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A unifying feeling for many people after ostomy surgery is that they can again lead a full and productive life. The Great Comebacks® Program recognizes these inspirational individuals, both in their personal lives and in their contributions to their communities.
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Great Comebacks® is sponsored by ConvaTec in partnership with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCFA), the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA), the Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society (IDEAS), Youth Rally, and the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.

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WOCN and ConvaTec Announce WOC Nurse Award

June 2009

This year, Great Comebacks® is very pleased to announce a new award in our U.S. program: The WOC Nurse Great Comebacks® Award.

The new recognition, honoring a WOC Nurse who has been instrumental in helping one of their patients achieve a “great comeback” after ostomy surgery, was introduced at the 41st Annual Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society in St. Louis on June 5th.

At the conference, WOCN President Jan Colwell along with Rolf, recognized 2008 National Award recipient Lisa Becker’s nurse, Amy Evans, of Tampa General Hospital. In Lisa’s words, coming home after surgery was just the beginning of her comeback, and it was her “angel” nurse Amy who went above and beyond, making home visits until Lisa could take care of herself again.

Since the beginning of the Great Comebacks® Program 25 years ago, behind every winner there usually stands an extraordinary nurse who has been key to that person’s emotional as well as physical recovery – with this new award, we’re proud to give an official Thank You to all of those special nurses!



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Amy Evans accepts her recognition at the WOCN Annual Conference from (left to right)
Great Comebacks® program founder Rolf Benirschke, Nimisha Savani of ConvaTec,
Amy Evans, WOCN President Jan Colwell, and James Moran of ConvaTec.




About the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society

The WOCN Society is a professional nursing society that promotes educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence. Membership includes more 4,200 healthcare professionals who are experts in the care of patients with wound, ostomy and incontinence. For more information, please visit www.WOCN.org.



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