United Ostomy Association of America
www.ostomy.org
300 affiliated ostomy support groups throughout the United States providing the opportunity for local personal peer support.
Visit the UOAA web site to locate a group in your area.
WOCN (wound, ostomy and continence) Nurses Society
www.wocn.org
With more than 5000 WOC Nurses in the US most hospitals with Ostomy Clinics have a WOC Nurse available to Ostomates to provide treatment for Ostomy care questions and needs.
The Phoenix Magazine
http://www.phoenixuoaa.org/
The Phoenix magazine provides solutions to the many challenges of living with a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy or continent diversion (j-pouch, kock pouch, etc.). From skin care to nutrition to intimacy, in-depth articles written by medical professionals, authors and ostomates show readers how to return to a full and rewarding life with an ostomy.