Duration: 1 hour
Type: Session for specialist nurses, link nurses, physiotherapists and ERAS nurses
About: Colostomy irrigation is not the preferred choice for ostomates, and is not routinely offered to patients with a colostomy. However, irrigation can put patients back in control of their continence, which in turn can reduce anxiety, depression and feelings of self-isolation.
This relatively straightforward technique can help to improve discretion and make life more convenient for ostomates. This one-hour module will help you to identify patients who may be able to irrigate, and give you skills to implement in your practice. Sessions, with information on ASCN guidelines and troubleshooting advice, aim to give you the tools to support your patients and improve their quality of life.

Duration: Full day (minimum of 5 hours required)
Type: Practical in-person session for nurse specialists, link nurses, physiotherapists and ERAS nurses
About: The Rethinking Recovery programme, developed by renowned Clinical Exercise Physiologist, coach and author Sarah Russell, is designed to support healthcare professionals as they help stoma patients get back to activities. It will help you provide enhanced care for patients, pre- and post-op, who are undergoing colorectal surgery with the formation of a stoma.

The course aims to:

• Recognise the need to rethink recovery, the benefits of early core rehabilitation and the importance of minimising the chances of parastomal hernia development
• Give an understanding of the relationship between the breath, abdominal muscles and the pelvic floor
• Perform and teach core basics, and gain an understanding of core movements
• Help you to implement core basics into your clinical setting with the support of your multi-disciplinary team

Duration: 1-2 hours
Type: Evidence-based in-person session for nurse specialists, link nurses and ERAS nurses
About: This session, developed by renowned Clinical Exercise Physiologist, coach and author Sarah Russell, will help you to support your pre- and post-op stoma patients as they recover and return to activities.You will be shown safe ways for ostomates to strengthen their core and carry out movements such as getting in and out of bed. You will then learn how to demonstrate these to your patients, and the best language to use to educate them in a positive and empowering way.
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to revisit a completed Rethinking Recovery course, or who wants to use it as an overview of the Rethinking Recovery module for their team.

Duration: 4hrs
Type: A tailored package of information for specialist nurses, including everything needed to hold a team learning session.
About: Discussing sexual wellbeing with patients can be challenging for both patients and healthcare professionals, and is something that patients report is not routinely talked about either pre- or post-op.

This programme is divided into three parts:

1. Understanding the problem of silence
2. Exploring the origins of silence
3. Empowering you to break the silence

Furthermore, you will be able to listen to the experiences of patients to help you to understand their feelings around sexual wellbeing. You will also collaborate with your peers to understand the gaps in your knowledge and address how to break down the barriers to these discussions taking place.

Duration: Allow 1-2 hours
Type: Session for specialist nurses and link nurses
About: Parastomal hernias can have a huge impact on your stoma patients’ quality of life. Not only can they cause pain and discomfort, but they can also interfere with pouch adherence, which in turn can lead to pouch failure, sore skin and a further negative impact on quality of life.

This session aims to:

• Look at why hernias can develop – introduction and theory
• Examine a new approach to parastomal hernia
• Work through core basics, including a practical session
• Discuss trials currently taking place

Duration: 1 hour
Type: Session for specialist nurses, link nurses and ward nurses
About: Currently, over 50% of stoma patients globally are said to be using a convex product. With a lack of evidence around its use, especially in the immediate post-op period, this session aims to look at the force on the abdomen, the three main consensus articles citing the use of convexity in the post-op period, and the five characteristics of convexity. Getting it right first time is crucial in helping your patients develop confidence in their pouching system, and this session should help you to select the best convex product for them, giving them the best possible quality of life.