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The WOCN Society’s podcast channel, WOCTalk, has officially hit the one-year mark in October 2019! WOCTalk is your opportunity to learn more about advocacy, education, and research that support the practice and delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence care needs. Here’s a look back at everything we’ve accomplished in our inaugural year of podcasting!
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ABOUT THE HOSTS: Jody Scardillo, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner J ody has over 20 years of WOC Nursing experience. She is currently a Director serving on the WOCN Society’s Board of Directors, the Abstract Chair for the WOCN Society National Conference Planning Committee and the Web Editor for the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN).
Kevin Emmons, DrNP, RN, APN, AGPCNP-BC, CWCN, CFCN Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
WOCTalk covers hot topics in WOC nursing and healthcare including deep tissue injuries, opioid usage and related wounds, legal issues in nursing, CAUTI, PMARSI and more! Here’s a look at our Top 10 most downloaded episodes to date:
r. Kevin Emmons is a Clinical Associate D Professor of Nursing, Director of Undergraduate Traditional Nursing Programs, and Wound Faculty in the graduate Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Education Program at the Rutgers School of NursingCamden. He is currently a Director serving on the WOCN Society's Board of Directors. He is a board certified Adult-Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner, Certified Wound Care Nurse, and is a Certified Foot Care Nurse. Additionally, Dr. Emmons is an Officer in the United States Army Reserves-Nurse Corps and has deployed to Iraq where he closely worked with Iraqi forces and international coalition partners regarding health practices.
• Wounds Among Persons Who Inject Drugs • Deep Tissue Injuries: The Future is in Your Hands • Slowing the Flow: Dietary, Fluid & Medication Management of the Patient with a High Output Stoma • Keep it Simple! Basic Ostomy Skin Care: A Guide for Patients and Health Care Providers • Pouching Made Easy: Creating an Essential Ostomy Tote for Emergency Room Nurses • Using a Collaborative Team to Reduce Pressure Injuries Originating in the Perioperative Division • Protecting Your Present and Future: Legal Issues, Being a Witness, EMR Documentation • WOCNext 2019: What to Know Before You Go If you think you’d be a good guest for an upcoming episode, you have an idea to share with us, or you’d like • Development of a Patient Peristomal questions or issues addressed in an upcoming episode Skin Assessment Guide of WOCTalk, send an email to podcast@wocn.org. • All About Nashville: A Sneak Peek at our WOCNext 2019 Destination
10 IN IT FOR YOU w ISSUE 9, DECEMBER 2019
