The UOAConnection is a publi-cation of the United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. This bulletin is published 10 times a year in both English and French (future) to provide greater com-munication to the chapters. Limited funds only permit circu-lation to chapter leadership who are encouraged to share the in-formation with their members by including items of interest in their newsletters. NATIONAL OFFICE:

United Ostomy Association of

Canada Inc.

344 Bloor St. West, Suite 501

Toronto, ON M5S 3A7

Email info1@ostomycanada.ca

416-595-5452

FAX: 416-595-9924

TOLL FREE: 1-888-969-9698

WEBSITE: www.ostomycanada.ca

PRESIDENT:

Peter Folk

VICE PRESIDENT: Ann Ivol

TREASURER:

Stephen Maybee

SECRETARY: Carol Wells

DIRECTORS:

Ed Tummers

Ruth Kenney

John Molnar

Lorrie Pismenny

Andrea Manson

Rosemary Gaffray

President’s Message

4 May 2014

Greetings all,

It was a pleasure for my wife Donna and me to attend the 40th anniversary ban-

quet and celebration night for the Regina Ostomy Chapter on May 2nd. About

80 people were in attendance and there was a great meal, some lively entertain-

ment, some great displays, a silent auction, some great memories shared by one

of the founding couples, and some great stories shared by emcee Susan Hunter

who won the ET of the year award in 2003. Donna won one of the silent auction

items and we will be enjoying some clean filtered water for years to come! I was

also informed that the Regina Ostomy Chapter is holding a Stoma Stroll this

year on October 4. The chapter members will be walking in Wascana Park.

What a wonderful venue!

Donna and I also attended the Saskatoon Ostomy Association annual fund-

raising brunch on May 3rd. About 40 people were in attendance, but they were

big spenders! A great buffet meal was enjoyed by all. There was an abundance

of silent raffle items for people to participate in and again, Donna was lucky to

win not one, but two raffle items – both were one night accommodations at a

local hotel. Thanks Saskatoon Ostomy Association for raising much needed

funds to support UOAC Ostomy Youth Camp!

Saskatoon chapter is also holding their 40th anniversary this year with the main

event – a river cruise up and down the South Saskatchewan River – on June 2,

2014. Congratulations Saskatoon!

Lakeside Medical Centre Pharmacy is having their 40th anniversary this year and

is holding their 8th annual Ostomy Education Day on May 10. I am not able to

attend. Instead, Roger Ivol, our Chapter Outreach Support Services (COSS)

leader, will attend and bring greetings from UOAC. If you are in the area, please

come out and attend.

Hamilton and District Ostomy Association is holding an Ostomy Appliance Fair

on May 20th. Carole Pew, our UOAC office coordinator, will represent UOAC

at the booth at the fair. Anyone in the area is welcome to attend.

Your UOAC board of directors met online on April 12, 2014. A great many

items were discussed. Major items approved include:

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President’s Message

May 2014

UOACONNECTION

the balanced budget for the upcoming year

printing of the new services brochure

revised by-laws

a policy to only issue tax receipts for donations in amounts of $25 or more.

UOAC has designed a new services brochure. Thanks to Ann Ivol, Andy Manson and Lisa Gausman for the

great new look. The brochure is available now and is free of charge to all chapters that would like one (or

more). Please contact the UOAC office to order yours today!

Our April UOAConnection included the financial statement of UOAC for the months ending March 31, 2014.

However, I neglected to include an explanation. The following letter was sent to chapter presidents:

Dear Chapter President;

Attached you will find the financial statements of United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. for the twelve

months ending at March 31 2014. These are subject to review and modification by Grant Thornton, our outside

auditors; however the board of directors feels it is important to report to our membership our financial health in

a timely fashion. Our intention is to publish quarterly in the Connection newsletter comparing the current year

to the previous year so you can see the progress we are making in achieving our financial objectives.

The Statement of Operations summarizes the revenue and expenses during the period being reported and result-

ing surplus or deficit. The Statement of Financial Position summarizes the assets and liabilities and net worth of

the Association. Notes will add information that we feel is important to disclose.

