Marge Groom, RN, BSN, MSHCA, CWOCN, DAPWA--President. Marge is serving her first term as president. She has been a CWOCN since 1997 and a member of the WOCN since 1997. She currently works for Support Surfaces and Belleville Memorial Wound Clinic.
Linda Newberry, RN, MSN, CWON-- Secretary. Linda is currently serving her first term as secretary. She has been a CWON since 2005 and a member of the WOCN since 2004. She is employed at St. John's Mercy Medical Center.
Jackie Bangert, RN, BSN, MSN, ET-- Treasurer. Jackie is serving her second term as treasurer. She has a been an ET/WOC Nurse since 1976. She is currently doing private consulting.
WOCN national conference in 2009!
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The WOCN-St. Louis is an official affiliate of the
WOCN. The WOCN Society
is a professional nursing society which supports its members by promoting
educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice
and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds,
ostomies or incontinence.
Wound, Ostomy
and Continence (WOC) Nurses were formerly known as Enterostomal or ET
Nurses. WOC Nurses manage conditions such as stomas, draining wounds,
fistulas, vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic wound, urinary
incontinence, fecal incontinence and functional disorders of the bowel and
bladder.
The WOCN-St. Louis currently has 50 plus
professional members in the greater
We meet every other month during even-numbered months on the first Tuesday. The location varies.
For more information, contact us .
