Ovarian cancer surgery and stoma care

Join Ovacome and stoma nurse, Barbara Milleret, for this webinar on ovarian cancer surgery and stoma care. Barbara will cover the following topics:

• Chemotherapy side effects
• Surgical side effects, for example scar tissue/adhesions and blockages, and why they happen
• Common stoma problems and possible ideas to help resolve them
• The impact of not having preoperative siting before surgery
• Psychological consequences

Barbara Milleret has been a stoma nurse for 20 years. Her background is surgical nursing, specifically colorectal surgery including stoma care. Barbara currently works as a Senior Clinical Team Leader with Salts Healthcare. The team looks after patients who have colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy surgery, ensuring holistic care at all times. 

Barbara has been working with Ovacome for 4 years, supporting the online stoma support group. You can find out more about the stoma support group here.

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You can join this session on your laptop, smartphone, or tablet (iPad). Here is some information about how to use Zoom on different devices:

On your computer

On your smartphone or tablet (iPad)

On your landline or mobile phone

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