The SER of the WOCN® Society Board is actively planning their 44th Annual Conference from August 26-28, 2021 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. They are committed to […]
Ever wonder how age, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status impact the #ostomy experience? With this year's #WorldOstomyDay focused on #ostomate rights being #humanrights, Girls With Guts (GWG) and […]
In collaboration with UOAA, Byram Healthcare is sponsoring a free one-hour educational live panel discussion "Support Your Patient's Rights to Get Supplies They Need" on Tuesday, September 28th from 6 […]
In collaboration with UOAA, Byram Healthcare is sponsoring a free one-hour educational live panel discussion "Ostomy Supplies and Your Rights" on Wednesday, September 29th from 6 to 7pm Eastern Time, […]
Celebrate World Ostomy Day at ConvaTec’s Virtual Patient Summit on Friday, October 1, 2021. Join ConvaTec for a live discussion with ostomates, nurses and other healthcare professionals at their two […]
Celebrate World Ostomy Day at ConvaTec’s Virtual Patient Summit on Friday, October 1, 2021. Join ConvaTec for a live discussion with ostomates, nurses and other healthcare professionals at their two […]
The Cincinnati Children's Intestinal Care Center is hosting this inaugural Virtual patient education event on Saturday, October 2nd from 9am to 3pm Eastern Time, 8am to 2pm Central Time. Focus […]
In celebration of World Ostomy Day, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and UOAA are partnering to bring you a Facebook Live Chat on Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00pm (Noon) Eastern […]
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES - 1ST INTERNATIONAL MEETING (in French) ABOUT OSTOMY MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021 - 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Europe) / 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Quebec) WHAT […]
At Elephants and Tea, we want to have conversations on topics that are not talked about enough, ostomies are no exception. Our mission to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) […]
The Central Kansas Ostomy Support Group and Mid-America Wound Healing Society (in conjunction with the Society's annual conference) invite ostomates and their significant others to an Ostomy Fair, Light Supper […]
RESILIENCE AND REINVENTION ~ Embracing Change and Transformation The New England Region of the Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Society is the local affiliate for Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, […]
UOAA is proudly partnering with Fight Colorectal Cancer to host a gut-friendly cooking demo on Tuesday, November 9th from 5 to 6 pm Eastern Time with bestselling cookbook author and […]
Join us at the DDNC Virtual Fall Forum! Registration is now open for the Digestive Disease National Coalition’s (DDNC) Fall Forum. This event is open to the public. The Forum’s […]
Coloplast Care Live! is a new webinar series designed to bring together fellow ostomates and experts in the ostomy field to share their health journeys, hear inspiring stories from other […]
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) conference! Let's reunite for 3 days of real-world clinical education, comprehensive case studies, new evidence-based approaches […]
Creating Connections Within The Ostomy Community! Coloplast Care Live! invites you to attend this new webinar. Come hear from Mike, living with two ostomies, as he describes his cancer recovery […]
HealthCentral Live event featuring experts from Cleveland Clinic and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences It's time to get up close and personal with ulcerative colitis treatment! Join us […]
Live event featuring experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center It's time to get up close and personal with treatment for Crohn's disease! Join us on […]
The Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) 2022 Advanced uroLogic Conference will be held from April 1-3. 2022 in Dallas, Texas. The premier conference for Advanced Practice Professionals has […]
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
