Convexity in Ostomy Care - Stoma Night

Convatec is a global medical products and
technologies company focused on solutions
for the management of chronic conditions,
with leading market positions in advanced
wound care, ostomy care, continence &
critical care, and infusion care. Our products
provide a range of clinical and economic
benefits including infection prevention,
protection of at-risk skin, improved patient
outcomes and reduced total cost of care.

Sue has worked in Colorectal Surgery and Stoma care for her entire nursing career. Starting out as a surgical nurse on a colorectal ward and quickly progressing into the Specialist Nurse role. Sue has been involved in product development/launches and have presented at conferences in Europe and the UK. She has a particular interest in Convexity and participated in the Convexity Consensus group meeting in Prague. Following this, she contributed to the Convexity Consensus Document. Other areas of particular interest to Sue include Pelvic floor, High output, Ileo anal pouch surgery, and Peristomal Skin Health. She contributed to the WCET supplement brochure on skin health and PH in 2018. In 2019 Sue supported the Australia and New Zealand teams with their advisory board meetings, discussing convexity and skin health. During her time as a specialist nurse and manager she has always enjoyed teaching and facilitating discussion and find this very beneficial to her own personal growth as a practitioner. She is now currently the Head of clinical and Nursing services at Convatec and Amcare by Convatec.

Petya qualified as a nurse in Italy and has vast experience in both medical and surgical nursing gained in Italy, Ireland and the UK, with a special interest in GI and Urinary systems.

She provides specialist nursing care for colorectal and urology patients, and most particularly those with ileal pouch, stoma and enteric fistulae, in both acute wards and in nurse-led clinics and community settings.

Petya has a special interest in improving healthcare staff education, patient care and outcomes, as well as developing and implementing innovative evidence-based care and digital services, aimed at improving patients and staff wellbeing.

She has been vastly involved in research, service development, publishing and presenting on national and international level, education. She also has several publications in British and Italian nursing journals.

Furthermore, Petya takes part in different scientific committees and clinical advisory boards for stoma and ileal pouch care.

She is a representative for the Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN) in the UK, for the London Area; as well as working closely with all stoma and ileal pouch patient support groups.
She presents nationally and internationally at conferences ensuring evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality assurance are at the core of her practice.