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The Fall Conference is in person!

THE CLOCK IS TICKING, WE ARE GETTING READY FOR SPRING!

Hello Members: Mark the date! The New England Region of the WOCN will be holding its Quarterly Business Meeting on March 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm.  This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. Please plan on attending.  We want and need your input to make the region what YOU want it to be, meeting […]

Spring Business Meeting and Bidding Owl

Let’s Get Ready for Spring! Dear Members: New England Region of the WOCN will be holding its Quarterly Business Meeting on March 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm.  This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. We have a great meeting planned and will offer Educational discussion, and our usual business discussion. President Elect Donna Loehner […]

Check out Bidding Owl!

Hello colleagues, We hope 2021 is treating you well between planning Covid vaccines and staying fashionable in your PPE. So much has changed for all of us as it has with the NER Fall conference and our yearly auction to support Youth Rally. This year we are turning our fundraising to the web. We want […]

Presidents Message

Dear New England Region Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society Members, A full month in 2020 is complete.  Our conference in October was a success!  The holidays have come and gone and the new year has started.  I am looking forward to leading you over the next two years as your President.  The beginning of a […]

The Life of a Traveling WOCN by Mary Harris RN, BSN, CWOCN

Is there a market for a Travel Certified Wound & Ostomy Nurse? Yes! I have always wanted to be a traveling nurse, dating back to my college graduation in 1983. I knew I needed a few years of experience first. Back then, I feared traveling by myself and didn’t have any colleagues interested in travel […]

Presidents Message Fall 2019

New England Region WOC Nurses Society Members: RENEWAL September is here. I always think of Fall as the time of renewal instead of Spring. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at our New England Region Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society fall conference “Creating Change Together.”  It will be held at the DoubleTree Hilton Manchester […]

Presidents Message April 2019

New England Region Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society Members: Spring is finally here!. The sun is shinning. I would love to see some green leaves and flowers too. Did you know that you can win a registration to our fall conference by submitting a blog post entry for our website? Check out the home page […]

Presidents Message Jan 2019

Members of the New England Region of the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society: Our conference in October was very successful. It was great to see everyone. The venue at the Doubletree by Hilton Manchester Downtown was newly remodeled in the center of Manchester close to shops and restaurants.  We will hold our 2019 New England Region WOC […]

Hear whats happening with VNA of Care New England

The VNA of Care New England covers the full geographical area of Rhode Island  (except for the islands). My position is that of a resource to all of the visiting nurses and my tasks include wound and ostomy education, recommendations for use of advanced wound care products rather than normal saline wet to dry dressings, […]