Duration: Full Day

Audience: Ward Nurses, Specialist nurses, link nurses, physiotherapists, ERAS nurses

Discription: Developed by renowned Clinical Exercise Physiologist and EXPASS guidelines author, Sarah Russell, this course gives healthcare professionals the knowledge they need to help stoma patients prepare for colorectal surgery and get back to activities after.

A course created for healthcare professionals who want clearer, evidence based guidance on preparing stoma patients for safe, confident movement before and after colorectal surgery. It was launched to address the gap in consistent advice around exercise, core strengthening, and hernia prevention strategies, giving clinicians the tools and language to support patients in returning to everyday life sooner and more safely.

Duration: Full Day / Lunch and Learn

Audience: Specialist nurses

Discription: Developed by Pharmacist Uche Meade in collaboration with Convatec Clinical Educators.
A course created for healthcare professionals who want clearer, evidence based guidance on medication management in stoma care. It was launched to address the growing need for practical knowledge around drug absorption, formulation differences, and how medications behave in patients with a stoma. By helping clinicians spot medication issues early and optimise treatment, the session supports safer care, smoother recovery, and a reduction in avoidable readmissions.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Specialist nurses, link nurses, physiotherapists, ERAS nurses

Discription: During this session, healthcare professionals will learn safe ways for ostomates to carry out everyday movements and strengthen their core. It is suitable for those revisiting a completed Rethinking Recovery course, or who want to use it as an introduction to Rethinking Recovery for a team.Rethinking Recovery: Lunch and Learn is a condensed version of the full-day module developed by Convatec and launched by Sarah Russell. A shorter coure designed to give an overview for healthcare professionals on how to guide stoma patients in strengthening their core and safely returning to everyday activities after colorectal surgery. It focuses on key pre- and post-operative exercises and provides a snapshot of the ExPASS guidelines

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Specialist nurses, link nurses, physiotherapists, ERAS nurses

Discription: Colostomy irrigation is not the preferred choice for ostomates, and is not routinely offered to patients with a colostomy. However, irrigation can put patients back in control of their continence, which in turn can reduce anxiety, depression and feelings of self-isolation.This course was created for healthcare professionals who want clear, confident guidance on supporting suitable patients through colostomy irrigation. It was launched to address the need for evidence based teaching on patient selection, safe technique, troubleshooting, and helping patients regain control and predictability in their bowel routine. The session equips clinicians with the skills to improve patient independence, enhance quality of life, and reduce unnecessary clinic visits.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Specialist nurses

Discription: This session is divided into three parts. It covers the problems and origins of silence connected to sexual wellbeing and stoma, and empowers healthcare professionals to break the silence.This course was created for healthcare professionals who want clearer, more confident conversations around intimacy and sexual wellbeing for stoma patients. It was launched to address the gap in practical, compassionate guidance on how stoma surgery affects body image, confidence, relationships, and sexual function. The session equips clinicians with the skills and language to support patients sensitively, reduce stigma, and help them rebuild fulfilling intimate lives after surgery.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Specialist nurses, link nurses, ward nurses

Discription: A course to give healthcare professionals clear, evidence based guidance on assessing and using convexity safely within the clinical setting. It focuses on accurate patient assessment, correct product selection, and achieving the right fit first time to protect skin, prevent leakage, and reduce complications. The session equips clinicians with the confidence to optimise outcomes, improve comfort, and support long term quality of life.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Ward Nurses/ Specialist nurses, link nurses, ward nurses

Discription: This course gives healthcare professionals a clear, evidence based overview of how to support patients throughout their ostomy journey. It was launched to meet the growing need for practical, clinically grounded guidance on skin care, appliance management, lifestyle adaptation, and the emotional impact of living with a stoma. The session helps clinicians build patient confidence, prevent common complications, and ultimately improve long term quality of life.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Ward Nurses/ Specialist nurses, link nurses, ward nurses

Discription: This course gives healthcare professionals clear, evidence based guidance on managing high output stomas. It was launched to meet the need for practical skills in fluid balance, nutritional optimisation, medication strategies, and early recognition of complications, helping clinicians stabilise patients and reduce avoidable admissions.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Ward Nurses/ Specialist nurses, link nurses, ward nurse

Discription: This course was created for healthcare professionals who want clearer, evidence based guidance on distal feeding in stoma patients. It was launched to address the growing need for practical knowledge on patient selection, safe technique, nutritional optimisation, and managing complications. The session equips clinicians with the confidence to support appropriate patients, improve tolerance and outcomes, and reduce avoidable hospital visits.

Duration: 1 -2 Hours

Audience: Ward Nurses/ Specialist nurses, link nurses, ward nurse

Discription: This course was created for healthcare professionals who want clearer, evidence based guidance on managing patients with an enterocutaneous fistula. It was launched to address the growing need for practical, multidisciplinary knowledge around assessment, output control, skin protection, nutrition, and complication prevention. The session equips clinicians with the confidence to stabilise patients, reduce distress, support healing, and improve overall outcomes in this complex area of care.