{"id":64352,"date":"2019-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/06\/unmcs-college-of-nursing-partners-on-inaugural-event\/"},"modified":"2019-03-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T06:00:00","slug":"unmcs-college-of-nursing-partners-on-inaugural-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/06\/unmcs-college-of-nursing-partners-on-inaugural-event\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC’s College of Nursing partners on inaugural event"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNMC College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education (CON CNE) is excited to partner with the Nebraska affiliate of the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing (WOCN) Society for the first Nebraska Affiliate of the WOCN Society Conference, “Pursuit to Excellence: Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Management.”<\/p>\n

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Contact hours provided<\/h3>\n

There will be 6.0 nursing contact hours provided. Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (CWOCNs) require ongoing specialized knowledge and skills to not only maintain their specialty certification, but to continue to lead the way in providing quality evidence based care with the intention to overcome these challenges that patients encounter. Course ID: 19CE001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The event will be held on April 5 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha. The registration fee is $85. <\/p>\n

As the aging population continues to rise, so will comorbidities resulting in wound, ostomy, continence and foot care issues. Health care professionals need to understand the various approaches to these specialty areas to further improve the health of patients with already debilitating diseases or illnesses. <\/p>\n

The event will provide nurses across the state and beyond who specialize in the care of wounds, ostomies, and continence related issues with targeted training from experts in the field, many of which are UNMC and Nebraska Medicine researchers and clinicians:<\/p>\n