ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

MARYLAND
OSTOMY ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. BOX 847
GAMBRILLS, MD 21054

OFFICERS
President:

Paul Rossi
410-647-6171
268 Shakespeare Drive
Severna Park, MD 21146

Vice President Stan Novack

Secretary
Jamie Darr
Treasurer
Lyn Rowell
Webmaster: Janice Winters

410-255-6802
410-987-0094
410-672-6983

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Allyn Mellits
Joan Gardner
Ginny Gross
Stan Baker
Sandi Burnett
Bob Keller
OSTOMY ADVISERS:
Irene Repka, RN, BS, CWOCN
Michelle Perkins, RN, BS.

Were on the Web! www.annearundelostomy.com

Volume 43

If AA County
Schools are closed
due to inclement
weather, there will
be NO MEETING.

Number 5

February 2016

Thank you Anne Arundel Medical Center for printing our newsletter.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
February 4, 2016 Carrie OFarrel Coloplast Representative

Note: Meetings are held at 7:30pm, the first Thursday of each month at the
Belcher Pavilion at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. From
the 2nd floor of the parking garage take the entrance into the Belcher
Pavilion and once inside take the elevator to the 7th floor and check with
the desk for the room number.

Love is a great investment: no

matter whom you give it to, it
returns great dividends.

The Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Ostomy Association, Inc. (AACOA) is a non-profit, volunteer-based
organization dedicated to providing reassurance and emotional support for people who have had or will have some
kind of ostomy surgery, such as a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy (urinary diversion) or a continent procedure. The
goal of the AACOA is to provide moral support, information, and education to people with ostomies and their families
and friends. Members receive The Rambling Rosebud newsletter monthly. DUES are $15 please make check out to
AACOA and mail to AACOA, PO Box 847, Gambrills MD 21054-1454

2015-2016

Membership Application Please Print

Full Name
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Last




First M.I.
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Street Address





Apartment/Unit #
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City







State Zip Code
Phone: ( ) Date of Birth: Gender:


Email Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reason for surgery: ____ Crohns ____Ulcerative Colitis _____ Cancer _____ Other__________________________
Emergency contact if we are unable to reach you: ______________________________________________________________________
What type of surgery have you had?
Colostomy
Ileostomy

Urostomy
Parent of child with

Spouse/Family Member
Other (please specify)

I would like to help with the following committee(s) or activities:

Finance
Program

Membership
Sunshine

Newsletter
Visiting

How did you hear about us?

Internet Search
Hospital

Other

Hospitality
Refreshments
ET/WOCN Nurse
Physician

A WORD OF THANKS for their constant support of our

Chapter to: Anne Arundel Medical Center for providing
rooms for our regular meetings and special events. We
appreciate their support and assistance.

NEXT BOARD MEETING:

Monday March 21st, 7:30pm
Belcher Pavilion

OSTOMY ADVISORS FOR STOMA HELP
To consult with one of the ETs below, a physicians
referral is necessary and a fee will be charged. Call for
an appointment.

BALTIMORE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL

410-787-4578

ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER

Michelle Perkins, RN, BS, CWON

Email: mperkins@aahs.org

Laura Alberico-Klug, RN, BSN, CWON

Email: lalbericok@aahs.org
443-481-5508 / 443-481-5177
Fax: 443-481-5198

Private Consultants
Joan M. Sullivan, MAS, RN, CNA, CWOCN
410-932-7312

Austin Pharmacy & Medical Supplies

Consultative Services
Turn to our expert nursing team when supplemental services and education are needed!
CONSULTATIVE APPROACH

MENU OF SERVICES

Using a customized approach to supplement needs, our

WOCNs focus on the prevention and management of
complex issues related to ostomy, wound and incontinence.
Clinical services include but are not limited to:

Ostomy

Pre-operative assessment, appliance assessment, application

of products, belt fittings, bridge removal, stomal
measurement, peristomal wound or skin assessment, product
inventory, hernia prevention, blockage & dehydration
prevention, ostomy care education.

Wound

Pressure ulcer management & prevention, wound dressing

changes, wound measurement & assessment, compression
garment training, compression wear donning,

INTRODUCTORY RATE

We will be offering our Consultative Services and yearly

Wellness Checks at an introductory rate of $40. Services
include the initial visit, ongoing consultation and subsequent
support and education.

Schedule Your Appointment Today!

