Watch for more information coming soon
• Pre-Conference Session
• 13 general Sessions
• Posters
• Up to 17 contact hours
• 5 Non-CE meal Symposia Planned
October 3 - 5, 2019
Columbus, GA
Conference Chair: Susan Fincher
Schedule of Events
| THURSDAY 10/03/2019 | |
| 6:00 AM | Registration PreCon; 9:00 AM General Sessions; 11:30 AM Exhibitors |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Pre-Conference Breakfast |
| 8 AM - 11 AM | Pre-Confefence: Mastering the Art of Managing Enterocutaneous Fistulas |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Lunch Symposium |
| 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | Welcome & Introductions |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Pressure Injury: Bridging Prevention and Best Practices |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Bridging the Bedside to Research |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Burn Care for the WOC Nurse |
| 4:15 PM - 6:45 PM | Grand Opening Reception with Exhibits and Appetizers |
| 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM | Reception honoring new members |
| 7:15 PM | Free night - dinners with vendors |
| FRIDAY 10/4/2019 | |
| 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM | Fun Run (Run for Resilience Ostomy Awareness) |
| 6:30 AM | Registration |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Symposium |
| 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Legal Aspects of WOC Nursing |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Continence |
| 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM | Exhibits |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch Symposium |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lower Extremity Wounds |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Identifying Atypical Wounds |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | Bringing Our Ostomy Heritage into Today's Healthcare |
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Visit with Poster Presenters |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner Symposium |
| SATURDAY 10/5/2019 | |
| 6:30 AM | Registration |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Symposium |
| 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Bridging New vs. Experienced WOC Nursing Practice |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Seeking Symmetry: Finding Patterns in Human Health |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break / Book Signing by Dr. Galloway |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Ostomy Panel |
| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | Lunch - Business Meeting and Awards |
| 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Break / Take down Posters |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Go Lean: Building Bridges Between WOC Nursing Practice and the Business of Healthcare |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | The WOCN Society's Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide (PSAG) for Clinicians |
| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
| Thurs 4 PM through Sat 1:15 PM |
WOC Nursing Poster Session posters will also be available online |
| ** Times / agenda subject to change | |
