3rd Quarter Country Report
Posted: 2010-08-01 06:58:54
I would like to share the 3rd Quarter Country Report with all who may be interested.
NCACOA Country Report 7.10
UOAA convened their second Management Board of directors meeting in April, 2010, with all the board members present, including President Kristin Knipp, President-elect David Rudzin, Vice-president LeeAnn Barcus, Secretary Carol Haack and Treasurer Scott Bowling.
April’s meeting concluded with the organization’s focus for the coming year project status updates given. Among projects that were updated are a college and university outreach, a focus on locating and serving the Spanish-speaking ostomate community in the United States, a comprehensive ‘ASG in a Box’ project designed to assist in the start of new local support groups and provide resources for existing groups, and preparations for an Ostomy Summit which will bring together organizations holding a stake in the ostomy community for a consensus conference. In addition, UOAA will continue to focus on public awareness and promotion of current educational materials. UOAA also held, in conjunction with the Board meeting, a Leadership Training session in Dallas, Texas. UOAA has recently launched a new website design and obtained the domain www.ostomy.org . UOAA is holding its First Annual Ostomy Awareness Day through Social media on Sunday, July 25, 2010.
UOAA Board members were present to exhibit at both the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons conference in May, the combined WOCN/WCET conference in June and the Oley Foundation Conference in July.
Upcoming UOAA events include Leadership Training Seminars and Regional Conferences in Tacoma, Washington in August and Washington D. C. in October. UOAA representatives will also be in attendance to the Canadian Ostomy Conference in Novia Scotia, Canada and the NCACOA House of Delegates meeting and IOA event to be held in Frankfurt, Germany. UOAA is looking forward to taking an active role in the Regional activities in the new IOA organization.
UOAA currently represents over 300 ostomy support groups across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda
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LeeAnn
NCACOA Country Report 7.10
UOAA convened their second Management Board of directors meeting in April, 2010, with all the board members present, including President Kristin Knipp, President-elect David Rudzin, Vice-president LeeAnn Barcus, Secretary Carol Haack and Treasurer Scott Bowling.
April’s meeting concluded with the organization’s focus for the coming year project status updates given. Among projects that were updated are a college and university outreach, a focus on locating and serving the Spanish-speaking ostomate community in the United States, a comprehensive ‘ASG in a Box’ project designed to assist in the start of new local support groups and provide resources for existing groups, and preparations for an Ostomy Summit which will bring together organizations holding a stake in the ostomy community for a consensus conference. In addition, UOAA will continue to focus on public awareness and promotion of current educational materials. UOAA also held, in conjunction with the Board meeting, a Leadership Training session in Dallas, Texas. UOAA has recently launched a new website design and obtained the domain www.ostomy.org . UOAA is holding its First Annual Ostomy Awareness Day through Social media on Sunday, July 25, 2010.
UOAA Board members were present to exhibit at both the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons conference in May, the combined WOCN/WCET conference in June and the Oley Foundation Conference in July.
Upcoming UOAA events include Leadership Training Seminars and Regional Conferences in Tacoma, Washington in August and Washington D. C. in October. UOAA representatives will also be in attendance to the Canadian Ostomy Conference in Novia Scotia, Canada and the NCACOA House of Delegates meeting and IOA event to be held in Frankfurt, Germany. UOAA is looking forward to taking an active role in the Regional activities in the new IOA organization.
UOAA currently represents over 300 ostomy support groups across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda
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LeeAnn