410-773-0300
Consultative Service Hours
9:00 am 2:00 pm
Monday - Friday

Consultative Practice Location

10757 York Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030

February 2016

The Rambling Rosebud

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
As I write this ahead of our February meeting, the news is full of the approaching winter storm. Hopefully
no one will be too inconvenienced by this. So it seems a good time to say again that if Anne Arundel
County schools are closed or cancel their evening activities due to inclement weather, then we will NOT
have our meeting. Usually such closings or cancellations are announced on the evening news but the status
is also listed at the top of the schools web page www.aacps.org.
At the end of December we were contacted by Pat Warner who had several boxes of ostomy supplies that
were left after her daughter Emma passed away in October at the age of 26. Pat kindly donated these
supplies which we have shipped to FOW for their further distribution. We appreciate her thinking of
others at this terribly difficult time.
We are including the registration form for the upcoming 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Ostomy Conference
which is being held by Dulles Airport. With a conference like this being held so close, I would encourage
you to consider registering. Although the internet gives us far more information than used to be available,
connecting with others in person is of especial value.

Paul

Dont forget that we are ultimately judged by what we give, not by what we get.
WORD OF THANKS for their constant support of our
Chapter to: Anne Arundel Medical Center for providing
rooms for our regular meetings and special events. We
appreciate their support and assistance.

Items from this newsletter may be reprinted in

other ostomy newsletters, provided proper credit
is given as to source of material

OSTOMY ADVISORS FOR STOMA HELP

To consult with one of the ETs below, a

physicians referral is necessary and a fee will be
charged. Call for an appointment.
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
410-787-4578
ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER
Michelle Perkins, RN, BS, CWON
Email: mperkins@aahs.org
Laura Alberico-Klug, RN, BSN, CWON
Email: lalbericok@aahs.org
443-481-5508 / 443-481-5177
Fax: 443-481-5198

Private Consultants
Joan M. Sullivan, MAS, RN, CNA, CWOCN

410-932-7312
One loyal friend is
worth 10,000
relatives.
Euripides

How can a one pound box of candy make you gain

five pounds???

THE MID-ATLANTICS LARGEST OSTOMY DEALER

We have a dedicated group of Ostomy Supply Service Professionals that
are committed to keeping you in your active lifestyle. Northern Pharmacy
and Medical Equipment has an attentive staff that cares about your quality
of life. Make us your first step in getting back to life as it was meant to be.
After all

Weve been here for over 75 years, there must be a reason!

Our Ostomy Department provides a full range of comprehensive

services and quality products from trusted brands you can rely on.
WE OFFER:
Delivery anywhere in the United States
Free delivery available
Next day delivery is available
Large inventory of ostomy & wound care
supplies in stock (we stock an inventory of
over 5,000 boxes of supplies)
Customized hospital and clinic service
plans available
Northern Pharmacy and Medical Equipment
6701 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234
Harford Rd & Northern Parkway
www.NorthernPharmacy.com

In-house Medicare and insurance billing

specialists
Personalized pharmacy/medical supply
specialist available
Easy ordering by fax, phone, online, or
in-person.
Toll Free 24 hour hotline
Acceptance of all major credit cards

SPEAK DIRECTLY TO OUR OSTOMY SUPPLY

MANAGER: AARON SACCO
Phone: (410) 254 2055 x260 Fax: (443) 740 9297
woc@northernpharmacy.com

February 2016

The Rambling Rosebud

2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Ostomy Conference
(Hosted by Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia, LLC and its satellite:
Mary Washington Healthcare Ostomy Connections Support Group, Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, April 29, 30 and May 1, 2016

Holiday Inn Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia
REGISTRATION FORM
Registrants Name (please
print)_______________________________________________________________________
Spouse/Other names to be
registered___________________________________________________________________

Address

City

State

Zip

Telephone_______________________________
Email____________________________________________________

Name of Ostomy Support Group or Affiliation

Category: (check all that apply) _____Colostomy
_____Continent Diversion

_____Ileostomy

_____Temporary Ostomy

_____Medical Professional

_____Exhibitor

_____Urostomy

_____J-Pouch

_____Spouse/Caregiver

_____Other_____________________________

Registration Fees
Regular Registration Fee, per person

$40 x #_____ = $__________

Spouse/Companion/OSGNV Member

$35 x #_____ = $__________

Saturday Night Dinner/Dance, per person

(Indicate choice with a number)

