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ForwardOstomy Care Associate Course (OCA) Spring/Summer 2022 Cohort 5
The Ostomy Care Associate (OCA) Program, which is a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCN®) Society-endorsed educational program geared toward non-specialty licensed nurses. The OCA course is a continuing education program that will improve patient outcomes by enhancing the WOC nurse ostomy team. The course prepares non-specialty nurses to provide basic ostomy care to improve outcomes for your patients. If you are a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse or a physician with an interest in ostomy care, you are eligible to take part in this comprehensive certificate program!
Target Audience
The OCA Program is for non-specialty licensed ostomy care providers, such as:
• Licensed health care providers.
• LPN’s/LVN’s.
• Non-baccalaureate RN’s.
• Baccalaureate prepared RN’s and Master’s prepared APN’s who do not wish to specialize but want adequate knowledge in ostomy care.
• Physicians and other clinicians who want adequate knowledge in ostomy care.
Locations
Start date: Monday May 2, 2022 – Thursday June 30, 2022. Asynchronous learning – computer-based participant self-paced lessons.
Carlisle Group
Learning Day: Thursday June 16, 2022- UPMC Carlisle
Testing Day: Friday June 17, 2022 – UPMC Carlisle
Pittsburgh Group
Learning Day: Thursday June 23, 2022 – UPMC Passavant Hospital McCandless Campus
Testing Day: Thursday June 30, 2022 – UPMC Passavant Hospital McCandless Campus
Start date: Monday May 2, 2022 – Thursday June 30, 2022. Asynchronous learning – computer-based participant self-paced lessons.
Carlisle Group
Learning Day: Thursday June 16, 2022- UPMC Carlisle
Testing Day: Friday June 17, 2022 – UPMC Carlisle
Pittsburgh Group
Learning Day: Thursday June 23, 2022 – UPMC Passavant Hospital McCandless Campus
Testing Day: Thursday June 30, 2022 – UPMC Passavant Hospital McCandless Campus
CE Accreditation of the OCA Course
1. The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
2. The WOCN® Society was awarded Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program.
3. Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN or the WOCN Society endorsement of any product or service.
4. Participants who complete this course will be awarded 27.00 contact hours (for nurses).
Price
Instructions to Register
Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at CCEHS conferences.
• Visit our online registration site at: https://cce.upmc.com
• Here is the direct link to register: https://cce.upmc.com/ostomy-care-associate-course
• Choose a registration category then click add to cart. Enter all the requested information. After registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to you. Online registration is complete upon receipt of a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email immediately, please contact Janet Mullen at [email protected].
After you receive your acceptance notification, you will receive payment information. After we receive notification of payment, the course coordinators will register you into the course. Shortly after you are registered into the OCA course, you will receive an email from Digitellinc explaining “How to access the course.” Please contact Janet Mullen at [email protected] if you have any questions about this process.
Participation of all individuals is encouraged. Advance notifications of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing Janet Mullen at [email protected].