Discover Series 1

In this first episode of the Discover Series, Angie Perrin explores the topical and challenging phenomena of the Covid-19 pandemic and its direct impact on the stoma care field. Speaking with a group of stoma nurse specialists from across the globe, we recognise and learn about experiences from everyday challenges to new ways of working. We go on to hear from high performance coach, Carolyne Crowe, who delves into the importance of learning cycles and acknowledging change to enhance thinking strategies and your clinical practice.

• To recognise some of the learnings brought about by working through a pandemic
• To understand the value of learning cycles and the importance of continuous reflection on clinical practice
• To gain valuable insights and guidance to enhance your clinical practice

Stoma Nurse Roundtable:

• Wenche Backstrøm, Stoma Care Nurse, Vest Agder University hospital, Norway
• Stefan Demur, Nurse Consultant Stomal Therapy and P.E.G. Tube Care, Geelong Hospital, Victoria Australia
• Rita Marren, CNS Stoma/Colorectal, Letterkenny University Hospital, Co Donegal, Rep. of Ireland
• Siobhan McGovern, Clinical Nurse Specialist Stoma Care, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Rep. of Ireland
• Marie McSweeney, Clinical Nurse Specialist Stomatherapy, Rep. of Ireland
• Margie Reid, Stoma & Wound Nurse Consultant, Surgical Specialties & Anaesthetics Division Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Lyell McEwin Hospital & Modbury Hospital SAHealth Government of South Australia
• Nicola Samways, Community Stoma Care Nurse, Salts Medilink, UK
• Maddie White, Lead Stoma/Colorectal Nurse Specialists, University Hospitals Birmingham and Chair of ASCN UK

Carolyne Crowe, BSc (Hons), BVetMed (Hons), MSc, FRCVS, Dip Coaching, Dip Stress Management and Wellbeing

Carolyne is an experienced equine vet, an award-winning personal performance coach, mentor, international speaker, researcher and lecturer.

Carolyne has a Masters degree in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and continues to research this field. She is a master trainer in DISC behavioural profiling, a CPCAB trainer in Stress Management and Wellbeing, a certified trainer in Resilience, a Mental Health First Aider and an Honorary Lecturer of the University of Liverpool.

She was awarded “Life Coach of the year 2015” at the International Coaching Awards, became an honorary Fellow of The Coaching Academy in 2016 and a founding member of the Coaching of Excellence accreditation in 2019. Carolyne was awarded her Fellowship to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2020 for her contribution to the Veterinary Profession.

Loving a challenge, in 2017, Carolyne ran 10 marathons in 10 days raising over £120,000 for the Brooke charity.

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The second episode of the Discover Series delves into the importance of taking extra care of your skin. In this session we hear from Clinical Research Lead, Mireille Hamson about the anatomy and physiology of the skin and the value of maintaining healthy peri-stomal skin. We then go on to hear from Dr Amanda Goodby who guides us through a more in-depth look at some of the science behind maintaining good skin health. Lead nurse, Maddie White, then shares her knowledge and expertise on both simple and complex cases of Fistula management.

• To increase knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the skin and be able to apply this in a stoma care setting
• Identify specific needs of an individual with an enterocutaneous fistula and enhance your confidence and ability to manage challenging or complex situations

Mireille Hamson Clinical Lead in Research Salts Healthcare, UK

Mireille works for Salts Healthcare as the Clinical Lead in Research where she has a special interest in skin health related to stoma care and new product development. She has the responsibility for offering expert clinical opinion and connecting research with the patient experience. Whilst doing this she still engages in clinical practice as a Stoma Specialist Nurse two days a week, ensuring her practice is relevant and current.

Mireille has a BSc (Hons) and has been a Registered General Nurse (RGN) for 23 years, and in 2002 progressed into the specialist domain of stoma care. Throughout her career she has developed her knowledge and practice around stoma care, as well as being proactive in the development of a hospital and community stoma care pathway. She has presented at various conferences at a national and international level and lectured to a wide variety of health care professionals. She is passionate about the world of stoma care and enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills to empower others.

Amanda Goodby MSc, BSc, RN, Salts Healthcare, UK

Dr Amanda Goodby gained her PhD in polymer science and joined Salts Healthcare in 2013, researching adhesives in relation to skin health. She now works as the Principle skin health research scientist designing and overseeing clinical investigations into the effects of adhesives on the peri stomal skin area, examining quantitative methods to assess skin barrier damage.