Please review and if you have any questions or suggestions for changes, please contact our Treasurer, Stephen

Maybee at smaybee@sympatico.ca.

Mark your calendars now – the 2nd Annual Canada Ostomy Day will be held the first Saturday in Octo-

ber, 2014. We extend an invitation to all chapters across Canada to join in the Stoma Stroll Awareness

Walk. We created a twelve page procedure manual and have sent it to all chapter presidents. UOAC will set

up the walk webpage for your city, provide you with posters, postcards and pledge sheets, provide you with a

certificate of insurance, pay for approved expenses such as permits and first aid staff.

As well, we have continued with the Virtual Walk. What do I mean by a virtual walk? Well, if your chapter is

not hosting a Stoma Stroll, or if you are too far away to attend, you can still do a walk in your own commu-

nity. Simply go to the website: www.stomastroll.ca and look on the right-hand side and then click on Virtual

Walk. Then click on the link that says Register Now. You can ask your friends and family to support you

through email or social media, or there is a pledge form on the website that you can print out and distribute to

all your sponsors. What a great way to raise awareness and much needed funds to support the great things that

UOAC is planning in the next few years.

The board of directors will continue to hold monthly online meetings (usually a Saturday at 8:00 a.m. CST).

Any chapter president that is interested in sitting in as an observer is welcome. Please send an email to the of-

fice or to myself to get an invitation. Our next online meeting is Saturday, June 21, 2014

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act provides federal not-for-profit corporations with a new set of

rules that are modern, flexible and better suited to the needs of today's not-for-profit sector. A special board

meeting was held with chapter representatives on March 8, 2014. The Bylaws Committee prepared revised

Bylaws based on the feedback received. This version was presented to the Board at the April 12, 2014 board

meeting, and the board accepted the revised bilingual version. The accepted version is being circulated to the

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Chapter Presidents for final comment and review. After all members have had a chance to comment, the By

laws Committee will draft the Special Resolution for Application for Continuance, which will include Sched-

ule A (Articles) and Schedule B (Bylaws). This Special Resolution will be included in the delegate's package

for the AGM.

I’ve sent a letter to all Ontario chapter presidents announcing the formation of an ad hoc committee between

members of the United Ostomy Association of Canada and Ostomy Toronto to advocate for an increase in the

Assistive Devices Program (ADP) Grant. However, the governing Liberal Party has called an election, so

we will put our efforts on hold pending the outcome of the election.

A great many chapters are doing fund-raising to support sending youth to UOAC Ostomy Youth Camp.

Ostomy Toronto members Jim Fitzgerald and Jason Boyd are embarking on a journey called “GI J's - No Guts

No Glory 2 guys 2 ostomies 130 km race” by paddling a canoe for 130 km. UOAC has been involved in their

fund-raising activities and have set up a fund-raising webpage at:

http://ostomycanada.akaraisin.com/nogutsnoglory. They have set an ambitious goal of $25,000 and are al-

ready 9% of the way there! You can purchase bracelets on the website to show your support. Good Luck

Jim and Jason!

Thank you to the chapters that nominated people to run for the board of directors and for the executive. Suffi-

cient applications were received to fill all positions with two people vying for the one director position, and

this will require the holding of an election.

Thank you to the chapters that nominated people for the ET of the Year Award and the Maple Leaf Award.

Two people were nominated for each award, and their names and nomination forms will be sent to the judging

panels for final decisions.

Our upcoming biennial conference will be in St. John’s Newfoundland in 2014. Dates are July 31 to August

2. Our conference administrator is Delilah Guy, conference chair is Carol Wells. The St. John’s and Gander

chapters are working together to put on a great conference. We hope to see you all there and take some time to

tour around the “Rock” and enjoy the unique experience that is Newfoundland. Conference and hotel registra-

tion forms are already on our website, along with links to websites that show some of the other things you can

go see when you visit Newfoundland. The link is:

http://ostomycanada.ca/events/biennial_conference_of_uoac

Again this year we will be asking for donations from individuals and chapters for raffle and auction items.

