Tag: Fistula Repair

Fistula Fixes and Game-Changing Innovation at HEAL!

We’re excited to be heading to Las Vegas for the NAWCO HEAL Conference, and we hope to see you there! If you’re involved in fistula and ostomy care, don’t miss one of the most practical and insightful sessions of the week:

🎤 Fistula Fixes – The Latest and Greatest Innovations

Tuesday, August 19 | 8:00 AM
Presented by Mary Josephine Mosquera Famorca, RN, WCC, WOCN, Director of Nursing at Mayo Clinic Arizona

This session dives deep into the real-world challenges of managing enteroatmospheric fistulas (EAFs)—a complex condition that requires expert coordination across the care team. You’ll learn strategies for:

  • Medical stabilization and fluid management

  • Antimicrobial and advanced wound therapy

  • Nutritional and psychosocial support

  • Skin protection and effluent containment

  • Real-life case studies using innovative, adaptable devices

Whether you're a wound care nurse, surgeon, or interdisciplinary clinician, this session offers tools you can apply immediately to improve outcomes and patient quality of life.

👉 View Full Conference Details Here

Visit Fistula Solution at Booth #309!

Fistula Solution is proud to support clinicians managing enteric fistulas and high-output ostomies. Stop by Booth #309 to:

  • See our latest products in action

  • Learn how our tools are making a real impact in hospitals across the country

Let’s talk about how we can help support your fistula patients—no matter how complex the case.

See you in Las Vegas!
—The Fistula Solution Team

#HEAL2025 #Fistula #ComplexWounds

Fistula Management Takes Center Stage at WOCNext 2025!

Are you heading to WOCNext 2025 in Orlando? Whether you're a fistula management pro or new to this complex clinical challenge, there’s a can’t-miss session and some serious fistula fun waiting for you!

💡 Session Highlight: From Leak to Healing

Don't miss the collaborative session:
"From Leak to Healing: Optimizing Enterocutaneous Fistula Management" on Tuesday, June 3 at 10:20 AM. 

Led by Dr. Lilian Chen, MD, and Katherine Skiffington, RN, CWOCN, this session brings together both surgical insight and expert wound/ostomy nursing to explore real-world, multidisciplinary strategies. You’ll learn about:

  • Evidence-based approaches to ECF care

  • Advanced wound and skin management techniques

  • Nutrition optimization

  • Decision-making for surgical intervention

  • Pharmacologic considerations

  • Patient education and long-term support

🧠 It's an insightful, practical discussion grounded in experience—and sure to leave you feeling more confident in tackling complex fistula cases.

👉 Click here to view the full session details.

🎉 Visit Fistula Solution at Booth #529

We’re more than just exhibitors—we’re a community of clinicians, problem-solvers, and innovators passionate about helping patients with enteric fistulas and high-output ostomies.

Stop by Booth #529 to:
✔ Meet our team
✔ Explore our unique devices
✔ Get expert insights from clinical leaders
✔ Pick up resources (and maybe a few surprises!)

Whether you have a challenging case or just want to chat, we’re here to connect.

✨ See You in Orlando!

Let’s learn, connect, and keep pushing the boundaries of fistula care—together.
We can’t wait to see you at WOCNext 2025!

#WOCNext2025 #Fistula #ComplexWounds

Join Fistula Solution at ASCRS 2025 in San Diego!

We are excited to announce that Fistula Solution will be exhibiting at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place May 10–13, 2025 in San Diego, California!

If you're attending, we invite you to visit us at Booth #416 to meet our team, explore our innovative devices, and learn how we’re supporting clinicians in managing the most complex fistula and ostomy cases.

Don’t Miss the Enterocutaneous Fistula Symposium

One of the highlights of this year’s conference is the Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas Symposium, scheduled for:
🗓 Monday, May 12, 2025
🕥 10:15 AM PT

Leading surgical experts will discuss:

  • Patient evaluation strategies

  • Medical management and optimization

  • New surgical techniques

  • When (and when not) to operate

  • The importance of a multidisciplinary approach

If you're passionate about improving care for patients with enteric fistulas, this session is a must-attend.
View full symposium details here.

Why Visit Fistula Solution at Booth 416?

At Fistula Solution, our mission is to make healing better for patients facing complex enterocutaneous fistulas and high-output ostomies. When you visit our booth, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • See our specialized wound and fistula management devices

  • Talk with our clinical and product experts

  • Learn about new techniques that support challenging wound care cases

We’re passionate about collaborating with providers to improve outcomes and enhance quality of life for patients with some of the most difficult surgical challenges.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
Let’s move fistula care forward — together.

#ASCRS2025 #Fistula #ComplexWounds

Enteric Fistula Management at WUWHS Conference

The upcoming World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) conference will be a hybrid format with a virtual option alongside the physical program to accommodate all who would choose to join in that manner. The exciting WUWHS program includes multiple sessions on enteric fistulas and management of the open abdomen.

