Announcements and Events for Ostomates Around the World
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A Tribute by Keyna Bracken My dear DIELWEN BRACKEN Teacher, mentor, advocate, adventurist, visionary. Fondly called “Di” or “Mamgu” her indomitable spirit was a force to be reckoned with. Despite her diminutive stature, exacerbated over recent years by osteoporosis and scoliosis, the effects of which she acknowledged with her customary
Welcome to the WORLD OSTOMY AWARD 2022. An exciting initiative delivered by the European Ostomy Association (EOA) in collaboration with the global medical device company Coloplast A/S. Through this initiative we aim to raise the voice of people with stomas globally and see to the following: Ensure that people with
Hafnarfjordur Iceland, December 20th.2020.World Ostomy Day 2021 Since 1993 the World Ostomy Day WOD is celebrated every three years on the first Saturday in October. In 2021 we can celebrate a special anniversary: It’s the 10th WOD and it again will unify ostomates and IOA member associations in the whole
BEST WESTERN HOTEL, VINA DEL MAR, CHILE 20 – 23 OCTOBER 2019 Overview: Unfortunately at the time our Conference was convened the country of Chile was experiencing a period of unrest. Periodic marches of members of the “Middle Class” numbering well into the tens of thousands were held protesting the
July 18, 2019 Greetings to all With very sad news for you. On Saturday our president ALADO Jessica Cárdenas Rosas was hospitalized for a Pancreatitis that doctors reported on Sunday was stable, on Monday it worsened and was induced a coma to stabilize it, unfortunately I just wrote
Officially known as Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2005 est. pop. 12,747,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), South central Africa. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast and east by Mozambique, on the south by South Africa, and on the southwest and west by Botswana. Harare,
World Ostomy Day 2018 is: Saturday 6 th October The theme is: SPEAKING OUT CHANGES LIVES The aim of World Ostomy Day is to improve the rehabilitation of Ostomates worldwide by bringing to the attention of the general public and the global community the needs and aspirations of Ostomates and
A month later and every moment of my amazing week in August still so fresh in my mind.Santa Cruz welcomed me with open arms and sun shine days! A week anywhere in the world can seem both too short and too long. This is exactly how my week in Bolivia
(The following eulogy was read during the necrological service for Mr. Takaishi.) I would like to express my condolences respectfully to the late Mr. Takaishi on behalf of the Japan Ostomy Association. It was a great shock to our ostomy association’s members and we were deeply saddened for
The IOA Dr. Harikesh Buch Professional Service Award is an Award that is periodically presented to individuals who have unselfishly volunteered their professional services on an International or Regional level and in so doing have significantly impacted the quality of life of people who have, or will undergo bowel or
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