European Council of Enterostomal Therapist ECET

The ECET - a professional nursing society and non-profit association; promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance practice and guide the delivery of expert health care care to individuals with ostomies, incontinence and wounds. The association is a non profit organization with these aims:
The development of a professional identity on a European level for the entire nurse and health care professionals, concerned with or active in the area of stomatherapy, incontinence and/or treatment of wounds. The main aims are the following:
• to establish European recognition for nurses specialized in the area of stoma care, incontinence care and/or treatment of wounds;
• to bring together health care professionals involved in the care of stoma, incontinence and wound- patients; the association shall ensure the protection and defence of professional interests of its members;
• to promote research and to ensure that knowledge remains up to date;
• to encourage contacts and collaboration with the industry, distributors or official health care insurance organizations with the aim of improving the quality of the care and the various devices;
• to organise conferences, seminars, and short training courses;
• to break down national barriers and to promote European identity;
• to promote the exchange of information between various European countries by establishing efficient communication systems;
• to develop teaching standards which are generally acceptable;
• to promote stoma care according to quality and ethical standards.