Related Information Links
Associations
- Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada www.nswoc.ca
- Find a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence https://memberscaet.ca/find.phtml
- Ostomy Society Canada https://www.ostomycanada.ca
- Friends of Ostomates Worldwide www.fowc.ca
- Cancer Care Ontario www.cancercareontario.ca/en
- Crohn’s and Colitis Canada www.crohnsandcolitis.ca
- GI Society/Canadian Society of Intestinal Research www.badgut.org
- Uncover Ostomy www.uncoverostomy.org
- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases https://www.zanecohencentre.com/
Publications
- Ostomy Canada Publications www.ostomycanada.ca/publications/
- A Guide to Living with An Urostomy http://nswoc.ca/urostomy-guide/
- A Guide to Living with An Ileostomy http://nswoc.ca/ileostomy-guide/
- A Guide to Living with A Colostomy http://nswoc.ca/colostomy-guide/
- Supporting Adults Who Anticipate or Live with an Ostomy, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Best Practice Guidelines https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/ostomy
- Getting Ready for Ostomy Surgery: A Facts Sheet for Adults https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/fact-sheets/getting-ready-ostomy-surgery-fact-sheet-adults
Financial Assistance
- Assistive Devices Program Ontario https://www.ontario.ca/page/assistive-devices-program
- Assistive Devices Program Enteral Feeding and Ostomy https://www.ontario.ca/page/enteral-feeding-and-ostomy
- Government of Canada, Disability Tax Credit Form https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/forms/t2201.html
Ostomy Product Manufacturers
- Coloplast www.coloplast.ca
- ConvaTec www.convatec.ca
- Hollister Incorporated www.hollister.ca
- Marlen Canada www.marlencanada.ca
Other ostomy products are available through regional medical supply distributors.