Welcome to the United Ostomy Association of Canada Website!
The United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to assisting all persons facing life with gastrointestinal or urinary diversions by providing emotional support, experienced and practical help, instructional and informational services through its membership, to the family unit, associated caregivers and the general public.
This site is designed to provide information about UOAC and its services. By
joining together, we will enhance the quality of life for ourselves and
for others who have had or will have bowel or bladder diversionary
surgery. We encourage you to contact a local support group in your area. For an online map of chapters and districts, click here. You can type your postal code in the bottom right hand search box to locate your city or town and then zoom in to find your nearest chapter or satellite.
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The United Ostomy Association of Canada, in conjunction with Ostomy Halifax will be holding a Chapter Information Session and Annual General Meeting from August 16 to 18, 2013. More information and registration forms are on our website: http://www.ostomycanada.ca/events/cis
There is a wide selection of material available. Some items are free of charge, while others must be purchased. For pricing and to order, click here to access the through the UOAC office. Highlights of several publications are outlined here: and here: Publication Order Form.
World Ostomy Day in Canada was September 29, 2012.
Although the official day has passed, there are a few things that you can read about various activities.
To see a summary of the activity of all the chapters, click here
Congratulations to Sharry Budd from Toronto who is the winner of the ConvaTec World Ostomy Day video contest. If you have not seen it, have a look here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSS2l9mOgmc - Sharry, you are an inspiration to us all. Thank you!
Hollister has announced winners of the 2012 World Ostomy Day Photo Contest. Winners are posted on their website; http:/www.hollister.com/us/files/pdfs/wod-calendar-2013.pdf. More information here: http://www.hollister.com/us/ostomy/virtual/wod_photo_contest_winners.asp?source=home_page
You can now donate to the United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. through CanadaHelps.org. Click on the image below:
The United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. has created a Traveller’s Communication Card for your use. It can be downloaded on this page, or you can ask the office for a copy. Download the Travel Passport by clicking here.
Our Discussion Board is now active! Read the announcement here. Go directly to the discussion board here.
We publish a monthly newsletter to keep members informed of the latest information. For the latest news about the UOAC, read the May 2013 newsletter. To read the last three issues of the UOAConnection, click here.
UOAC May Connection by Peter Folk
Read this month's President's message here.
WANTED
Submissions of articles: inspirational stories, struggles, triumphs,
travel, unforgettable moments, family - whatever story you have to tell
we would like you to submit.
Content is only as good as the submissions received. Without submissions, there is no magazine.
All submissions are welcomed and appreciated and should be sent to the editor: Lisa Gausman via the UOAC office by email or mail. For more information, view this page.
Paul Riome has a colostomy and is from Saskatoon and he embarked on a 36 day trek to Nepal starting October 6, 2012 and wants to share his experience on our website. Follow Paul & Gastronaut Hogus on their trek to Nepal here.
For comments on the website, contact the webmaster at email web@ostomycanada.ca
Upcoming Events
Life tells the stories ...
Joan Peddle, Moncton Chapter UOAC (January 2013)
Our unsung hero is our ET – Joan Peddle. Even though she is not an ostomate, she has helped make the Moncton Ostomy Chapter run smoothly. Joan has her RN, Bachelor of Nursing and Canadian Nursing Association certification in Community Health and Enterostomal Therapy. She has given 16 years or more years of service to community health care, working full time for the New Brunswick Extra Mural Program. She has been an ET nurse since 2006 and attends ET conferences to maintain her level of expertise. Joan also does volunteer work, and is currently involved with a dia-betic foot care peer education program through the Canadian Association of Wound care to support people with diabetes in caring for their feet.
Joan attends all Moncton chapter meetings and functions. She has attended and been involved in the Moncton Chapter cluster meetings and two visitor training sessions held in the Moncton area. She is involved in all chapter business as part of our Medical Advisory Board and is responsible for finding great guest speakers for our monthly meetings. She holds monthly Ostomy clinics at a local Lawton’s Pharmacy to help ostomates in the community. The purpose of these clinics is for Ostomates to be able to access the services of an ET nurse in the community, for consultations and to pro-vide education about products that are available.
She is a great mentor for old and new ostomates; she gives family members support and she informs the community how important it is to give unused appliances to the chapter to send to Friends of Ostomates Worldwide Canada. In 2006, Moncton held the annual UOAC meeting and Joan was chair for finance and registration. This meeting was very suc-cessful with over 200 participants. Joan was part of a great team of volunteers for our small numbers, but our Moncton Chapter has and always will be a great one to belong to.
Our chapter could use more people like Joan Peddle who makes the lives of all ostomates richer. For these reasons above, the Moncton Ostomy Chapter would like to nominate Joan Peddle for the unsung hero award.
