The Year in Review

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The Year in Review

• Laurie McNichol
• WOCN Society President

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Special Guests

• WOCN Society Past Presidents

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Past Presidents

• Debra Broadwell-Jackson (81-85)
• Linda Klein (85-87)
• Glenda Motta (87-89)
• Kristy Wright (89-93)
• Ruth Bryant (93-97)
• Bernie Cullen (97-99)
• Dorothy Doughty (99-2001)

• Edith Lenneberg (69-71)
• Henrene Honesty (71-73)
• Mary Jane (May) Brewer (73-75)
• Patricia Zollars (75-77)
• Bettie Jackson (77-79)
• Bonnie Bolinger (79-81)
• unable to attend

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Three Areas of Commitment for Board

• To support programs that contribute to the
  evidence base for Wound, Ostomy and Continence
  nursing practice
• To assume responsibility for being responsive to
  the needs of our membership while simultaneously
  creating an environment for growth and financial
  security

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Three Areas of Commitment for Board

• To seek and maintain collaborative relationships.

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Collaborating Organizations
WORLD COUNCIL ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPISTS
Nursing Organizations Alliance
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Achievements WOCN Foundation

• Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI)
• 1. Evidence Based Report Cards
• 2. Co-hosts of NNRR
• 3. Small Research Grant Funding Program
• 4. Execution of first Consensus Meeting

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Achievement in Foundation Operations

• Interviewed and appointed new Director for WOCNs
  Center for Clinical Investigation
• Modified Charge to CCI Advisory Board group now
  to be called CCI Board of Directors

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Small Research Grant Sponsors

• Hollister, Incorporated
• Three-year grant dedicated to the study of
  continence disorders
• ConvaTec, a Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
• Three-year grant dedicated to the study of
  fecal and urinary diversions

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Small Research Grant Sponsors

• Sage Products, Inc. (New!)
• Three-year grant dedicated to the study of
  perineal skin care

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Scholarship

• Foundation Annual
• Fund Raising Campaign
• yielded 33, 870
• (includes the matching gift donation from
  ConvaTec and the contribution from the R.B.
  Turnbull fund in addition to member contributions)

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R.B. Turnbull Scholarship Fund Donors

• Bard Medical Division
• Coloplast Corporation
• ConvaTec
• Cymed, Inc.
• Hollister, Inc.
• Incutech, Inc.

• Marlen Manufacturing Co.
• Mentor Corporation
• Nu-Hope Laboratories
• Smith and Nephew United, Inc.
• Torbot Group

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Scholarship Disbursement

• 30 Entry into Practice Awards
• 6 Continuing Education Awards

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New Scholarship Award

• Memorial award to honor Dr. Sherri Smith
• Funded by Carrington Laboratories
• Twice-yearly monetary award for a WOC nurse
  demonstrating excellence in education
• Inaugural Award to be presented at this meeting

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WOCN SocietyFour Arms of the Business

• Practice
• includes both Clinical and Professional
  Practice Committees
• Education
• includes CE as a subcommittee, National
  Conference Planning Committee

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WOCN SocietyFour Arms of the Business

• Operations
• includes Nominations and Public Policy
  Committees
• Communication and Marketing
• includes newsletters, web site, marketing
  product review

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Accomplishments in Practice New Guideline

• Fourth and final in the series of Wound
  Guidelines
• Joins Guidelines for Lower Extremity Arterial
  Disease, Pressure Ulcers, and Lower Extremity
  Neuropathic Disease (released in summer 2004)
• All are available in the WOCN bookstore

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Accomplishments in Practice New Publication

• Prevalence and Incidence A toolkit for
  Clinicians
• Two-part document (epidemiology review and acute
  care tool)

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Accomplishments in Practice New Publication

• Professional Practice Manual
• (3rd Edition)

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Accomplishments in Practice Best Practice
Documents

• Published
• 1. Peristomal Skin Complications
• 2. Stoma Complications
• 3. Discharge Planning (Ostomy)
• Due Out This Summer (Complete)
• 4. Ankle/Brachial Index (Patient and Clinician
  Versions)
• 5. Conservative Sharp Wound Debridement Toolkit
• Currently Awaiting Content Validation
• 6. Bladder Diary
• 7. Pediatric Ostomy Best Practice Document
• 8. Bowel Prep

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Accomplishments in Education

• Improvements in Annual Conference planning
  process
• 1. On-line abstract submission
• 2. Audience response system to be used in
• Ostomy Consensus Session
• WOC Education Programs continue to graduate new
  practitioners
• Accreditation Committee conducted successful site
  visits for 2 Programs

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Accomplishments in Operations

• Electronic election conducted in March 2005 with
  a 21 response rate
• Public Policy Committee ensures WOCN presence at
  NIWI with 8 attendees (5 Scholarship recipients)
• WOCN represented in Wound Stakeholder Group
  projects
• WOCN joins ANA as an Organizational Affiliate
  along with 14 other specialty nursing
  organizations will attend ANA House of Delegates

