Biomedical Informatics and Health Equity Monthly Seminar Series Registration
Medical residents shadowing a Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse to develop interprofessional competencies: A quality improvement project
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Wound care costs have skyrocketed to $96.8 billion annually, yet physician training has not kept abreast of the increased care needed for wounds. Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (CWOCNs) have an arsenal of knowledge about dressings, biological tissue replacements, cell-based treatment options, positioning, and psychosocial support available for wound management.
To enhance wound care management and improve patient outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration, this quality improvement project assessed a shadowing experience with a CWOCN across four interprofessional collaborative practice domains: interprofessional communication, role awareness and responsibilities, teams and teamwork, and values and ethics for interprofessional practice.
Presenter:
Laura Monahan, OFS, DNP, MBA, RN, PNAP
Director, University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing
Rockford Campus
Co-Director, Rural Nursing Program
Associate Clinical Professor
President, Alpha Lambda Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, College of Medicine, College of Applied Health Sciences, and Institute for Health Data Science Research.Â