostomy care. She is grateful for the opportunity to have a positive impact on her patient's lives and hopes to inspire others.

Susan Solmos, MSN, RN, CWCN interviewing Janice C. Colwell, RN, MS, CWOCN, FAAN of University of Chicago Medicine. Janice has practiced as a WOC nurse for 40 years at the University of Chicago Medicine, most recently in the outpatient stoma clinic.

Jessica Simmons, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CWON, DNC is a nurse practitioner and shares her experience as the "go to" person for any wound and ostomy condition in a hospital based nurse-run physician supported clinic.

Holly Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN-ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP is an advanced practice registered nurse at the Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, proudly serving those who have served.