Thursday, June 24, 2021 - Saturday, June 26, 2021
WOCNext is an experiential event featuring online education, networking, and activities geared towards WOC nurses and other healthcare professionals dedicated to providing expert care to patients with wound, ostomy, and incontinence needs.
WOCNext 2021: A Virtual WOW Experience with the WOCN® Society and Relias will serve as the annual education event for both the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN®) and Relias and will join WOCNext and Wild on Wounds event attendees together for one BIG event that includes:
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Earn the recognition you deserve for your successful skin damage prevention program. The successful program will be recognized during a symposium at WOCNext 2021.
Simon is a Breakthrough Strategist who goes beyond feel-good content and provides real-life deliverables that impact lives. He has worked with 1800 organizations in 49 countries. A few of his clients include Google, Microsoft, MasterCard, Hilton Hotels, American Nurses Association, and the National Security Association. Simon has more than 30 yrs’ experience in the hospitality industry including serving as sales director for Disney Institute.
Dr. Graciela Bauza is a Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon and Surgical intensivist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In an effort to improve patient care and outcomes related to necrotizing soft tissue infections she has been integral in the development and implementation of a care algorithm and power plan for these patients.
Carole Bauer is employed by the Beaumont Health System in Troy, Michigan as a Wound and Ostomy Nurse Practitioner. She is a champion of WOC nursing and an active member of the WOCN Society. She has served as a member of the board of directors and was a co-author of the 2nd edition of the Scope and Standards for WOC Nursing. Currently she is the chair of the WOCNext abstract review committee and a member of the stoma site marking position statement task force.