| North Carolina Senior Care Prescription Drug Plan |
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This is the website for the North Carolina Senior Care Program
which includes information on the State's Community Care Rx card.
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| Sponsoring Vendors |
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This is the website of KEM Enterprises, Inc.,
makers of the Osto-EZ-Vent, and the longest running sponsor of our
newsletter.
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| Coloplast |
Manufacturer and sponsor of the local chapter newsletter. |
| Convatec |
Manufacturer and sponsor of the local chapter newsletter. |
| Hollister |
Manufacturer and sponsor of the local chapter newsletter. |
| UOA Sites |
| United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. |
This is the main web site for the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
This is an association of affiliated, non-profit support groups for ostomates.
When the original UOA ceased operations, this organization was formed to contine
the efforts of the local support groups. |
| United Ostomy Association |
This is the main web site for the United Ostomy Association
The UOA will cease operations on Sept. 30, 2005, so this link will likely
stop working shortly after that date. The UOAA site above is descended
from this site/organization. |
| Evansville,
Indiana chapter of the UOA |
This is the website for the Evansville, Indiana chapter of the
United Ostomy Association. This is considered one of the larger
and better maintained websites for ostomates. |
| Ostomy Forum at
Evansville, Indiana chapter of the UOA |
This is a discussion forum hosted by the Evansville, Indiana chapter of the
United Ostomy Association. |
| J-Pouch and Continent Diversion Sites |
| The J-Pouch Group |
J-pouch surgery online support group |
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The Cleveland Clinic Pouch-O-Gram |
From the Colorectal Surgery Dept at Cleveland Clinic, Pouch-O-Grams, are
publications for j-pouch patients |
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The UNC School of Medicine |
UNC Chapel Hill patient information on the Ileo-anal pullthrough procedure
(also known as the ileal pouch anal anastomosis procedure or IPAA or
j-pouch procedure) |
| UOA Canada Sites |
| United Ostomy
Association of Canada Inc. (UOAC) Online |
This site is maintained by United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc.
and contains quite a bit of good information for ostomates. They also
sell more in-depth publications for those who like paper documentation. |
| Winnipeg
Ostomy Association |
This is the website for the Winnipeg Ostomy Association (one
of the daughter chapters of the United Ostomy Association of Canada
Inc. |
| Toronto
chapter of UOA of Canada |
This is the web site of Ostomy Toronto (a chapter of the
United Ostomy Association of Canada, Inc.) |
| IOA Sites |
| International
Ostomy Association |
The International Ostomy Association hosts this website. The
IOA is an association of ostomy associations around the world and is
based in England. This is a pretty good starting point for exploring
the work of ostomy groups outside the U.S. |
| Professional Reference Sites |
| National
Cancer Institute |
This is a U.S. government sponsored site that holds lots of
reference data on cancer. Many of the links are to recent publications
about the various subjects. This is a well-organized site. |
Booklets
on cancer-related topics
Booklet specifically about colostomies |
This website is maintained by the Royal Marsden Hospital and
is oriented to new patients or potential patients with cancer. It
contains booklets about cancer and related treatments including
colostomies. |
Factsheets on medical conditions
The BUPA factsheet on stoma care |
This web site is maintained by BUPA (a health care
organization from the UK)and contains lots of information about various
medical conditions. Note that it originates in the United Kingdom, and
so the .pdf files are formatted to print on A4 paper rather than our
letter sized paper, so they may not look quite right if you print them. |
| Irritable
Bowel Syndrome and Crohn's Disease |
This is the starting page at About.Com for Irritable Bowel
Syndrome and Crohn's Disease. This site is supported by ads, so expect
lots of pop-ups, etc. |
| Lance Armstrong
Foundation |
This website is hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation and
is dedicated to providing support to cancer survivors, patients, and
their families. This site has links to resources, inspirational
stories, and many other related topics. |
| Support Sites |
|
SupportPath Ostomy Page |
SupportPath maintains a website with useful links to forums, etc. about
various health, personal, and relationship issues. This is their page of
resources related to Ostomies. In particular, they have links to a number
of forums, mailing lists, chat groups, organizations, and reference material. |
| Personal Sites |
| Shaz's Ostomy Pages |
This is a web site maintained by Sharon from Perth, Western
Australia. This website is maintained by an individual, and sponsored
by donations and some advertising, so you will see requests for
donations, etc. The site is written with a personal touch, and can be
more friendly than some of the "professional" sites on the web. |
| Humorous
IBD/Ostomy stories |
This site is maintained by an individual and is basically a
collection of humorous stories told by patients with IBD and ostomates
about things that have happened to them. It is a wonderfully uplifting
site. One note of importance... you will be prompted to install Comet
Cursor. I recommend AGAINST installing this product because it
monitors your web surfing habits and reports them back to advertisers.
You can enjoy the site without installing Comet Cursor by choosing "NO"
when it prompts you. |
Crohn's, Colitis And
Ostomy Meeting Place
Humorous
Stories |
This site is maintained by Jeff Goldband and is a place where
people with Crohn's, Colitis and/or Ostomies can list their contact
information and meet others with similar interests. The site includes
discussion lists and a number of links to related information. The site
is supported by ads, so expect pop-ups, etc. |
| Manufacturer Sites (in alphabetical order) |
| Coloplast |
Manufacturer |
| Convatec |
Manufacturer
For information about our local chapter touring the Greensboro plant,
click
here. |
| Eakin |
Manufacturer |
| Hollister |
Manufacturer |
| Vendor Sites (in alphabetical order) |
| Medical Supplies at Allegro Medical |
This is the retail website for Allegro Medical. |
| Byram Healthcare |
This is the retail website for Byram Healthcare. |
| DS Medical |
This is the retail website for DS Medical Helthcare Resources. |
| Edgepark Surgical
Inc. |
This is the retail website for Edgepark Surgical Inc. |
| Express Medical Supply |
This is the retail website for Express Medical Supply Inc. |
| Fox Healthcare LLC |
This is the retail website for Fox Healthcare LLC. |
| Liberty
Medical |
This is the retail website for Liberty Medical Supply. |
| Marlin Medical Group, LP |
This is the retail website for Marlin Medical Group, LP. |
| The Parthenon Company |
This is the retail website for The Parthenon Company who make the
Devkom deodorant tablets. |
| Patient
Centered Guides |
This is a site hosted by O'Reilly Publishing and contains both
articles, and descriptions of books that are for sale from O'Reilly.
This is primarily a vendor site, but the articles are free, and the
books for sale are relevant to several types of medical condition
including colon and rectal cancer. |
| SGV Medical Services |
This is the retail website for SGV Medical Services
Note that they have several reference pages in addition to their catalog. |
| Sterling Medical Services |
This is the retail website for Sterling Medical Services |
| Advertiser Sponsored Sites |
| Colostomy_A_Patients_Perspective |
This is an article written as a patient who has a colostomy. It
gives a pretty good overview of what a colostomate will experience.
Note that the hosting site Medicine Net is supported by ads, so
you will see a lot of commercials. |
| Diet information for ostomates |
This is dietary information oriented toward ostomates maintained at Dietsite.com.
Note that there are often errors when you try to view the page, but if
you click past those, the information is pretty good. |