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Therapeutic Patient Education: A Multifaceted Approach to Ostomy Care. 2021

Laurence Lataillade, and Laurent Chabal

Laurence Lataillade, CNS, is Stomatherapist, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. Laurent Chabal, BSc (CBP), RN, OncPall (Cert), Dip (WH), ET, EAWT, is Stomal Therapy Nurse and Lecturer, Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. Acknowledgment: The wound section of this article was partially based on notes taken during the University Conference Model session that took place at the 2017 Congress of the European Wound Management Association in Amsterdam, the Netherlands presented by Julie Jordan O'Brien, Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability and Véronique Urbaniak, Advanced Practice Nurse. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. This article was originally published as Lataillade L, Chabal L. Therapeutic patient education; a multifaceted approach to healthcare. WCET J 2020;40(2):35-42. © Advances in Skin and Wound Care and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists.

This contribution presents a literature review of therapeutic patient education and a summary of an oral presentation given by two wound care specialists at a recent European Congress. It relates these to models of care in nursing science and other research that contributes to this approach at the core of healthcare practice.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010030	Ostomy	Surgical construction of an artificial opening (stoma) for external fistulization of a duct or vessel by insertion of a tube with or without a supportive stent.	Ostomies
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017592	Skin Care	Maintenance of the hygienic state of the skin under optimal conditions of cleanliness and comfort. Effective in skin care are proper washing, bathing, cleansing, and the use of soaps, detergents, oils, etc. In various disease states, therapeutic and protective solutions and ointments are useful. The care of the skin is particularly important in various occupations, in exposure to sunlight, in neonates, and in PRESSURE ULCER.	Care, Skin
D057220	Health Literacy	Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.	Literacy, Health