And we are asking chapters for advertisements or well wishes for the program book. Janet Paquet has agreed

to do the program book this year. The theme this year is “Ostomates Connect on the Rock”. Hope to see you

there!

Peter Folk

President, United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc.

peter.folk@ostomycanada.ca

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Website/Social Networking

During 2011,we have had 660,359 hits from 19,160 unique visitors. During 2012, there were

728,083 hits on our website by 27,019 unique visitors. During 2013, there were 513,260 hits on

our website by 20,245 unique visitors.

For an online map of chapters and districts, click here: http://www.ostomycanada.ca/maps/map.html

You can type your postal code in the bottom right hand search box to locate your city or town and then zoom

in to find your nearest chapter or satellite.

If you have any comment on our website, please contact: John Molnar or Peter Folk through the national of-

fice email info1@ostomycanada.ca

Our website is very popular, a great source of information and at least 6,350 other websites directly link to

ours. More and more people are using the Internet to get Ostomy information and our contact form is used

regularly to contact the office.

Item April

Unique web visitors (Year to Date) 11748

Number of Web Visitors (Year to Date) 18143

Web Hits (Year to Date) 273823

Facebook page likes 229

Facebook group members 530

Facebook Parents group members 46

Facebook 20/40 group members 12

Discussion Board members 66

Twitter Followers 212

LinkedIn group members 34

LinkedIn followers 16

Google+ Circle members 54

uoac1 group members 38

Blog followers (Includes Twitter and Facebook followers) 469

Blog Posts 66

Blog Hits 4244

Stoma Stroll Website Visitors 337

Stoma Stroll Unique Visitors 159

Stoma Stroll Website Page Views 896

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OFFICE COORDINATOR

Carole Pew

OFFICE CHAIR

Stephen Maybee

NATIONAL OFFICE

ADDRESS

344 Bloor St. W., Suite 501

Toronto, ON M5S 3A7

OUTREACH

Administrator: Andy Manson

AWARDS :

Ann Ivol (Leader)

Delilah Guy (Member)

PARENTS OF CHILDREN

WITH AN OSTOMY:

Lyn Atkins (Leader)

Corry Stewart Dorosh (Co-

Leader)

Pat Cimmeck , Karen Lindsay

(Members)

PROFESSIONAL

ADVISORY (INDUSTRY,

MEDICAL OTHER)

Delilah Guy, Jo-Ann Tremblay,

Rory Hornstein, RD, Julie

Singer, Karen Bruton RN BScN

MCISc-WH CETN(C),Shabita

Teja, Contacts from Hollister,

ConvaTec, Coloplast and Salts,

Current CAET President,

Contacts from Crohn's and

Colitis, Colorectal Cancer

Assoc., Bladder Cancer Canada,

etc.

SASO:

Betty Woolridge (Leader)

Ann Ivol, Vacant (Members)

YOUTH CAMP:

Pat Cimmeck (Camp

Administrator)

Lisa Gausman, Karen Spencer

(Members)

20/40:

Angie Schickerowski (Leader)

Andreja (Andy) Lampreht

Things to do in St. John’s, NL

Johnson Geo Centre

The Johnson Geo Centre is a geological interpretation centre located on Signal Hill in St.

John's, Newfoundland. Most of the centre is located underground, in an excavated glacial

formation that shows the exposed bedrock of the hill. The museum is named for philan-

thropist Paul Johnson and opened in 2002.

The building is designed to take advantage of the geological features of Signal Hill where

most of the structure is below ground exposing natural rock formations. The area was

originally a peat filled area that was stripped of overburden and a glass-encased structure

of 2.5 stories was built atop the excavation. The building was built through the Johnson

Family Foundation at a cost of $12 million. The building utilizes a heating and cooling

system via six geothermal wells drilled to a depth of 500 feet.

The Basilica Cathedral of St John the Baptist Built between 1839–1855, the basilica is located on the highest ridge overlooking the city of

St. John's. The church is not oriented on the liturgically correct east-west axis, but faces toward

the narrows that form the entrance to St. John's harbour.

The Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is built in the form of a Latin cross and in the

Lombard Romanesque style of a Roman basilica. It was designed for Bishop Michael Anthony

Fleming by the German architect Ole Joergen Schmidt, though Fleming also seems to have had

plans prepared by the distinguished Irish architect John Philpot Jones of Clonmel, County Tip-

perary, Ireland, and also consulted with James Murphy, a native of Dublin, Ireland on the final

plans for the cathedral. Construction was initially supervised by the Waterford contractor Mi-

chael McGrath, but later superintended by stonemason and sculptor James Purcell of Cork,

Ireland, who also designed and built a small wooden church, Christchurch, for the community

of Quidi Vidi near St. John's, Newfoundland.

Construction took place under the watchful eye of the Irish-born Bishop Michael Anthony

Fleming, the Vicar-Apostolic and first Bishop of Newfoundland and later under the eye of his

successor, Bishop John Mullock. The Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is unusual

among North America's 19th century public buildings in that it was constructed using lime-

stone and granite imported from Galway and Dublin, Ireland, as well as 400,000 bricks from

Hamburg, as well as local sandstone quarried from St. John's and Kelly's Island in Conception

Bay, giving the Cathedral its characteristic grey colour. During its centenary celebration in

1955, Pope Pius XII raised the cathedral to the rank of minor Basilica

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GOVERNANCE:

Administrator: Ann Ivol

BYLAWS:

Ed Tummers (Leader)

Carol Wells, Lorrie Pismenny (Members)

MEMBERSHIP

Andrea Manson (Leader)

Ann Ivol, Steve Maybee, Ruth Kenney (Members)

NATIONAL OFFICE:

Steve Maybee (Leader)

Peter Folk, UOAC Office (Members)

NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS:

Peter Folk (Leader)

Ann Ivol (Member)

POLICIES & PROCEDURRES:

Ann Ivol (Leader)

Delilah Guy, Rosemary Gaffray (members)

STRATEGIC PLANNING (ANNUAL

OPERATIONAL PLAN

Executive Committee (Leader)

Board of Directors, UOAC Office (Members)

PRIVACY:

Privacy Officer (Vacant)

John Molnar (Member)

COSS (DSS):

Roger Ivol (Leader)

Jean-Pierre Lapointe (Quebec Rep),

Vacant (Pacific Rep),

Angela McGinn (Atlantic Rep), Gerard Dakiniewich

(Prairies Rep), John Molnar (Southern Ontario Rep

(Niagara; Brantford; Halton-Peel; Toronto; London),

Roger Ivol (South Ontario Rep (Hamilton; Stratford;

Kitchener-Waterloo; Windsor; Sarnia),

Richard Olley (North Ontario Rep)

ADVOCACY:

Ed Tummers Administrator

Advocacy:

Ruth Kenney (Leader)

Delilah Guy, Lorrie Pismenny (Members)

Donate to UOAC

We have signed up to receive donations online through Canada-

Helps.org. This is a handy way for you to make a donation without

even leaving the comfort of your computer chair. Simply visit our

website at: http://www.ostomycanada.ca/ and click on the image

that looks like this:

This will bring up a secure website that will allow you to enter

your credit card or PayPal information. Canada Helps will issue a

donation receipt right away and email it to you.

Have you set up your 2014 monthly donations yet?

Set it and forget it. Here’s how:

1. Set up or log in to your CanadaHelps MyCanadaHelps account.

Remember that you need to save a credit card on file for

monthly donation!

2. Click the Monthly Giving tab.

3. Search for UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATION OF CAN-

ADA INC.

4. Click DONATE MONTHLY.

5. Enter the details of your monthly donation.

Visit our donation page: http://www.ostomycanada.ca/donations

You can now donate to the United Ostomy Association of Can-

ada Inc. through PayPal

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Chapter Information on the Website

Did you know that our website www.ostomycanada.ca had over a half million hits last year? A lot of the visi-

tors visited the website to look for a support group in their area. Therefore, it is important that this information

be kept up to date! Make sure when sending the information in to the UOAC office that the chapters’ contact

information is current - phone number, email contact, newsletter availability, website, annual dues, meeting

dates and times. Visit our chapters page on our website at http://www.ostomycanada.ca/chapters and let the

UOAC office know via email if any of the information needs to be updated. We’ve had at least one chapter

past president contact the office to tell us that the website still included their phone number instead of the cur-

rent president. Please check your chapter’s listing to make sure the updates have been done correctly!

