Ostomy Canada Society
5800 Ambler Dr., Suite 210 L4W 4J4 Mississauga, ON, Canada

OASC May Newsletter is now released and is available to view live on Ostomy Canada Website. Feel free to check it out! https://www.ostomycanada.ca/oasc-may-2021-newsletter/

Colorectal Cancer Canada is holding a virtual community conference for patients, survivors, caregivers, their family members and healthcare practitioners. Join this conference on May 18th & 19th to hear stories and experiences, while learning to advocate for yourselves and supporting others. Hear from a panel of experts and other patients, participate in interactive workshops, all while strengthening your network within the colorectal cancer community. This will help ensure you obtain the right treatment at the right time, while improving your quality of life and outcomes. Complimentary registration at: tinyurl.com/CCCConference . . #ostomy #ostomycare #colorectalcancer #ccran #symposium #virtualevents #cancer #ostomyawareness #ostomybag #ostomyfitness #ostomyreversal #ostomycanadasociety #ostomycanada #ostomycaretips

Don't forget to save your spot. Registration link: https://www.ostomycanada.ca//ccran-early-onset-colorectal/ . . #ostomy #ostomycare #colorectalcancer #ccran #symposium #virtualevents #cancer #ostomyawareness #ostomybag #ostomyfitness #ostomyreversal #ostomycanadasociety #ostomycanada #ostomycaretips

John Molnar, Vice President and Richard Olley, Director of Friends of Ostomy Worldwide Canada (FWOC) will be speaking about the important work their organization does to ensure ostomy supplies are collected and distributed to ostomates in need of those supplies around the globe. Need more information? Contact - [email protected]

Ostomy Canada Connects April 2021 is now published to be viewed live on our website. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/ostomy-canada-connects-april-2/

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In order to improve care for people living with a Kock Pouch, we are trying to better understand how many people there are in Canada who have one. If you have an existing Kock Pouch, please let The Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) know. You can email [email protected] https://www.ostomycanada.ca/looking-for-numbers-of-people-/

Ostomy Canada Connects for January 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//ostomy-canada-connects-for-january-2021

We publish a newsletter called Ostomy Canada Connects four times a year. The latest issue is shown below: Click here to download the file. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/ostomy-canada-connects-january/

The Medical/ Lifestyle Advisory Team is looking for volunteers to fill positions. We are looking for: Physiotherapist Pharmacist G.P. or Surgeon To add to our team, which includes an NSWOC, Nurse, Naturopath and Dietician. The role includes answering relevant questions (about 4 per year) and once a year writes a short article to be published in Ostomy Canada Magazine. Interested? For more information, please email Andy Manson at [email protected] Thank you for helping people in Canada living with an ostomy. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/volunteer-medical-lifestyle-ad/

Welcome, January 2021 a time of new beginnings and quiet reflection, the perfect time to refocus your priorities and set goals to guide how you live your life. One of our new goals is to send you your newsletter a few days early so you can learn about our guest speaker in our upcoming meeting and recap the minutes of our previous zoom meeting.... https://www.ostomycanada.ca/oasc-january-2021-newsletter/

Question: I have had an ileostomy for one year. I recently read about certain drugs and vitamins that are best taken in liquid form. How can I find out more? For example - which vitamins that I am currently taking actually dissolve properly in just my small intestine, and also drugs in pill form, such as Cortef - hydrocortisone - which I am currently taking for adrenal insufficiency.... https://www.ostomycanada.ca/liquid-medications/

The Visitor Training Manual has been updated on our website. Click here to go to the page. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/updated-visitor-training-manual/

The document below shows the number of applicants for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), the number of accepted, number rejected. For ostomates, the important category is eliminating. Click here to download the file. Click here for our Disability Tax Credit Brochure. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/stats-from-cra/

Part of the money raised during the Annual Stoma Stroll Awareness Walk is used to provide Education Awards. There are two education award programs: Are you a post-secondary student? Ostomy Canada Society is offering $1000 awards (formerly called bursaries) for post-secondary students to pursue their education. (Select the first tab for more information). Are you a registered nurse? Ostomy Canada Society is offering $1500 for registered nurses to become NSWOC Nurses. (Select the second tab for more information). The deadline to register is December 31. For more information, please click on this link: https://www.ostomycanada.ca/apply-for-an-education-award/

Hello Everyone TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN WE ARE GOING VIRAL!!! Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect. J.K. Rowling OASC November 2020 Newsletter. This email provides the PDF and FlipBook versions of the newsletter. The FlipBook can be seen as readers spreads, as though you were flipping through a magazine on your computer or single pages on your smartphone. [ 109 more words ] https://www.ostomycanada.ca/oasc-november-2020-newsletter/

The deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to receive the one-time payment has been extended from September 25, 2020, to December 31, 2020. To learn more about the Disability Tax Credit and how it applies to people living with an ostomy, visit this page. https://www.ostomycanada.ca/deadline-extended/