This is a free one-hour CPD-accredited online learning module produced alongside Wounds UK. It provides essential information on the importance of the skin as an organ and why maintaining skin integrity is vital to prevent further complications.
Maintaining Skin Integrity
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Emotional Wellbeing Guide For People With a Stoma
This guide explores practical tools and strategies to help you take care of your emotional wellbeing while living with a stoma. Written by Caroline Rudoni, a Stoma Care Nurse and Dr Zainab Noor, a Clinical Psychologist.
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Sleeping with the Unknown: Managing Sleep Disruptions After Stoma Surgery
This article written by Dr Zainab Noor explores why sleep can feel so fragile after stoma surgery and offer psychological ways to ease the fear of your stoma bag leaking, rebuild a sense of safety, and support your body’s return to rest.Â
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Learning to See Yourself Again: Body Image After Stoma Surgery
This article written by Dr Zainab Noor explores how stoma surgery can affect how people feel about their bodies. It looks at how the ways we try to protect ourselves can sometimes make us feel even more distant from our bodies and shares simple, practical steps to help rebuild a sense of connection and comfort over time.