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Accomplishments in Operations

• WOCN awarded two-year NCA grant
• Purpose is to enhance members competence in
  caring for geriatric patients within our
  specialty areas

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Accomplishments in Operations

• Board conducted RFP for Management Services
• Transitioned to new firm for management services
  in spring of 2005

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Accomplishments in Communication and Marketing

• Link to Leadership continued for
  member-to-leader communication
• Regional and Affiliate President listserv
  utilized for discussions among this peer group
• Color poster provided to all members as marketing
  tool for WOC Nurse Day

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Accomplishments in Communication and Marketing

• Electronic Newsletter (WOCNow) issued bi-monthly
• Hard copy, four-color newsletter (WOCNews)
  issued quarterly
• Multiple WOCN Society Website enhancements
• WOCN Society Pin commissioned (10K and Gold
  Filled)

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Accomplishments in Communications and Marketing

• Numerous press releases issued regarding WOCN
  activities and product launches many picked up
  by other journals, sources
• Formal Call for Editor process conducted for
  JWOCN in spring of 2005
• Board interviewed and appointed new journal
  (JWOCN) Editor

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People To People Ambassador Program

• WOCN has been invited to participate in its
  third professional international delegation
• Over 30 Society members will travel to Russia in
  September

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Volunteers

• Over 100 members are currently volunteering on
  WOCN Society Committees
• Thank you!

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Looking Ahead

• Revisit and commit to Strategic Plan
• Continue with plan to strengthen Societal
  operations/processes

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Looking Ahead

• Solidify bonds with related organizations
  consider joint projects to conserve resources
  (financial as well as human)
• Embark on new endeavors to advance the evidence
  base for this specialty

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A New Concept

• Discussions at the Societys Strategic Planning
  Sessions have mentioned welcoming those from
  other disciplines into our Society as full
  members (not associate)

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Rationale for Examination

• As WOCN is a leader in information, education and
  policy pertaining to wound, ostomy and
  continence, the WOCN Society Board of Directors
  has a responsibility to continuously examine the
  world in which our patients live and in which our
  members practice

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Background

• What are the facts?
• 1. We are in the early stages of a significant
  nursing shortage
• 2. The baby boomer population is approaching
  the age at which they will become consumers of
  healthcare services increasing the need for
  additional providers of care

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Background

• 3. The majority of our members are practicing
  in the single-specialty of wound care and this is
  contributing to an access-to-care issue for
  some of our consumers
• 4. Other disciplines are already encroaching on
  the peripheral areas of our practice
  specifically continence and ostomy care

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So?

• The Board believes that every WOC patient has the
  right to care provided by a WOC specialty
  clinician. There may not be enough clinicians
  for the increasing need
• The Board has committed to thoroughly explore the
  concept of a multidisciplinary, tri-specialty
  organization so that we can bring to the
  membership a snapshot of the issues

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So?

• Hmmmmmto some
• Ho Hum.to others

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Whats Next?

• Over the next few months, there will be surveys
  designed and executed so that the Board can
  continue to build an information base on this
  topic
• The Society has contracted with a Healthcare
  Market Survey firm for conduct of these surveys

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And then?

• When there is information to share, it will be
  shared in a complete, organized way and designed
  for member input
• This is not a done deal
• Changes of this nature have been and will ALWAYS
  be membership decisions

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Still have questions?

• Come to the Membership Forum on Tuesday
• Call any Board Member

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Thank You To Our Bronze Level Sponsors

• Carrington Laboratories
• Edgepark Surgical

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Thank You To Our Silver Level Sponsors

• 3M
• Pfizer

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Thank You To Our Gold Level Sponsors

• Coloplast Corporation
• ConvaTec, a Bristol Meyers Squibb Co.
• Healthpoint, Ltd.
• Hollister
• Johnson Johnson Wound Management

• KCI
• Molnlycke Health Care
• Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories
• Sage Products, Inc.
• Smith Nephew

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Thank You to the 2004-2005 Board of Directors

• Dianne Mackey, Vice President
• Bev Folkedahl, Secretary
• Stephanie Yates,
• Treasurer

• Directors At Large
• Jan Stanfield
• Colleen Drolshagen
• Jo Ann Catanzaro
• Ben Peirce

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Thank You to the 2004-2005 Standing Committee
Chairs

• Judy Dutcher, Clinical Practice
• Phyllis Kupsick, Professional Practice
• Coni Ellis, Education
• Margaret Goldberg,
• National Conference Planning

• Bernie Cullen, Nominations
• Lee Ann Krapfl, Public Policy
• Nancy Gustafson, Communications and marketing

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The Future

• has never looked brighter for the Society.

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Thank you.