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Hollister Secure Start Newsletter: Fall 2011 Issue Now Available For Download

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:34:32 +0000

Hollister's Secure Start Newsletter

The Fall 2011 issue of the Hollister Secure Start newsletter is now available! In this issue of the digital newsletter you’ll find articles like these…

90 Years Strong
Hollister Celebrates 90 Years of Improving Quality of Life
It’s our 90th anniversary and we’re celebrating you, because you’re the one who helped make us the company we are today. By telling us what you need, letting us know what works and what doesn’t, and taking us along on your journey.

Personal Profile

All Boy

Jacob Rhodes gets into anything and everything after colostomy surgery.
He belly flops on the couch, plays tirelessly with his friends at daycare, and runs in the sand. He’s a typical three-year-old, thanks to a colostomy and his Hollister New Image closed mini pouch. Jacob was born without an anus and had recently undergone constructive surgery when Charity and Robert Rhodes adopted him from China.

Secure Start Book Club
Living Well with an Ostomy
By Elizabeth Rayson
If you have an ostomy, you know that the practical aspects of ostomy care are just a fraction of your concerns. Elizabeth Rayson’s book,Living Well with an Ostomy, delves into those practical aspects, yet provides candid coverage of the things they might not tell you in the hospital.

Laugh with Brenda

We Feel the Love

Brenda congratulates Hollister on 90 years of support, connections, and fun

By Brenda Elsagher

Congrats to Hollister Incorporated for 90 years of excellent service. I have been blessed to have had a relationship with Hollister since 1995/1996 when I started wearing their products. Like everyone else, I tried all the brands in an attempt to find the best thing that worked for me, and Hollister pouches did the job.

Talking Points

An Anniversary of Service

Hollister continues the legacy of optimal coverage

By Deanna Eaves, Senior Manager, US Reimbursement

As Hollister celebrates 90 years of service, I think back to our roots as a printing company, which began in 1921. It may seem odd that our company’s roots come from a non-medical industry, but our business today is built upon the values of the printer craftsman: quality, service, long-term relationships, and unconditional customer satisfaction.

To access the full version of the Secure Start newsletter, visit the Hollister.com website

External Links:

Hollister Website (US): http://www.hollister.com
Hollister Website (UK): http://www.hollister.co.uk

Hollister Secure Start Newsletter Subscription Page (and back issue download): http://www.hollister.com/us/ostomy/ss/newsletter.asp

Salts Medilink Linkline Autumn 2011 Magazine Out Now

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:54:37 +0000

Customers and fans of UK based Ostomy products manufacturer and home-delivery service Salts with be delighted to hear that that latest edition of their company and customer magazine, Linkline, is now available.

This Autumn 2011 edition features the usual 12 pages of Salts and ostomy-community focused content including the following articles:

Wedding bells for Carol
Meet our new nurses (Stoma Care Nurses funded directly via contributions from Salts)
Jo’s Back in the Saddle
Techstep Sponsors a race in time
Happy 5th Birthday Breakaway
and lots more!

If you are already on the Salts company mailing list then chances are you already have your copy, or it will be hitting your door mat in the next few working days. However, if you aren’t on that exclusive list then you can contact Salts customer services directly and ask for a copy. You can email them at salt@salts.co.uk or free phone them on 0800 626388. And whilst you’re at it you might like to ask about their excellent home delivery service, Medilink.

Please note that the Medilink home delivery service is only available to UK based ostomates.

External Links:
Salts Company Website: http://www.salts.co.uk
Salts Medilink Website: http://www.salts.co.uk/medilink.aspx

Latest “Tidings” Magazine Out Now

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:46:36 +0000

The Colostomy Association (UK)’s quarterly “freemium” magazine is now available. This Summer 2011 / Issue 22 magazine has the usual whopping 54 pages, packed full of interesting articles covering all aspects of a Colostomy. From personal stories, to latest news; from product updates/announcements, to events reports.

If you are a UK Colostomate or relative/friend/carer of one, then contact the Colostomy Association direct to get your free copy. You can contact them on 0118 939 4257, or via their website at www.colostomyassociation.org.uk or email cass at colostomyassociation.org.uk.

Content in this issue includes, but is not limited to:

Pathways to a Colostomy - Sabina’s Journey
Product Showcase – Understanding the Ostomy Product (Pouch Noise)
Jim’s Story – Have motorcaravan, will travel!
Breakaway – updates on the young ostomates adventure weekend charity and its events (Breakaway Website)
Open Door… – Stoma Care Nurses At Work
Colin’s Story – CA Volunteer, Colin Allum, gives an insight into Anal Cancer
Airport Security Issues – Details on the latest scanners and security issues in place at UK airports and beyond.

… and lots, lots more!

This is by far and away one of the best Ostomy-related magazines sent out by any patient association or ostomy company in the UK, so its worth getting hold off if you dont have a copy. Dont forget to tell them that you heard about it from Ostomyland.com!

Coloplast Charter #37 (Spring ’11) Out Now

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:46:08 +0000

Issue 37 (Spring 2011) of Coloplast’s stoma care journal Charter is now available, and hitting doormats around the country as I type.

The 16 page health journal which focuses far more on the medical side of things than other Ostomate magazines is sent out for free to members of the Coloplast Charter newsletter list. If you would like a copy please contact Coloplast directly on 0800 220 622 or via their home delivery network website, www.charterhealthcare.co.uk.

