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| North Carolina Senior Care Prescription Drug Plan | |
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| http://www.ncseniorcare.com/ | This is the website for the North Carolina Senior Care Program which includes information on the State's Community Care Rx card. |
| Sponsoring Vendors | |
| Kem Enterprises | This is the website of KEM Enterprises, Inc., makers of the Osto-EZ-Vent, and the longest running sponsor of our newsletter. |
| 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 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Pouch-O-Gram | From the Colorectal Surgery Dept at Cleveland Clinic, Pouch-O-Grams, are publications for j-pouch patients |
| 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. |
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