Stoma & Wound Care: Imani Clinic's

01/09/2026

Meet Our Featured Speaker | CNS Leonie van Wyk

The South African Society of Stomates (SASS) is honored to welcome – CNS Leonie van Wyk, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stomaltherapist, and Advanced Wound Care Practitioner from Cape Town to the SASS 2026 National Conference.
An experienced Stomaltherapist and Wound Care Nurse with an extensive clinical background in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, she has developed specialized expertise in the management of complex wounds, pressure injuries, lower-leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. With advanced wound-care training from the University of Toronto and the University of the Free State, she combines hands-on clinical expertise with professional education and has contributed as a speaker and organizer within the South African wound and burn-care community.

Presentation:
Wound and stoma care in high-risk populations with a focus on Age, Diabetes, Obesity, Oncology, and Palliative care.

Join CNS Leonie van Wyk as she explores managing in wound and ostomy patients: Frail & Elderly patients. Obesity and wound failure. Diabetes and microvascular compromise. Oncology patients and radiation-related skin damage. Palliative wound care with comfort-focused approaches.

2–3 October 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Woodstock, Cape Town
Register today: www.sass2026.co.za

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Wishing all our patients, doctors, staff and suppliers a happy SPRING 2026!

20/08/2026

Meet Our Featured Speaker | Dr. Ethel Andrews

The South African Society of Stomates (SASS) is honored to welcome – Dr. Ethel Andrews, Clinical Nurse Specialist, AWC and Stomaltherapist from Johannesburg to the SASS 2026 National Conference.

A pioneering nurse leader and the first South African nurse to hold a PhD in Burns, serving as the first non-surgeon President of the South African Burn Society and as Southern Africa’s representative and African Nurse Lead within the Pan African Burn Society. An internationally recognized burn and wound-care expert, researcher and educator, she contributes to leading global organizations including the International Society for Burn Injuries and Interburns, and is passionate advocate for advancing nursing practice, education and leadership worldwide.

Presentation:
Fundamentals in the Advanced Pathophysiology of chronic pressure injuries in the paraplegic patient and the need for f***l diversions for wound healing.

Join Dr. Ethel Andrews as she explores the management of pressure injuries, paraplegia and offloading strategies – why they fail in a resource limited environment (even in private industry), influence of comorbidities, diversion surgery and reversals in a multidisciplinary team.

2–3 October 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Woodstock, Cape Town
Register today: www.sass2026.co.za

18/08/2026

ALMOST 300 PATIENT VOICES ❤️

That is almost 300 reasons to stop and recognise the incredible nurses who care for people living with a stoma.

Behind every nomination is a message of appreciation for knowledge shared, problems solved, difficult moments made easier, and patients supported when they needed it most.

Because ostomy care can be complex.

It takes skill, knowledge, experience, and compassion to care for complex patients, and when nurses have those skills, they can make an enormous difference to the people in their care.

Today, we celebrate 35 eligible nominees who have been recognised through the SASS Nurses Awards.

Not because every nominee will take home an award.

But because every nomination tells us something important about the value of skilled ostomy nursing.

And perhaps that is the most important message of all:

We need more nurses equipped to care for complex patients, so that more patients can receive the support they deserve.

36 nominees.

Almost 300
PATIENT VOICES

And a powerful patient-led reminder of why skilled nursing matters.

Watch this space. 🏆
https://www.sass2026.co.za/

18/08/2026

Don't miss out, 6 weeks to go; register now!
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