Release Date: February 18, 2005
Expiration Date: June 30, 2008

Target Audience:
This program is designed to meet the educational needs of Nurses.

Program Goal:
The goal of this program is to assist non-specialized clinicians in developing a systematic approach to selecting an appropriate pouching system for their patients with a stoma.

Program Overview:
This program outlines the specific pouching features that should be considered when selecting an appropriate pouching system for the ostomy patient.

Statement of Need:
It is estimated that nearly 450,000 Americans of all ages are currently living with an ostomy, and nearly 120,000 additional individuals face this body-altering surgery each year. Affected persons and their families require competent care and knowledgeable healthcare professionals to help them cope with overwhelming concerns related to serious disease, changes in elimination and potential sexual impairment. Nurses are among those healthcare professionals who need access to current care guidelines, product information and educational information to meet the needs of adult ostomy patients and their families.

Intended Outcome:
Non-specialized clinicians working in a variety of clinical settings will have a working knowledge of specific pouching features that impact pouching system selection.

Principal Faculty:
Gwen B. Turnbull, RN, BS, ET

Gwen B. Turnbull is a respected healthcare consultant, facilitator, speaker, and author who has provided consulting services to a variety of major pharmaceutical and medical device companies as well as a number of private start-ups. Her consulting services include the development of professional and consumer clinical educational tools and reimbursement focused educational and marketing tools. She has been able to utilize clinical expertise and experience to justify reimbursement and influence coverage decisions for various medical devices with a variety of payers.

Ms. Turnbull founded one of the first independent Enterostomal Therapy Nurse practices in the U.S., serving as its president for seven years. This practice provided ostomy and wound-nursing services for hospitals, home health agencies, long term care facilities, and the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. During this period, she frequently served as a clinical investigator for clinical trials of emerging ostomy and wound care products. Gwen has also served as a member of the National Advisory Panel for the Development of Venous Leg Ulcer Guidelines at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former Advisory Board Member of La Salle University School of Nursing WOCNEP Graduate Program in Philadelphia. She is on the editorial board of an ostomy and wound care-related nursing journal for which she writes two monthly columns, and has authored numerous chapters and articles. Her professional experience and networking throughout Europe, Asia, South America and Africa brings real-world global clinical and business experience to each of her endeavors.

Disclosure:
Ms. Turnbull discloses that she is currently on the editorial board of Ostomy/Wound Management, lectures for HMP Communications, and is a consultant for ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb company.

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This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development. The course is researched thoroughly utilizing current literature and includes practical experiences. This course is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. The author(s) and the publisher specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course. AKH Inc. further disclaims any responsibility for undetected error, or from the reader's misunderstanding of the course. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of AKH Inc.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure:
This activity will not include discussions of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or are currently investigational.

Fee:
There is no fee associated with this activity.

This activity is supported through an educational grant from ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb company. All graphics contained in this program are provided courtesy of ConvaTec.

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For a paper copy of certificate of completion, participant must have access to a printer. Paper copies are not provided by the accreditor.

Estimated Time To Complete This Educational Activity: 60 minutes

Continuing Education Credit:
Requirements for Credit:
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Nurses: Click here to Continue
Nursing: This educational activity for 1.2 hours (0.12 CEUs) is provided by AKH Inc. AKH Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education in by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Editorial Review Board:
M. Kathleen Ebener, PhD, RN

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