Upcoming Events:

Hamilton and District Ostomy Association Ostomy Appliance Fair May 20, 2014

Saskatoon Chapter 40th Anniversary June 2, 2014

Deadline UOAC Youth Camp Application June 3, 2014

Annual Potluck dinner UOAC NL Chapter # 604 June 4, 2014

UOAC Youth Camp June 29 -- July 5, 2014

Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland July 31--August 2, 2014

Annual General Meeting Delta Hotel, St. John’s, Newfoundland August 2, 2014

Stoma Stroll Awareness Walk in conjunction with Canada Ostomy Day Oct 4, 2014

Deadline to comply with Canada’s Not-for-Profit Act October 17, 2014

Note: If your chapter has an upcoming event that you would like added here or on the national website, please

email the details to Carol Wells through the national office email.

UOAC Annual General Meeting 2015

We are looking for a host chapter for the year 2015. If any chapter is interested, please contact the national

office for a Hotel Check List of the criteria required to host an Annual General Meeting. Also contact your

COSS representative for the Chapter Information Session manual.

Things to do in St. John`s

A weekend of celebrating Newfoundland & Labrador's unique culture with great traditional music, interactive

workshops where you can learn a dance or a tune. This is a friendly festival that attracts people from all over

town and all over the world. 2014 marks the 38th Anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festi-

val. Join us as we celebrate!

The Festival takes place in Bowring Park from August 8th to the 10th. Please check out their web site at

http://nfolk.com/fest2014

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FROM THE EDITOR

MAY 2014

Fifteen years ago, after my ileostomy surgery, I wrote a newspaper column about admitting that you are hav-

ing problems and quickly seeing a medical person.

It was great advice. So good, in fact, that someone called me a year later and told me I had saved his life by

urging this advice. He had seen his doctor soon after seeing blood in the stool and, after having cancerous pol-

yps removed from the colon with no further repercussions, was told by his doctor that if he hadn’t come to see

him so soon, who knows where he might have been.

Great advice? One must listen, eh?

In late April, I had some chest pains that lasted a few minutes and then went away. A couple of days later, the

pains re-occurred. Same response from yours truly. Pain went away after a short rest and back to normal activ-

ity. Happened again a day or so later.

Finally, after about 10 days, and three episodes within 18 hours, the last very concerning, I decided it was

time to go to emergency.

My wife said I was STOOPID for waiting through 10 days of danger warnings. The nurse who took my vitals

actually raised his voice to me and (rightfully) called me DUMB for waiting so long. The doctor echoed that.

So did other health people I saw in the next 12 hours.

I had what was called a “microscopic” heart attack which later showed no heart damage although I had a stent

inserted to clear an arterial blockage. The attending cardiologist said “maybe” the attack wouldn’t have hap-

pened if I’d come in five days earlier but couldn’t confirm that.

HOWEVER, I was stupid, dumb and whatever other words Roget could use to describe my lack of attention

to a major problem. After about five days, I even goggled “heart attack symptoms” – as if I didn’t know after

seven decades on earth - and still ignored what I read.

I’ll reiterate what I told my readers 15 years ago….if you anticipate a problem, don’t ignore it. See a health

professional who can give you good advice.

DO NOT SELF DIAGNOSE.

DO NOT IGNORE WHAT COULD BE SERIOUS.

LISTEN TO ME. I WAS LUCKY --- THIS TIME.

