NSW Stoma Ltd Members Appliance ordering Portal: https://portal.nswstoma.au/login
Resources: https://www.nswstoma.org.au/resources/
Dept. of Health and Aged Care Stoma Appliance Scheme: https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/stoma-appliance-scheme
NSW Stoma Ltd Stomal Therapy Clinic
Thursdays 11am – 1pm
To make an appointment, please email or text to: Anne Marie Lyons STN
Mob: 0468 582 951 or email stomanurse@nswstoma.org.au
Company/brand sites for patient information
Coloplast – People with a stoma: https://www.coloplast.com.au/ostomy/people-with-a-stoma/
Dansac – Patient education https://www.dansac.com.au/en-au/stoma-care-clinical-education/patient-education/.
Convatec – Patient education: https://www.convatec.com/en-au/stoma-care/patient-support-information/education/
Ainscorp – Stoma information: https://www.ainscorp.com.au/stoma-information.html
Omnigon – Product guides: https://www.omnigon.com.au/resources/product-guides/
Support garments
Fitting guide by Sutherland medical: https://www.sutherlandmedical.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fitting-guide-1.pdf
Ph. 1300 664 027 or email orders@sutherlandmedical.com.au
Ainscorp Salts Support Wear: https://www.ainscorp.com.au/support-wear.html
Ph. (03) 9336 3000 or Toll-Free 1300 784 737 or email service@ainscorp.com.au
Omnigon Stoma Support: https://www.omnigon.com.au/products/support-garments/
Call 1800 819 274 or email info@omnigon.com.au
Statina Healthcare (by JD Healthcare): https://www.statinahealthcare.com.au/stoma-compression
Ph. 1300 791 404 or email sales@jdhealthcare.com.au
Joya Medical Supplies: https://joyamedicalsupplies.com.au/product-category/ostomy-care/
Ph. 1300 005 032 or (07) 5564 6628 or email info@joyamedicalsupplies.com.au
Stoma underwear
Marks & Spencer
New stoma range (UK-based): https://www.marksandspencer.com/content/stoma-underwear
Australian supply: https://www.marksandspencer.com/au/search?q=stoma&lang=en_AU
Exercising with a stoma
Sarah Russell/The Ostomy Studio: https://www.theostomystudio.co.uk/
Hassan Qureshi/Holistic Exercise Physiology: https://www.holisticep.co/team
Swimming with a stoma
Everything you need to know: https://www.siilostomy.com/en/swimming-with-a-stoma-everything-you-need-to-know
Going on holidays guide: https://www.salts.co.uk/en-gb/your-stoma/living-with-a-stoma/holidays
Can I go swimming with a stoma? https://www.coloplast.com.au/ostomy/people-with-a-stoma/faq-facts-about-living-with-an-ostomy/#section=Can-I-go-swimming-with-a-stoma_331738
Advice from Dansac: https://www.dansac.com.au/en-au/sitedata/components/modaldialog/lifewithastomamodals/swimming
Tips from Convatec: https://meplus.convatec.com/au/articles/swimming-with-a-stoma/
Hernias
Are parastomal hernias preventable? (Ostomy Australia Magazine, April 2021) https://australianstoma.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Aust-Council-of-Stoma-Assoc-Ostomy-Journal-April-2021.pdf
Living with a parastomal hernia: https://www.healthandcare.co.uk/blog/living-with-a-parastomal-hernia.html
Preventing parastomal hernias: https://www.ostomycanada.ca/blog/2024/preventing-parastomal-hernias
Rehydration
Living with a stoma requires paying extra attention to how hydrated we are.
Like to try a quick and easy (and tasty!) way to rehydrate?
Try this apple juice recipe:
- 240mls apple juice
- 480mls water
- 1/2 teaspoon saltStir and enjoy!🧃
Diet – Food transit times
Sunflower Lanyard
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a fantastic initiative that aims to increase the visibility of ‘invisible disabilities’ where the sunflower symbol represents that the wearer is a person with a disability. You should be wary that the sunflower lanyard and iconography is not yet recognised by all organisations or persons, but its recognition and acknowledgment is growing!
Examples of places that recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower include Westfields shopping centres in Sydney and many train stations in Sydney with Transport for NSW announcing its support for the initiative, including free lanyards for customers to wear while travelling. Sydney Airport is also on board, with customers able to collect a lanyard for free from four locations: at the Airport Services Centre on level 3 of the T1 International terminal, at the information desks located near baggage reclaim 2 in the T2 Domestic Terminal, at the information desks in both Arrivals and Departures in T1 International Terminal, and at the Oversize Luggage counter, located on the Departures level, T3 Domestic terminal.
To learn more about the initiative click here. To buy a lanyard and other Hidden Disabilities Sunflower items, go here.
Otherwise, email sunflower@transport.nsw.gov.au to request a FREE lanyard. Make sure to include your full name and home address; NSW addresses only, with a limit of 1 per person.
The National Public Toilet Map
The National Public Toilet Map, an initiative by the National Continence Foundation, is an online tool that shows the location of more than 23,000 public and private toilets, adult change, and baby care facilities across Australia.
There is also a National Public Toilet Map app you can download.
Google Maps also shows public toilets local to you if you simply search for ‘public toilet’ in the app or on the website.
Do you need to use a public wheelchair accessible (disability) toilet?
We can provide the following card:
Just email us at customer.service@nswstoma.org.au and request one. While it won’t guarantee access in all instances, you will find almost all people and places are happy to help, so it’s handy to have!
Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) – Your KEY to private independence in public
We can provide forms to access a MLAK (the Master Locksmiths Access Key), which allows 24/7 access to accessible public facilities for people with a disability.
Simply email us at customer.service@nswstoma.org.au and we’d be happy to help.
With a MLAK, you get access to dedicated public facilities, including facilities in national parks and many Council municipalities, elevators at railway stations, the new Changing Places facilities throughout Australia, disabled toilets that are locked, and even the Liberty Swing.