Bowel and Bladder Matters Podcast

History & evolution of WOC nursing and products

December 21, 2020 Mary Mahoney, MSN, RN, CWON, CFCN Season 2 Episode 14
Bowel and Bladder Matters Podcast
History & evolution of WOC nursing and products
Show Notes

Interested in the history of Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) Nursing? In this podcast we hear from Mary Mahoney, who has been a licensed WOC Nurse since 1993. She discusses the changes in WOC nursing and the introduction of different products throughout the years.

Guest Bio
Mary Mahoney is a Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) nurse at UnityPoint at Home, where she and her WOC team use their expertise to consult and collaborate with field clinicians providing care to patients in their homes via telehealth.  She is also adjunct faculty with the WEBWOC Nursing Education Program.  Mary is Past President and Board Member of the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB). She has served as member and chair of the WOCN Society Ostomy Committee. Her other roles include peer review, poster review, and document revision for the WOCN Society and Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC). She has authored several articles for the Journal of Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing and has spoken at National conferences. Mary has also served on numerous committees for the Iowa Affiliate of the WOCN Society.

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