Joel Jacobson

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CONFERENCE:

Delilah Guy (Administrator)

Carol Wells ,St. John’s, & Gander Chapters

(Members)

INTERNATION RELATIONS:

Pat Cimmeck (Leader)

Lisa Gausman (Member)

PUBLIC AWARENESS (INCLUDES

COD&WOD):

John Molnar (Leader)

Delilah Guy, Carol Wells, Lorrie Pismenny

(Members)

FINANCE & FUNDRAISING

Administrator: Steve Maybee

FINANCE:

Steve Maybee (Leader)

Executive Committee (Member)

FUNDRAISING:

John Molnar (Leader)

Carol Wells, Andrea Manson, Roger Ivol, Steve

Manson, John Delaney (Members)

BURSARY:

John Molnar (Leader)

Roger Ivol, Andrea Manson, Rosemary Gaffray

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

Administrator: Carol Wells

CONNECTION:

Carol Wells (Leader)

Ann Ivol, Joel Jacobson, Lorrie Pismenny UOAC

Office (Members)

OSTOMY CANADA:

Lisa Gausman (Leader)

Lorne Aronson (Advertising), Elizabeth Lindner,

UOAC Office (Members)

PUBLICATIONS:

Ann Ivol (Leader)

Joel Jacobson, Andrea Manson (Members)

SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBSITE:

Peter Folk, (Leader)

Angie Schickerowski (webmaster), Andrea Manson,

Lisa Gausman, John Molnar, Carol Wells

By-laws Update The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act provides federal not-for-

profit corporations with a new set of rules that are modern, flexible

and better suited to the needs of today's not-for-profit sector. Our by-

laws committee is preparing a Special Resolution on Continuance

for approval of new articles and bylaws at the AGM in St. John’s in

2014.

When approved, this will allow Ostomy Canada to continue to func-

tion in much the same way as UOAC does now, subject to the new

Act.

If rejected, however, UOAC will lose its certification on October 17,

2014. To put it bluntly, voting NO means that you want UOAC to

shut down, close its doors and be out of business.

The proposed Bylaws, which have been reviewed by our legal advi-

sor, had been sent to each chapter president. On March 8, all inter-

ested parties attended an on-line conference to discuss the feedback

from the chapters. The minutes of that meeting have been circulated

to all chapters.

The Bylaws Committee reviewed the feedback of that on-line meet-

ing and drafted revised bylaws and they were accepted by the Board

at the April 12 online board meeting. The accepted revision of the

Bylaws are being circulated to all Chapter Presidents in advance of

the AGM package. The Board will then prepare the Special Resolu-

tion on Continuance and the required translations for distribution to

all Member Chapters with the AGM 2014 package. The 2014 Con-

ference Coordinator will include an information session to review the

Special Resolution before the vote at the AGM.

Ed Tummers, Bylaws Leader

Jokes for Today

A Catholic Shampoo

While shopping in a food store, two nuns happened to pass by the beer,

wine, and liquor section. One asked the other if she would like a beer.

The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to have one,

but that she would feel uncomfortable about purchasing it.

The first nun replied that she would handle that without a problem. She

picked up a six -pack and took it to the cashier.

The cashier has a surprised look, so the nun said, `This is for washing our

hair.`

Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter and put a

package of pretzel sticks in the bag with the beer. ``The curlers are on me.``

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LOOK FOR UNSUNG HEROES IN YOUR CHAPTERS. LET'S HONOUR THEM BY TELLING US

WHAT THEY DO.

Surely there have to be men and women in your chapters who are doing all the little things that make the chap-

ter tick. Email Joel Jacobson, UOAConnection editor, through the national office email at

info1@ostomycanada.ca with their story.

PEG BOARD

2014 UOAC Conference in St. John’s

For those chapters that wish to send greetings in the program book, the rates are:

One full page --------------------------- $ 300.00

1/2 page --------------------------------- $ 150.00

1/4 page----------------------------------- $ 75.00

Business card size ----------------------- $ 30.00

One Line-----------------------------------$15.00

NOTICE OF MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Member Chapters of the United

Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. will be held at the Delta St. John's Hotel, 120 New Gower Street, St.

John's, Newfoundland on Saturday August 2 , 2014 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon for the following

purposes:

1. To receive the financial statement of the United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. for the year ending

March 31, 2014,together with the Auditors' Report thereon.

2. To appoint auditors for the period for the ensuring year and to authorize the Directors to fix the

remuneration of the Auditors.

