United Ostomy Association (UOAA)
 The United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) is a national network for bowel and urinary diversion support groups in the United States. Its goal is to provide a nonprofit association that will serve to unify and strengthen its member support groups, which are organized for the benefit of people who have, or will have intestinal or urinary diversions and their caregivers.
United Ostomy Association(UOAA)
UOAA Discussion Board
A forum to support people with ostomies and other intestinal/urinary diversions
UOAA Discussion Board
UOAA Continent Diversions
For discussion of intestinal and urinary diversions that avoid wearing an external waste collecting device.
UOAA Continent Diversions
UOAA - Parents Discussion
For parents of children who have or will have an ostomy or related surgery.
Parents Discussion
UOAA Teen Network
For discussing issues relevant to ostomates and people with diversions between the ages of 11 and 18.
UOAA Teen Network
UOAA Young Adults / YODAA
For discussing issues relevant to ostomates and people with diversions between the ages of 18 and 30 (or so).
UOAA Young Adults / YODAA
UOAA Affiliated Support Groups
The list of UOAA affiliated groups is growing, and we are adding them to this page as they join. Each group is listed by location, group number, contact person and contact phone number. Also, if the chapter has its own website, the chapter's name is linked to its website.
UOAA Affiliated Support Groups
Patient Visiting and Support Services
The Visiting Program was the flagship program of the United Ostomy Association. Although UOA has shut down, nearly all of UOA’s former chapters continue to provide a Visiting Program. This has offered person-to-person support to people undergoing ostomy or related surgery, as well as their family members, so they can achieve optimal physical and social rehabilitation.
A visitor is an experienced, adjusted, and trained person who has been determined to be qualified to visit, who participates in recertification training regularly, and who maintains membership in an ostomy support group. This includes both rehabilitated patients and members of their family unit.
Visitors are careful to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rules (effective as of April 2003) when obtaining referrals from medical personnel.
Visits can be made during the hospital stay, in the home or some other convenient location. Phone visits are becoming the most common type due to the short hospital stay.
To schedule a visit, you may contact one of the former UOA Chapters or one of the former UOA Networks.
Patient Visiting and Support Services
The Phoenix magazine
The Phoenix magazine is the official publication of the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. and will be published four times a year – December, March, June and September. The premier issue was mailed December 2005.
The Phoenix magazine
UOA, Chicago's North Suburban Chapter
An informative website, well worth reading.
United Ostomy Association Chicago
UOA, Evansville, Indiana Chapter
is useful for people all over the world, containing information.
United Ostomy Association Evansville
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