Course Summary
This recertification course is designed for clinicians who are renewing their ostomy management specialist certification. This is the only certification course in the country led by an occupational therapist with the collaboration of a registered nurse who lives with an ileostomy! This unique perspective offers insights into ostomy care that you will not find anywhere else.
Most other courses are 4+ days and more expensive. The staff at AppleTree CEU have spent thousands of hours perfecting the content so that it focuses on what you really need to know to have the confidence to take care of ostomy patients. This means getting recertified in as little as 3 days and less cost for you! You're welcome! 🙂
What are you waiting for? Sign up today!
Recertification Online - $699
E-mail us for Group Rates - admin@appletreeceu.com With a minimum attendance we can offer this class live online.
Our Ostomy Recertification Course is on-demand in a self-paced format. Click here to register and to see all our on-demand classes!
Before signing up for this course, please visit nawccb.org to make sure you meet the criteria to recertify with this course.
Requests for Accommodations -
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact AppleTree CEU at least two weeks prior to the course so accommodations can be made.
See what others are saying about this course!
"Excellent course. Highly recommend to all surgical RN's and OT's. Jeff is amazing! Most impressed."
"Jeff was the best!!! My ability to educate my patients has and will improve."
“I can not say enough great things about Jeff and his classes. He gave me the confidence and knowledge to assist patients with bowel and bladder issues."
"The lecture was informative and Jeff was more than happy to answer any questions or give further explanation. I really appreciate the handouts that were provided and often refer to them to refresh my memory or clarification.”
Thank you Jeff for being so informative, helpful, engaging and extremely patient. Also, thank you to Maggie for being bold and your willingness to be vulnerable by sharing your knowledge and personal experiences in order to educate others.
Objectives
- Articulate the role of the digestive and urinary system.
- Examine common causes of ostomy surgery.
- Explain continent and incontinent urinary and fecal diversions.
- Explain the different pouching systems and select the most appropriate system for each type of ostomy/stoma.
- Examine accessories used with stoma pouching systems and explain the indications for their use.
- Explain the common peristomal skin complications and select appropriate treatment interventions for protecting the skin.
- Explain stoma complications and treatment interventions to manage the difficult stoma.
- Implement occupation-based treatment interventions for each basic activity of daily living as it relates to ostomy care.
- Articulate the steps for colostomy irrigation and ileostomy irrigation.
- Articulate the basic care principles for enteral tubes.
- Explain the pouching principles for the pediatric population.
- Demonstrate all the steps for donning and doffing a 1-piece and 2-piece pouching system.
- Demonstrate the crusting technique for denuded skin.
- Demonstrate patient teaching for donning and doffing pouching system as well as basic skin care.
- Demonstrate patient teaching for ostomy care pre and post surgery.
Credit info
Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants: AppleTree CEU is an AOTA approved provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 00792. This live or online course is offered at 20 contact hours or 2.00 CEUs (Intermediate level, Category of Domain of OT and Occupational Therapy Process). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Registered Nurses & Licensed Vocational Nurses: AppleTree CEU is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0339-0924.
Disclosures – AppleTree CEU has no financial relationships to disclose.
Brochure
Schedule
Check the registration tab for dates online. If you would like to host a private course, please contact us!
Day 1 - All times are in CT
7:30 am Registration
8:00 - 8:15 Ostomy Intro
8:15 - 10:00 - Anatomy and physiology
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 12:00 - Causes of Incontinence and Fecal & Urinary Diversions
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:00 - Urinary and Fecal Diversions, Pre-op education, Stoma siting
2:15 - 2:30 - Break
Day 2 - All times are in CT
8:00 - 10:00 - Stoma Assessment, Pouching systems & accessories
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 12:00 - Ostomy pouch change, Pouching difficult stomas
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:30 - Pediatric Ostomy, Skin Complications, Lab
3:00 - 3:15 Break
Day 3 - All times are in CT
8:00 - 10:00 - Tubes, Drains & Wounds
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 12:00 - Tracheostomy Care, Psychosocial effects & Patient education
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:00 - Activities of Daily Living, Review, Practice Test
Course Completion Requirements
To receive contact hours, you must attend the entire education, complete a post-test with a score of 80% or higher, read all assigned material and pre-course modules and completion of evaluation form.