MIDWEST REGIONAL OSTOMY EDUCATION CONFERENCE
MIDWEST REGIONAL OSTOMY EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Presented by OAGC and Hollister
Saturday, November 8, 2014
The Double Tree Hotel
75 W. Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights Rd exit off I-90
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
You will not want to miss this opportunity to learn all about ostomies, focusing on both medical and lifestyle issues.
Sponsors: Hollister, Coloplast, Ostomy Association of Greater Chicago, Northwest Community Hospital, Ostomy Association of Aurora, Mark Drug Medical Supply, Stoma Guard
Medical Advisor:
Bruce A. Orkin, MD
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of General Surgery
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Speakers:
Dr. Bruce Orkin, Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Ostomy Basics – Indications, Types of Ostomies and Surgical Considerations
Dr. Leslie Deane, Urologist
Urostomies – Basics of construction, Types and Common Complications
Dr. Tiffany Taft, Psychologist and Stephanie Horgan, Clinical Social Worker
Psychological and social aspects of ostomy surgery for patient and caregiver.
Karen Blum, APN, CWOCN
Non- surgical treatments for perastomal hernias
Madelene Grimm, CWOCN
Peristomal skin issues
Dr. Renjie Chang, OB-GYN with Brenda Elsagher
Intimacy
Kesuri Sethuraman, Physical Therapist
Linda Laurenz, Dietician
Robert Listecki, Pharmacist
Brenda Elsagher, Author “I Want to Buy a Bowel”
Ally Bain, Law Student drafted Restroom Access Law (Ally’s Law)
Laura Cox, Ostomy Lifestyle
Sessions for family/spouses
Stoma Clinic:
Organized and staffed by Diane Zeek, NP, CWOCN
If you would like to make an appointment for the Stoma Clinic (highly recommended!) please call 847-618-4968. Mention the Nov. 8th Ostomy Event.
Be sure to bring an appliance change with you.
The appointment phone line is being generously provided by Northwest Community Hospital.
Schedule:
8:00am – Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 4:30pm – Vendor Fair
9:00am – 5:30pm – Sessions with lunch break – boxed lunch included
8:30am – 4:00pm – Stoma Clinic
6:00pm – 9:00pm – Casual Evening Social – Hawaiian Pa’ina with Pu Pu’s (pun intended)
Vendor Fair Exhibitors: Hollister, Coloplast, Convatec, Mark Drug, Northwest Community Hospital, MPM Medical, Edgepark Medical Supplies, ABBVIE, Shield Healthcare, Oak Park Behavioral Medicine, Byram Healthcare, Stomastifler, Nascent, Stoma Guard, FOW, Youth Rally, and more.
Check back for updated details on speakers and exhibitors
If any attendee wants to stay over night, in addition to the Double Tree, there are a variety of price options; a Courtyard, a Red Roof Inn and a Motel 6 on Algonquin Rd, and a Holiday Inn Express, Wingate Inn and Jameson Inn on Arlington Heights Rd.
You will receive an email confirmation.
Event Photos
Event details
LOCATION: Arlington Heights, IL
VENUE: The Double Tree Hotel
START DATE: November 08th, 2014
TIME: 8:00am