3. To review and approve Form 4031 Article of Continuance (transition)

4. To elect Secretary, Treasurer and one (1) Director

5. To review and approve By-laws, a by-law relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of Ostomy

Canada Society to conform to the new Not-for-Profit Act

6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting

Carol Wells

Secretary, UOAC

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Highlights of 2014 Conference St. John’s NL

United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. 14th National Conference Highlights.

The Conference will be held at the Delta St. John’s Hotel , NL, July 31 to August 1-2, 2014.

The following are tentative schedules and prone to change.

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Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014:

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. COSS Presidents Chapters Meeting

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Meet & Greet – “Newfie Rock Night”- Bridie Molloy’s Restaurant

Outside Delta Hotel Event-(a few minute’s walk)

Sponsored by St. John’s and Gander Chapters & Lawton’s Drugs

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Date: Thursday, July 31, 2014:

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Grand Opening Ceremonies with Parade of Flags

Honorary Chairs greetings from both St. John’s & Gander Chapters

Keynote Address - Eli Baker, Lawyer

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Rap Sessions by 3 ETS on Colostomy, Ileostomy, Pelvic Pouch & Urostomy

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Intimacy & Sexual Health - Nina Sandoval

12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Awards Luncheon

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ostomy Products Innovations by ConvaTec, Coloplast & Hollister

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Grand Opening of Exhibits & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 20/40 session - Angie Schickerowski – Moderator

Water: Are We Drinking Enough? - Susan McDonald

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Coloplast Cocktails

6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Coloplast Evening

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Highlights of 2014 Conference St. John’s NL

Date: Friday, August 1, 2014:

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Free Exhibitors Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Exhibits Hall Open and Re-open from 12:30p.m.-2:00p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. By-laws Committee

20/40 Session Meeting

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Bertha Okun Lectureship - Brenda Elsagher, Motivational Speaker

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Raffle & Auction: Passport Prizes

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Bowel Obstruction/ Diagnostic Procedure/ Treatment- Dr. D. Pace

Gino Henry – Speaker Topic: TBD

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Peristomal Skin Care - Lana Mah, RN. BN. ET.

3:15 p.mp - 4:00 p.m. Pediatric Ostomy Surgery - Dr. D. Price

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Advocacy on Ostomy Reimbursement- Filomena Servidio-Italiano

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ConvaTec cocktails

6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Renaissance/Great Comebacks Award, Banquet/Live Entertainment

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Date: Saturday - August 2, 2014:

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Delegate Registration

8:00 a.m. -12:00p.m. National Council Meeting – AGM

9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 20/40 Outside Event - TBA

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Highlights of 2014 Conference St. John’s NL Date: Saturday August 2, 2014: (Continued)

SASO Outside Event - TBA

12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. Lunch On Your Own

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Diabetes and Ostomy Management - Carla Wells, RN. BN. ET. MSN. PHD

Effects of Chemo & Radiation Therapy on Ostomy – Roxanne Rogers, RN.

2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Assistive Device Program (AD) Ostomy Toronto - Jim Fitzgerald

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Spouses & Significant Other (SASO) Meeting - Betty Woolridge

FOWC Meeting - Lorne Aronson, FOWC President

2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visitors Training Refresher Course – Roger Ivol/COSS Coordinators

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Hollister Cocktails

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Hollister Farewell Banquet/Live Entertainment

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Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014:

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. UOAC Board of Directors Meeting

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Optional Event - (On Your Own)

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PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT (Hotel Registration requires a separate form)

Registration Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Badge Name __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________________________________ Province/State _____________________________

Postal Code/Zip Code _________________________________ Telephone ________________________________________________________

Fax ____________________________________________ Email _________________________________________________________________

UOAC Chapter _______________________________________________________ Is this your first UOAC conference? Yes No

VISA MC AMEX

Are you a Chapter President? Yes No Will you be attending the Visitor Training Session? Yes No

Please indicate surgery type: Colostomy Ileostomy Urostomy Continent Diversion SASO

Parent of an Ostomy Child None Age Group: Under 18 Under 40 Over 40

Do you have any special dietary needs? Yes No If yes, please specify: _________________________________________