Maddie White MSc, BSc, RN, Stoma/Colorectal Nurse Specialist, University Hospitals Birmingham and Chair of ASCN UK

Maddie has over 30 years of stoma care nursing experience and is currently Chair of ASCN UK, as well as working as Team leader with a team of 10 Clinical Nurse Specialists in a busy acute Trust in Birmingham, West Midlands. Maddie is committed to developing roles within stoma care and providing robust evidence-based support to nurses in order to enhance the stoma care nurses’ contribution to developing practice. Maddie also writes articles and editorials for journals on a regular basis and proof-reads articles for publication. She enjoys presenting at various forums in order to share knowledge and expertise.

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The third episode of the Discover Series explores how a stoma can psychologically affect you. We hear from Lorna Haymes, the co-founder of #GetYourBellyOut, who shares the positive and negatives of her experiences with a stoma. High performance coach, Carolyne Crowe, then suggests ways that we can learn from this honest and frank account and communicate in a more effective way so patients receive the highest quality of care.

• To offer an insight into the impact of living with a stoma
• To challenge and re-evaluate your communication skills to assist in the effective management of your patients
• To illustrate the complex psychosocial needs of patients and identify ways communication could be enriched

Lorna Haymes, Co-founder of #GetYourBellyOut

Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at the age of 21, Lorna Haymes went on to have two operations to form a stoma and subsequently co-founded #GetYourBellyOut CIC alongside a fellow IBD’er, Victoria Marie. This award winning, patient-led, Community Interest Company is providing support to a global community of people affected by Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. GetYourBellyOut provides a safe haven through an online support group, aids research, hosts social events and activity days, influences practise and policies; as well as, increased awareness and understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. For more information, please visit www.GetYourBellyOut.org.uk

Carolyne Crowe, BSc (Hons), BVetMed (Hons), MSc, FRCVS, Dip Coaching, Dip Stress Management and Wellbeing

Carolyne is an experienced equine vet, an award-winning personal performance coach, mentor, international speaker, researcher and lecturer.

Carolyne has a Master’s degree in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and continues to research this field. She is a master trainer in DISC behavioural profiling, a CPCAB trainer in Stress Management and Wellbeing, a certified trainer in Resilience, a Mental Health First Aider and an Honorary Lecturer of the University of Liverpool.

She was awarded “Life Coach of the year 2015” at the International Coaching Awards, became an honorary Fellow of The Coaching Academy in 2016 and a founding member of the Coaching of Excellence accreditation in 2019. Carolyne was awarded her Fellowship to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2020 for her contribution to the Veterinary Profession.

Loving a challenge, in 2017, Carolyne ran 10 marathons in 10 days raising over £120,000 for the Brooke charity.

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The fourth episode of the Discover Series presents the exciting new collaboration between Salts Healthcare and RCNi, working together to develop stoma specific modules and learning tools to support registered nurses and healthcare professionals worldwide with their continued professional development.

Dr Richard Hatchett, Senior Nurse Editor, introduces the RCNi platform, explaining how to access the interactive online and mobile resources such as the Decision Support Tool and the CPD training modules.

We are then guided through the specific RCNi module on the management of High Output Ileostomy in community and hospital setting, written and developed by Salts Medilink Stoma Care Nurses, Breege O’ Neill and Carol Althorp.

• To raise an awareness of RCNi and the new resources available to nurses working within the specialist sphere of stoma care
• To increase knowledge and understanding of the management of a high output ileostomy within a community setting

Dr Richard Hatchett, Registered nurse and the Senior Nurse Editor for RCNi

Dr Richard Hatchett is a registered nurse and the Senior Nurse Editor for RCNi, the multimedia and publishing house of the Royal College of Nursing.

He has worked primarily in cardiac and intensive care nursing, in higher education and is the former Head of Education and Standards at the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Deputy Head of School at the Royal Marsden hospital. He has published widely and led the team working with Salts Healthcare.

Carol Althorp, RGN BSc (Hons) 12 years CNS Stoma Care in both acute and community settings. Current post – Salts Healthcare Croydon Health Services

Breege O’Neill, RGN 12 years CNS Stoma Care in both acute and community settings. Current post – Salts Healthcare Community Stoma Nurse North London

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