$40 x #_____ = $__________

_____Chicken w/Dijon cream sauce

_____Fillet of Salmon
_____Vegetable Lasagna

Total

$__________

Please mail completed form with payment to:

OSGNV, LLC
PO Box 231642
Centreville, VA 20120
You may also pay via Pay Pal from our website: www.osgnv.org
Please mark the workshop you are interested in attending on Saturday, April 30 on the following page. You can
make other choices later; this is just for space considerations. Workshops are subject to change. (Choose one in
each group)

February 2016

The Rambling Rosebud

10:30 to 11:30 AM
_____Workshop 1 Your New Life with an Ostomy -- This workshop will focus on a discussion of a
beginners guide to a new ostomy, including diet, clothing, body/self-care, daily schedule, what to travel with,
appliance options, and what to tell people about having an ostomy.
_____Workshop 2 Skin/Irritant Issues -- This workshop will focus on basic skin care in relation to different types
of ostomies, common problems, best practices, solutions and appliances.
_____Workshop 3 How Medicines Work -- This workshop will include discussions on the type of medications
typically used by ostomates and how they work. In addition over-the-counter medications will be discussed.
1:45 to 2:45 PM
_____Workshop 4 The Future of Minimally Invasive Procedures -- Modern medical engineering has changed
the landscape with robotics, fiber-optics, and a host of other technologies and designer drugs that support invasive
procedures. Learn what the options are for an ostomate.
_____Workshop 5 What Could Go Wrong with an Ostomy -- Maintaining awareness of ostomy related
functional, dietary and medical issues is essential. Such things as hernias, blockages, leaks, correct skin barriers,
applying your pouch correctly, who to contact and where to go for help will be discussed.
_____Workshop 6 Nutrition for Ostomates -- What's "good" nutrition for an ostomate? Think about staying
hydrated, blockages, common problem foods, when and what you should eat, how much you should eat, and do
you need a meal plan?
3:30 to 4:30 PM
_____Workshop 7 Exercise and Fitness -- This workshop will focus on what equipment to use at the gym, how
much exercise is appropriate, swimming, walking/jogging, contact sports, proper attire for exercise and ostomy
protection.
_____Workshop 8 Skin/Irritant Issues -- This workshop will focus on basic skin care in relation to different types
of ostomies, common problems, best practices, solutions and appliances.
_____Workshop 9 Keeping Your Fashion Secrets Secret -- This workshop discusses the personal disclosure
and clothing options today's ostomates are offered for their active lifestyles. Topics that will be discussed include
clothing choices, stoma protection, pouch covers, intimate wear (ooh la la) and the ever important -- who to tell
about your ostomy?
4:45 to 5:45 PM
_____Workshop 10 Rap Session Ileostomies
_____Workshop 11 Rap Session Colostomies
_____Workshop 12 Rap Session Urostomies
_____Workshop 13 Rap Session Continent Diversions

The Registration Form and Workshop Selections on page 2 can be completed on your computer and saved to your files or emailed. If two people are registered on the same form, you can check multiple boxes under Category and multiple workshops
on Page 2. Registration Form: to send the form in via e-mail (send to: billatmaccom@verizon.net and thepouchva@verizon.net)
or you may mail this form and your workshop selections on page 2 with your check or money order made payable to OSGNV,
LLC, to OSGNV, LLC., PO Box 231642, Centreville, VA 20120. You may also make registration payments on our website
www.osgnv.org by selecting Registration Payments at the left margin.
Registration confirmation will be mailed to you along with travel directions and information.
Hotel - We strongly encourage you to stay at the host hotel, the Holiday Inn Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles,
VA. They have given us a special rate of $79 plus 13% tax per night for King Beds and $85 plus 13% tax for double beds all
non-smoking. To make reservations visit the OSGNV, LLC website, www.osgnv.org for a link to the hotel or call 1-877-875-9823
and state that you are with the Ostomy Support Group. Please also advise them of any disability requests. If you encounter any
trouble registering at the hotel, please send me an e-mail.
Note: You must register for the conference and the hotel separately.
YOU MUST REGISTER AT THE HOTEL NO LATER THAN APRIL 6, 2016 TO GET THE SPECIAL RATE.
Questions should be directed to billatmaccom@verizon.net.

A.A.C.O.A.
P.O. BOX 847
GAMBRILLS, MD 21054