C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R MOSTOMATES CONNECT ON THE ROCK”

United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc. – 14th ConferenceJuly 31, August 1-2, 2014

REGISTRATION Quantity Amount

Individual Registration ** (before June 30, 2014) $150 _________ __________

Individual Registration ** (after June 30, 2014) $175_________ __________

One Day Registration ** $60 _________ __________Please check off the day requested

Thursday Friday Saturday

TOTAL ___________ __________

Please indicate number of meal tickets required for each event:

Awards Luncheon (Thursday, July 31, 2014) ___________ __________

Coloplast Evening (Thursday, July 31, 2014 ___________ __________

ConvaTec Evening (Friday, August 1, 2014 ___________ __________

Hollister Evening (Saturday, August 2, 2014 ___________ __________

Note: Individual meal tickets cost $50.00**Individual Registration includes one (1) Awards Luncheon;one (1) breakfast, and three (3) dinners.

Payment:

You may fax your registration to (416) 595-9924

Card Number: __________________________________

Expiry Date: ____________________________________

Name as it appears on Card:

_______________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________

Please make cheques ormoney order payable to:United Ostomy Association of Canada Inc.,344 Bloor Street West, Suite 501,Toronto, Ontario M5S 3A7

Note: Basic registration includes admission to all programs and the exhibit hall. Cancellation must be received by July 15, 2014.Refunds will be made after the close of the conference, less a 10% administration fee. Registration must be received in the office no laterthan July 23, 2014. Any registrations after July 24, 2014 must be made at the conference.

NB: No Audio or Video Recordings are permitted during sessions. I authorize the use and reproduction by UOAC of any photographs/video/audio of me or my guest taken/recorded during the Conference and Annual General Meeting.Signed: ______________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________________

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The 14th UOAC biennial conference will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Our provincial capital, St John’s offers warm friendly faces. For more than 500 years, St. John’s has been visited by explorers and adventurers and still we continue to keep our ‘small town’ quality of living that predominately makes St. John’s a pleasure to visit.

Considered the oldest city in North America, its history and heritage was influenced by unique culture and tradition. Unique attractions in St. John’s and surrounding areas include: Cape Spear - the most easterly point of land in North America and the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Rooms - immense with culture, history, heritage and artistic expressions. It unites the provincial archives, art gallery and museums. Signal Hill - the first transatlantic wireless message was received by Guglielmo Marconi in 1901. George Street - voted Canada’s best entertainment district. The famous downtown strip has the most pubs and bars per capita of any street in North America. The East Coast Trail - a hiker’s dream with its spectacular cliffs, sea stacks and rock formations.

Downtown Water Street - famous for shopping and restaurants, just a short distance from the Delta St. John’s Hotel.

A highlight of the conference is the focus on the Innovation of Ostomy Products. There are sessions by ConvaTec, Coloplast and Hollister as well as three dinner nights with entertainment. Based on ostomates needs and requests we are offering excellent education sessions. Everyone always enjoys the Raffle and Auction. The Exhibitors will display different ostomy products, accessories and other supplies. Some topics to be presented are: Intimacy, Ostomy Reimbursement, Skin Care, How Chemo & Radiation Care relates to Ostomy, Diabetes and Ostomy, Diagnostic Procedures, and Water: Are we drinking enough?

On behalf of the UOAC and the Conference Planning Team, we all hope that you will join us at this exciting conference and see our beautiful city and we will welcome you all with open arms.

Sincerely, Carol Wells – Conference Chair 2014

2014 UOAC National Conference July 31 to August 2, 2014 in St. John s, Newfoundland

at the Delta Hotel in the heart of downtown St. John’s

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE UOAC NATIONAL OFFICE: emAil: INFO1@OSTOMyCANADA.CA WebSite: WWW.OSTOMyCANADA.CAhOtel regiStrAtiON CAll: 1.888.793.3582 (inside Canada), 1.800.268.1133 (outside of canada), 1.888.890.3222 or By FAx: 1.709.570.1622

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Cape Spear George Street