Announcements and Events for Ostomates Around the World
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Activities of ASPOA In 2016 By Dr. Harikesh Buch President ASPOA Mr Barry Maughan from Hamilton, New Zealand, Chair person of IOA CC and Treasurer ASPOA was invited to attend the WCET biennial congress in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2016. He accepted the invitation and attended the congress
The Association of ostomy of the Americas, or OAA, one of the three Regions of the IOA, will hold its 2nd Day of Conference Regional in Bogotá, Colombia from 20 to 22 October 2016, organized by the Colombian Association of Ostomy (ACDO ) This conference is organized to provide a
We completed a month of having held the II Conference of OAA 2016 in Bogota-Colombia at the Meeting House of San Pedro Claver. Delegates from the countries of: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile V Region Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and represented Canada,, Chile – Valparaiso, USA, Paraguay participated; Also on Thursday
Photo Credits: Ostomyeurope.org Ria Smeijers (left side) Dear EOA members, dear friends.First of all: greetings to all of you from a sunny Netherlands. I hope you’re well. I would like to advise you of the latest developments in EOA. 1. EOA Congress2017It is a pleasure to announce the next EOA
The following pictures summarizes the celebration of World Ostomy Day. 1- A comprehensive view held at the University of St. Thomas of Vina del Mar. 2- Training with ConvaTec – Chile. 3- 1st Meeting of people with ostomy, held at the University Catolica de Santiago. 4- Closing activities for World
UOAA supported and sponsored three 5k run/walk events on World Ostomy Day: the second annual WannaWearOne Ostomy Awearness 5k in Durham, NC; an Ostomy 5k Fun Run in Happy Valley, OR; and a nationwide “virtual” run/walk. Our Kingsport, TN Ostomy 5K event had to be canceled due to flood warnings.
Report of World Ostomy Day 2015 Canada celebrated World Ostomy Day ( WOD)2015 from coast to coast.Ostomy Canada Society held a contest related to this year’s theme “Many Stories, One Voice”. People were encouraged to request a World Ostomy Day banner then take a picture, points were awarded for the
ACDO (Colombia) conducted two training sessions in two provinces of Colombia. The first meeting in Yumbo (Valle del Cauca) was spearheaded by a housewife with three children (two girls and a boy) diagnosed with multiple familial polyposis and colon cancer, and the eldest was 16-years-old years with ileostomy. Together with
Izaac Fernandes, president FEGEST, Member of the State Board of Health – CES / RS and Treasurer of the Latin American Association of Ostomy – ALADO. Izaac wrote to the Secretary of Health of Rio Grande do Sul dos Reis Dr. John Gabbardo requesting a dialogue to address the issue
The Bolivian Association of Ostomy conducted its business in the Oncology Hospital of the East on Saturday, October 3rd. During the event the President Teresa Antequera extended her congratulations and urged Ostomates to remain united in their struggle. True to the slogan “Many stories, one voice” four participants shared their
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