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The WOCN Society developed the Ostomy Care Associate (OCA) Program as a continuing education program to further empower wound, ostomy, and continence specialty nurses and to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the general ostomy knowledge for the entire nursing team. The OCA Program prepares LPNs, RNs, and other licensed clinicians to provide optimal care in ostomy, fistula, and percutaneous tube care, and function as an invaluable extension of any WOC nurse team. Eligible participants are RN and LPN/LVN. Awards 27 Nursing Contact hours. Online modules are completed over a 3-month period, followed by a 1-day hands-on session with a WOCN for competency, training and testing. The course is taught by Peggy Dorsey, MSN, RN, WOCN, a passionate clinical educator for Atrium Health At Home with 30+ years of teaching experience. For information on the OCA program, visit www.wocn.org/ostomy-care-associate-program. For questions regarding Atrium Health At Home's offering, contact Peggy.Dorsey@AtriumHealth.org. Teammates of Atrium Health and Associates - please contact Peggy Dorsey for possible discount promo codes available. Refunds are not available once the course has been assigned.

The Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Program developed by the WOCN Society is a continuing education program to further empower wound, ostomy, and continence specialty nurses and improve patient outcomes by enhancing their wound team. The WTA Program prepares non-specialty nurses to provide basic, bedside wound care. Graduates of the WTA Program who hold a nursing license are eligible for the WTA-C certification exam provided by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) Eligible participants are RN, LPN/LVN, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants. Awards 32.25 Nursing Contact hours and 21 Physical Therapy Continuing Clinical Units. Online modules are completed over a 3-month period, followed by a 1-day hands-on session with a WOCN for competency, training and testing. The course is taught by Peggy Dorsey, MSN, RN, WOCN, a passionate clinical educator for Atrium Health At Home with 30+ years of teaching experience. For information on the WTA Program and certification options, visit www.wocn.org/wound-treatment-associate-program. For questions regarding Atrium Health At Home's offering, contact Peggy.Dorsey@atriumhealth.org. Teammates of Atrium Health and affiliates - please contact Peggy Dorsey for possible discount promo codes available.