Join UOAA for our November 2024 Ostomy Academy

Mental Health for Ostomates- Adjusting to life with an Ostomy: A How-To Guide

Speaker: Michael Esteban Gerald- Counselor, PhD, LCMHC, CRC

Adjusting to life with a new or existing ostomy can be difficult and cause strong emotional reactions. The idea of a “healthy adjustment” or ideal life for you might change and is not neatly defined. In this Ostomy Academy program, we will discuss the concept of healthy adjustment to ostomy surgery and how one might achieve a fulfilling life with an ostomy. Speaker Gerald has had an ostomy since a young age.

Register at https://www.ostomy.org/ostomy-academy/ to submit questions in advance of the live event and get the latest updates. A link to the live broadcast (or recording if you can’t make it live) will be sent before the event. On topic questions submitted in advance will be addressed within the presentation or in the Q&A with Co-hosts Amie Leigh Reece and Steve Vandevender.

Click the box below to Save the Date on your calendar: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET (7:00 pm CT, 6:00 pm MT, 5:00 pm PT)