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He was honured with the award\u00a0 acknowledging the\u00a0 work and collaboration of IOA and WCET.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d319f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d319f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recent\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">World Council of Enterostomal Therapists<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(WCET\u00ae) Congress held in\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vancouver<\/span><\/span>\u00a0celebrated outstanding individuals dedicated to improving the lives of people with stoma, wound, and continence needs.<br \/><br \/>Among those honored was\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Richard McNair<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of New Zealand, who received recognition through the WCET\u00ae Norma N. 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