Stomal Therapy

Clinical service overview

This comprehensive service provides:

• pre-operative counselling for all patients undergoing potential stoma formation (colorectal, urological, general surgical and gastroenterological conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) such as Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis)
• pre operative siting
• education and support, involving physical, psychological and emotional, for patients and carers who have had surgery resulting in the formation of a stoma
• telephone advice
• organisation of stoma suplies and membership to relevant associations
• advice and management of fistula and complex wound management to hospital staff
• assistance and support for families which have long term abdominal fistulas and related complex wounds
• an outpatient service working with surgical services for post-operative followup, or general review of patients requiring stomal therapy care
• educational support for Alfred Health in relation to stomal, abdominal fistula and colorectal surgeries