Features in this issue include (but is not limited to):

Staying In Control – Managing your stoma as you get older
Managing a Prolapsed Stoma
Thinking About Irrigation

and lots more!

Ostomyland featured in Charter #35 – Spring 2010

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:08:32 +0000

Coloplast UK has just mailed out issue number 35 of its stoma care journal, Charter. A quarterly publication sent to all Coloplast mailing list subscribers, the 16 page magazine is well respected in the ostomy world for it’s no-nonsense approach to all ostomy related subjects, and for being more medically focused than a lot of the various ostomy magazines sent out by other companies and associations.

In this issue:

The facts about Mitrofanoff pouches
Positive thinking with a stoma – keeping on top of your feelings about your stoma
Get a good nights sleep
The latest medical research information
Sexuality and Stomas – Your partners perspective
Readers letters and agony pages
Resources page

Also in this issue, if you read the resources page you’ll find a small article about little ol’ Ostomyland.

If you live in the UK and would like a copy of the magazine, please contact Coloplast’s Charter Healthcare customer service on 0800 132787.

Dansac “Voice Roadshow” – a different type of roadshow

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:58:23 +0000

Visiting 12 different locations around the UK, the Dansac “Voice Roadshow” is very much a different type of company promo and support roadshow.

Featuring performances of a specially commissioned play, written by Eastenders scripter Peter Lawson, “Still me, waving” focuses on “living life as an ostomist and shares insight, advice and support in a thought provoking and enjoyable way”.

Other features of the events include:

Company and products exhibitions
News & latest innovations on Dansac products
Relationship support/advice
Free samples
Free local event prize draws for a Nintendo Wii, and a national draw for a spa weekend
Refreshments available all day

The roadshow will be visiting a venue near you. Event entry is by Invitation/entry vouchers which are available free from the Dansac Voice Roadshow website, or alternatively by phoning 0800 581117

New Salts Medilink Linkline Magazine Out Now

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:05:25 +0000

The latest edition of the Salts Medilink Linkline magazine is plopping through letter boxes throughout the Country this week, with the Spring 2010 edition now available.

Features in the A4 format, 12 page edition of Linkline include:

An Ileostomist’s Experiences in India
New Flexfit wafer gives added confidence
All about their stoma solutions
Who’s the new Nurse of the Year
Breakaway’s 2010 breaks

and more besides!

If you live in the UK and would like a copy of the magazine, then phone Salts Medicare on 0800 626388, oremail: salts@salts.co.uk

Salts Medilink Linkline Magazine (Winter 2009) out now

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:59:20 +0000

The winter 2009 edition of the Salts Medilink Linkline magazine is hitting doormats around the UK at the moment. A free magazine published on behalf of the UK company, Salts, this edition of the magazine features 12 pages of Salts products promotions and stories and news from the Ostomy world.

Features in this issue include:
The Stuff of Legends
News from the Branches
Salts Brothers in Cook-Off
Take a break with Breakaway
…and lots more.

The magazine is available free to all Salts mailing list members, and is also available to UK ostomates by phoning the Salts customer care team on 0800 626388

Tidings – Issue #15 hitting doormats nationally

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:28:10 +0000

Issue #15 (Autumn 2009) of the UK’s Colostomy Association magazine – Tidings – has been published and is hitting doormats around the country as I type.

The magazine is free to all existing members of the Colostomy Association, and features in this 64 page issue include:

Open Door: A new dimension in my life – by Ernie Hulme. The CA Trustee and volunteer talks about the key role of the volunteer
Irrigation and you…
Reaching out and building awareness
CA Open Day – Swansea 2009
Reader’s Stories
Dear Nurse
Readers Letters

…and many, many more articles too!

Also, inside you’ll find an article all about Jules, Rach, Hannah and Jasmine’s visit to the World Ostomy Day 2009 event at the Bullring, Birmingham where they were promoting their Breakaway children’s charity (Jules and Rach being part of the Ostomyland message board team, and firm favourites among the team and community members).
http://www.breakaway-visit.co.uk

About the Colostomy Association:
The Colostomy Association is the national colostomy support charity for Colostomates in the UK. They were formed after the BCA closed down. The CA’s services include (but are not limited to):

Support and advice for colostomates, their families and their carers

Email and 24hr telephone helpline

Comprehensive advisory literature and quarterly magazine

Visits for those who need it

Support and advice for colostomates, their families and their carers
Email and 24hr telephone helpline
Comprehensive advisory literature and quarterly magazine
Visits for those who need it

For more information on the Colostomy Association please visit their website, or phone them free on 0800 328 4257
http://www.colostomyassociation.org.uk/

Mail Shot Round-Up: October 29th, 2009

Jason D. | Community Senior Admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:35:54 +0000

Convatec currently have a competition running for UK ostomates where you can win a weekend away for two which will be tailor-made especially for the winner! Sounds cool to me! To enter you just need contact the ConvaTec UK customer helpline on 0800 834 822 to register your details. Alternatively you can register your details on the ConvaTec UK website. If your details are already entered, dont panic, you can still be entered just be phoning to check your details are correct.

Best of all though, if you register yourself and refer another ostomate to ConvaTec then you both get entered into the draw meaning you both could win a weekend away with your respective partners.

The ConvaTec customer support line is a great source of ostomy info and help on subjects such as:

How to keep fit
Dietary advice – healthy cooking and eating
How to wear the latest fashion
Advice on intimacy and relationship issues