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ConvaTec Launches me+T recovery
ConvaTec Launches me+T recovery.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8475X ConvaTec Group PLC 27 February 2017 \n\nConvaTec Launches me+™ recovery, First-of-its-kind Programme with Education Accredited by the Royal College of Nursing\n \n· Unique nurse education course focussed on importance of physical activity and movement to aid stoma patient recovery\n· New addition to ConvaTec's me+™consumer-focused support and service programme designed to resolve unmet needs and elevate the experience of living with a stoma\n \nREADING, UNITED KINGDOM (27 February 2017) - ConvaTec Group Plc (\"ConvaTec\"), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the me+™ recovery programme for stoma patients, including a nurse education course which has been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in the UK. \n \nThe me+™ recovery programme, the latest addition to ConvaTec's holistic and empowering me+™ direct-to-consumer programme, provides advice and support about the importance of movement and physical activity after stoma surgery. The programme aims to aid recovery, improve long term outcomes and potentially reduce the risk of parastomal hernia. The evidence-based programme and 2-day RCN-accredited nurse education course are the first and only of their kind in stoma care.\n \nCurrent clinical guidelines stress the importance of physical activity to patient recovery, and National Guidelines from the Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN) recommend that stoma patients engage in appropriate abdominal and core muscle exercises after surgery, to rehabilitate the abdominal wall.1-3 \n \nDespite this guidance, results of a recent survey of more than 2,600 stoma patients conducted by ConvaTec found a high percentage of respondents reported that they did not get any advice or support about physical activity post-surgery from their surgeon, nurse, GP or other healthcare professional, nor received any advice about post-op abdominal exercises. The results of the survey were presented at the 2016 ASCN conference and are due to be published in 2017.\n \n\"There is no doubt that patients who adopt a more active recovery generally do better, not least their physical recovery progresses more rapidly. They also have a better quality of life, are fitter, healthier and t...