Archieves
August 2008
Jan went to Mason City, IA on August 11th and 12th to shadow her former nursing instructor, JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, RN, MS, CWOCN, FNP; her former continence instructor with the internet based webWOC nursing program. Jan found that there are a number of patients plagued with continence issues. Jan shadowed JoAnn to further prepare her to assist the Long-Term Care facilities in meeting the needs of their residents and to better comply with new Medicare/Medicaid regulations. Jan will be able to provide a simple exam, simple testing, and individualized bowel and bladder training programs. She will assess the needs of the patient and the facility to develop and implement management plans, eliminate long-term product use, and educate staff, patients, and families regarding effective techniques to decrease the frequency of the problems they have. Jan will work closely with the patient's physician to enhance their expertise in these conditions.
Jean Romsa and Travis Harrison are brought on as new employees. Jean is brought on as the Office Manager and Travis is brought on as the Internet/Graphics Manager.
June 2008
Jan will be attending the Third Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies in Toronto June 4-8 where six of her abstracts have been accepted for presentation to wound doctors, specialists and researchers from around the world. Following that, she will be attending the Wound Ostomy, Continence Nursing Society's 40th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 21-25 where one of her research abstracts/case studies has been accepted for dressing innovation.
Jan recently returned to her clinics at Providence Hospital of Wayne, Pender Community Hospital, St. Francis Memorial Hospital of West Point, and Oakland-Mercy Hospital after presenting two research abstracts in San Diego. The abstracts were accepted by the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and were displayed as poster presentations.
December 2007
Janis and Daryl Harrison present the Grand Opening of Harrison W.O.C. Services L.L.C., to meet the areas demand for cost effective and quality wound care, ostomy, and continence care.