Woctalk

Episode Resources:(coming soon!) Message from the President – featured in the July/August JWOCN®Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide for CliniciansPeristomal Skin Assessment Guide for ConsumersSupport Surface AlgorithmBody Worn Absorbent Product GuideA View From Here: Ostomy Life Coach – featured in the May/June JWOCN®Minnesota Wild Rice Soup RecipeAbout the Speaker:Christine Berke, MSN, APRN-NP, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, has been a nurse for 42 years, a certified WOC nurse for 24 years, and a nurse practitioner for the past 17 years. She has served on the WOCN® Society Board of Directors for nine years and counting, holding roles as Director, Secretary, President-Elect, and now President.In 2009, Chris established a wound and ostomy clinic at a tertiary, university-affiliated hospital—after helping to launch a smaller clinic in 2008. Since 2003, she has contributed to numerous WOCN Society committees and played a key role in developing the inaugural advanced practice exams for the WOCNCB between 2011 and 2012, contin