Ep 53: Five Things About Stomas With Liz Lupschen

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Liz Lupschen, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Stomal Therapy at RBWH. Liz drops some great knowledge in the aim of making us all feel a little more confident in caring for patients with a stoma.

Liz’s Five Things

1. What is a stoma? Reasons for stoma forming surgery.
2. Types of stomas.
3. Things to know about stomas.
4. Stoma appliances and the Australian appliance support scheme.
5. Psychosocial considerations of living with a stoma.