Who we are
Stomal Therapy at Monash Health encompasses Clinical Nurse Consultants, who have completed a minimum of a Post Graduate Certificate. Patients across all Monash Health campuses, including Casey Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Kingston Centre, Moorabbin Hospital and the Victorian Heart Hospital are covered by four dedicated and passionate teams of Stomal Therapists.
What we do
- Inpatient wound and stoma care across the lifespan
- Stoma siting, pre-operative education and counselling for patients and caregivers prior to surgery.
- Post-operative education to patients with new stomas in order to gain independence with stoma cares prior to discharge.
- Additional stoma support or troubleshooting of existing stoma patients when in hospital.
- Completing the Medicare forms associated with the Stoma Appliance Scheme and assisting with ordering queries for Monash Health stoma patients.
- Completing NDIS support paperwork where appropriate.
- Complex wound care plans and reviews for inpatients at Monash Health.
Inpatient Reviews
Referrals are made to our service by Monash Health staff from Nursing, Medical or Allied Health through our internal referrals process for inpatients only. The Stomal Therapy Departments work within business hours Monday- Friday, excluding public holidays.
Outpatient Reviews
Currently there is no outpatient service for Stomal Therapy at Monash Health. GP’s can refer patients for wound care through Monash Health for either Vascular Clinic, Plastics Clinic or Dermatology Clinic as appropriate.
Referrals | Monash Health
Monash Health provides an extensive range of medical and surgical specialist clinics supported by multidisciplinary staff across Monash Health’s acute and community health sites.
Alternative services
- Chronic Wound Clinic | Alfred Health
Chronic Wound Clinic located in Caulfield that can be accessed with a referral from your GP.
- Referrals | Bolton Clarke
Bolton Clarke provide community wound and stoma support (as per their intake criteria) and can be referred via your GP.
- Ostomy Clinics – Coloplast
Coloplast Care Clinic offers in-person stoma reviews for troubleshooting regardless of what branded appliance is being used.
- AINSCORP – AinsCorp | Stoma & Wound Care
Salts offers a phone consult service with a Stomal Therapist regardless of what branded appliance is being used.
- Ostomy Association of Melbourne Inc. (oam.org.au)
Ostomy Association of Melbourne offers telephone support with a Stomal Therapist on Tuesdays, call reception to be put on the list- 9888 8523.
Resources
Stomal Therapy | AASTN
Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses (stomaltherapy.au)
Bowel Cancer Australia
Bowel Cancer Australia – Awareness, Support & Research (www.bowelcanceraustralia.org)
Cancer Council Victoria
Cancer Prevention, Guides, Cancer Support & Donations – Cancer Council Victoria (cancervic.org.au)
Australia Council of Stoma Associations Inc.
The Australian Council of Stoma Associations Inc (australianstoma.com.au)
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia
Empowering people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA) (crohnsandcolitis.org.au)
Stoma after ileostomy or colostomy | Better Health Channel
Better Health Channel (www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au)