Dee Waugh will cover the topic of "Enterocutaneous/enteroatmospheric fistula management", Mr. Ibby Younis will be presenting "Abdominal wall reconstruction: a new way", and Hayat Alsaleh will speak on "Open abdomen with complex EC fistula".

The 2022 WUWHS Hybrid Congress is March 1-5.

Fistula Focus at the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference

The upcoming Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference includes soft tissue and hernia repair topics and a pair of exciting enteric fistula presentations.  Dr. Robert Martindale from Oregon Health Sciences University will present "Focus on EC Fistula / Mesh Infection: Thoughts on the Staged Repair" and Mary Anne Obst, WOCN and Complex Abdomen Specialist at Regions Hospital, will present "EC Fistulas, Stomas, & Complex Wounds: A Nursing Perspective".

The 2022 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction virtual conference is June 8-11. Abstracts must be submitted by April 15, 2022.

Fistulas, Stomas, and Complex Wounds at the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference

The Advanced Concepts session at the upcoming Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference includes soft tissue and hernia repair topics and a pair of exciting enteric fistula presentations.  Mary Anne Obst, WOCN and Complex Abdomen Specialist at Regions Hospital, will present "EC Fistulas, Stomas, & Complex Wounds: A Nursing Perspective".   Mary Anne will be followed by Eric Pauli, MD from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who will present "Surgical Management of the EC Fistula Patient".

The Advanced Concepts session will conclude with a panel discussion including best practices in fistula management.

The 2021 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction conference has adapted to an invigorated online conference June 9-12.   Abstracts must be submitted by April 16, 2021.

2020 Surgical Infection Olympics in Madrid

The 2020 Surgical Infection Olympics will be hosted by Madrid, Spain during the European Congress on Surgical Infections in September.

The Olympics and subsequent Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E) conference will cover not only the recent aspects of known issues, but also new frontiers of surgical infections. Surgical researchers, surgical residents, nurses, infection control practitioners and surgeons are encouraged to participate in or contribute to the congress.

Conference themes include:

  • Management & closure of the open abdomen
  • Interactive cases on surgical infections
  • Global surgery symposium: Damage Control Surgery
  • Instillation therapy with negative pressure in the open abdomen
  • Reducing sepsis-related mortality

The 2020 SIS-E Olympics and conference will be September 2-4 at the Tryp Madrid Atocha Hotel in Madrid, Spain.

Visit the Surgical Infection Society Europe website for more information.

Nurse Discount for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference

Discounted registration is available for nurses who want to attend the upcoming Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference.   Nurses can use the special promo code AWRN20 to receive $100 off registration fees.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s 12th Annual Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) Conference is a comprehensive symposium providing an in-depth understanding of the complexity of AWR and repair techniques. Education includes abdominal wound management and alternative resources in abdominal wall reconstruction. This is a unique opportunity for attendees to network with colleagues in their field and interact with expert faculty. The agenda includes:

  • Live lectures, presentations, panel discussions and interactive Q&A sessions
  • Poster abstract authors’ session
  • Multiple symposia
  • Gloves-on cadaver workshop

The 2020 conference will be June 4-6 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C. Visit the AWR website to see the full conference agenda.

Hernia Surgery Summit in March

Columbia Comprehensive Hernia Center's 11th Annual Hernia Surgery Summit is focused on reconstruction of abdominal wall defects, which remains one of the most challenging dilemmas facing surgeons. Even though ventral hernia repair remains one of the most common procedures performed, there is little consensus as to the best surgical technique, prosthetic material of choice, or strategies to repair complex defects.

Learning objectives include:

  • Minimally Invasive Hernia Repairs
  • Robotic Hernia Repairs
  • Complex open abdominal wall reconstruction techniques
    • Open (traditional) component separation
    • Laparoscopic and periumbilical sparing component separation
    • Posterior component separation and transversus abdominis release (TAR)
    • Laparoscopic and Robotic Totally Extraperitoneal Retromuscular Repairs
  • Para-stomal and other difficult hernia repairs
  • Reconstructions in setting infection, contamination, enterocutaneous fistulas, loss of abdominal domain
  • Umbilical and inguinal hernia repairs
  • Comprehensive review of groin repairs and groin pain management
  • Plastic surgery considerations for difficult soft tissue scenarios

The 2020 conference will be March 5-7 at the The Cliff Lodge in Snowbird, Utah.  Visit the Hernia Surgery Summit website to see the full conference agenda.

Advanced Fistula Concepts at the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference

The Advanced Concepts session at the upcoming Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference includes soft tissue and hernia repair topics and a pair of exciting enteric fistula presentations.  Mary Anne Obst, WOCN and Complex Abdomen Specialist at Regions Hospital, will present "EC Fistulas, Stomas, & Complex Wounds: A Nursing Perspective".   Mary Anne will be followed by Eric Pauli, MD from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who will present "Surgical Management of the EC Fistula Patient".

The Advanced Concepts session will conclude with a panel discussion including best practices in fistula management.

The 2020 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction conference will be June 4-6 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C. Visit the AWR website to see the full conference agenda.