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Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Ngangkiku Ngartuku Kukuwardli
Acknowledgement
The Women's and Children's Hospital is located on the traditional lands for the Kaurna people, and we respect their spiritual relationship with their Country. We also acknowledge that the Kaurna people are the custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.

Stomal Therapy

The Stomal Therapy service provides quality care to children with a range of needs such as: stoma care; urology care; wound care.

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The Stomal Therapy service provides quality care to children with a range of needs such as:

  • Stoma care
  • Urology care
  • Wound care

Education, counselling and referral to appropriate community and/or hospital-based health professionals can be provided.

The service acts as a clinical resource to many nursing and affiliated health professionals in South Australia, and has strong links with stomal therapy nurses around Australia.

How to access this service

Any child/family can contact the Stomal Therapy service for care or advice about stomas, urology care or wounds.

A medical referral is not usually required.

An appointment can be arranged by contacting the Stomal Therapy Office – phone (08) 8161 6671. If the need is urgent, page the Nurse via the WCH switchboard – phone (08) 8161 7000.

Hours

Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 4:00pm.

For emergency care, the WCH Paediatric Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Location

2nd Floor, Queen Victoria Building

Further information

Support is available for children with a variety of conditions including:

  • Spina Bifida
  • Anorectal anomalies – imperforate anus, Hirschsprung's disease
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Tumours
  • Neurogenic bowel/bladder
  • Abdominal trauma

These conditions may be present at birth, or develop later in life.

The Stomal Therapy nurses work in close consultation with surgeons, medical practitioners, and many other health professionals to enhance the care provided to the child and their family.

Other services include:

  • Linking families with support groups
  • How to access equipment, eg. catheters, wound care supplies
  • Support and education about tests/examinations, eg. Urodynamic Bladder Function tests
  • Updates to products, eg. stomal appliances, continence pads.

Resources

Our nurses are members of the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses and promote evidence-based practice.

Links with other professional groups include:

Contact

Clinical Practice Consultant

  • Cassie Dujmovic
  • Jaz Rossi

Phone

(08) 8161 7000 – WCH Switchboard

Email

DL.HealthWCHStomaUrologyWoundNurses@sa.gov.au

Mailing address

Stomal Therapy Department
Women's and Children's Hospital
72 King William Road
North Adelaide
South Australia 5006