Tim Henwood The University of Queensland (UQ); Health Ageing Research Fellow at the UQ/Blue Care Research Centre Exercise has proven health and wellbeing benefits, available to everyone independent of age, disease and/or disability. In addition to the control of...
- December 20, 2016
Berryman, Jacqueline STN CNC1, Clarke, Renuka STN CNC2 1 Epworth Richmond, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121, Jackie.Berryman@epworth.org.au 2 Epworth Richmond, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121, Renuka.Clarke@epworth.org.au Nurses often question their workloads in order to meet their patients’...
- November 13, 2016
Carmel Boylan1 1 Stomal/Wound Management Locum Nurse Practitioner, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA. The aim of this paper is to outline the indications for appendicostomy formation, its ongoing management and to highlight the requirement for patient compliance...
- November 6, 2016
Elizabeth English1 1 Stomal Therapy Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Bringing an idea to fruition isn’t a one person show; it takes passion, perseverance, dedication and hard work from a team of people committed to the task....
- November 2, 2016
Consumer and cost benefits of a Stomal Therapy Nurse outpatient service – a structured service model
Kirstie Ryan1 1Clinical Nurse Consultant, Bundaberg Hospital, Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service Surgical interventions are continuing to develop and evolve over time as well as enhanced recovery after surgery models reducing the patients length of stay (1). Combine this...
- October 19, 2016
Carmen George1 1Clinical Nurse Consultant Stomal Therapy /wound Management, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne This story is about the how Australian stomal therapy nurses got involved with our Indonesian colleagues and where that involvement has taken us and them. The journey...
- October 17, 2016
Andrea Farrugia CNC STN1 1 Ostomy Association of Melbourne, 14/25-37 Huntingdale Road, Burwood, 3125. Victoria. stn@oam.org.au Working as an STN at Ostomy Association of Melbourne (OAM) has allowed me a unique insight into the behind the scenes workings from...
- October 17, 2016
Jenny Robinson1 1Stomal Therapy Nurse, Townsville General Hospital Since 2008 in my role as the Stomal Therapy Nurse I have provided education and training for outpatient clients that have bowel management issues using the Coloplast, Peristeen Anal Irrigation system....
- October 17, 2016
Kirsty Walters1 1 Top End Health Service, PO Box 40596, NT, 0811, kirsty.walters@nt.gov.au Using a case study to illustrate key points, the devastating effects of unaddressed fecal incontinence post reversal of a Hartmann’s procedure are discussed. It is argued...
- October 17, 2016
Deirdre M Kiernan1 1 Mater Hospital Brisbane, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, QLD 4101. deirdre.kiernan@mater.org.au Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed male cancer in western society (1). It is predicted that greater than 17,000 Australian cases will be diagnosed...
- October 17, 2016