Ostomy Management Course

Dramatically Improve Outcomes for Underserved Ostomy Patients

Each year thousands of people face life changing surgeries to correct gastrointestinal or urinary tract disorders. These individuals are from all age groups, and require trained professionals to help them successfully adapt to the unique concerns caused by these surgeries. An ostomy specialist is trained to understand both the physiological and emotional challenges people with stomas face on a daily basis.
 

Onsite Classroom Learning

This week-long course is rigorous but highly dynamic and prepares you for the certification exam. Instructors include nurses from diverse health care backgrounds, who are credentialed, dynamic and passionate about Ostomy Management.

Your path to certification begins with online modules. These in-depth and engaging modules teach the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal and urinary systems, so that you begin the onsite class prepared for hands-on skills laboratories and practice sessions. Benefits of this onsite course include:

• Quiet, dedicated time out of the office to really focus on wound care training
• Real, practical and hands-on use of new tools and techniques
• Opportunities to tackle subjects and ask questions outside the standard course training
• Networking with other learners, sharing experiences and social interaction
• Valuable feedback from the trainer and others in the group

Certification Examination

Your clinical experience and the knowledge gained from the course will help prepare you for a ostomy certification exam.

After registering for the course, if you plan to sit for a certification exam, you will select a credentialing board, complete their exam application, and pay their certification fees.  The credentialing board determines your exam eligibility.  For your convenience, the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® administers the certification examination at most course locations the day after the course concludes.