WOCTALK PODCAST

WOCTalk is the official podcast of the WOCN Society that discusses advocacy, education, and research that supports the practice and delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs.

Claim your podcast CE's here!

A select number of the 2022 WOCTalk podcast episodes offer credit to those who listened to them and complete the evaluation. To obtain credit for podcasts you listened to, you will first need to be logged in to your CEC account. After logging in, click the Podcast CE tab on the left side of this page to complete the evaluations and retrieve your certificate of completion.

The evaluation period will be open through midnight on Friday, February 24, 2023.


To Receive Credit:

  • Listen to each of the podcasts that you select in their entirety.
  • Indicate which podcasts you listened to and would like to claim credit for.
  • Complete/submit the evaluation.
  • Print out your certificate and/or save it to your computer. It will also be saved to your CEC account

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this program, the listener will identify one practice change they can implement based on information learned through the podcasts. The learner will report an understanding of policy and advocacy issues, current research, treatments, and use of innovative practice changes that can be applied to their practice across healthcare settings.


ANCC Accreditation Information:
Credits (Evaluation Required)
Earn up to 17.0 Contact Hours; 0 hours of pharmacology credit

Accreditation Statement
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.

Target Audience: RN, Nurse Practitioners, and Healthcare Professionals who work with WOC patients.


Disclosures:The planners and faculty for this program have nothing to disclose unless listed below.

  • Laurie McNichol – Hollister, Inc (Speaker’s Bureau); 3M (Consultant)

All potential Disclosures of Financial Relationships have been reviewed by the Accredited Provider Program Director, Nurse Planner, and Director of Education, and resolved according to the WOCN Society policy to ensure that no bias exists as a result of disclosed relevant financial relationships with Commercial Interest Organizations.


Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship:

  • Episode “Bonus EP 21: The WOC Nurse: emPOWERing the Leader Within” was supported by an educational grant from Medela
  • Episode “Ostomy Observations Series EP. 1: More than Asparagus - Urine Odor with a Urostomy” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated
  • Episode “Ostomy Observations Series EP. 2: Culturally Competent Care (C3) Dietary Information for Patients with an Ileostomy” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated
  • Episode “Ostomy Observations Series EP. 3: In the Thick of It - Modifying Stool Consistency with Fecal Stomas” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated
  • Episode “Ostomy Observations EP 4: Do It Myself - Promoting Independence in Pediatric Ostomy Care” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated
  • Episode “"Ostomy Observations Series EP 5: Let’s Talk About Sex: Sexual Function After Ostomy Surgery” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated
  • Episode “Bonus EP 23: ICD-10-CM Codes for Irritant Contact Dermatitis” was supported by an educational grant from 3M
  • Episode “Ostomy Observations Series EP 6: Is it A Wash? Colostomy Irrigation - Pros and Cons” was supported by an educational grant from Hollister Incorporated