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Innovation in Ostomy Care Exhibit

Each year over 12,000 people in Canada undergo ostomy surgery requiring specialized containment devices which are uniquely designed to provide safe, effective and discreet care. On November 6, 2018, the Innovation in Ostomy Care exhibit was opened at the Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, at the Mount Sinai site of Mount Sinai Health System, in Toronto. This exhibit houses ‘ostomy artifacts’, which serve as an educational venue and a historical display of the development of ostomy products. Over thirty items chronicle an incredible story of the advancing technology of ostomy products from the 1920s to present.

Explore the timeline of individualized care through the evolution of ostomy medical devices. Created to showcase the unique feats of technology that support the management of various digestive conditions related to ostomy, the display describes the development of the exhibit, the ostomy artifacts with Text-to-Speech access and provides a list of resources for the healthcare professional and public.

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Thanks to the collaboration of the Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) the Exhibit has its home base within the WOCInstitute website. We are thrilled to be able to share the success of this moment with all partners.

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The link to the NSWOCC website is below.  Once on the home page, the user hovers over the WOCInstitute tab and the Innovation in Ostomy Care Exhibit will appear.  Clicking on the title will direct the viewer to the Exhibit.

https://ostomyexhibit.woceducation.ca/