The Mission, Vision and Values statements of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists identifies the WCET® as "A unique Global Organisation and leader in the specialty of Ostomy, Wound and Continence care"
Opportunities to collaborate in the WCET® Twinning Projects, bringing essential Enterostomal Therapy Nursing knowledge and experience to emerging countries.
Free access to members only webinars.
Opportunities for global networking as well as educational support from the WCET® members.
The opportunity to participate on the Executive Board and committees.
History of the WCET® (World Council of Enterostomal Therapists®)
The evolution of Enterostomal Therapy nursing is attributed to the visions of two very dedicated pioneers:
Dr Rupert Turnbull, a colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in the USA and
Norma N. Gill, a former patient who had undergone stoma surgery.
Both were visionary in their belief that there was a need for specialized nursing care for those individuals who had undergone ostomy surgery. Hence, Enterostomal Therapy was founded in the 1970’s.