Wound Care

About

The goal of the Wound Care Community of Practice (CoP) is to bring together people, ideas, and resources to increase awareness of the needs of seniors affected by wounds, especially pressure ulcers.

The Wound Care CoP has established a relationship with a number of key wound experts including the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Wound Interest Group, the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative, the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) and the Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC). Across the province, there is not a central body accountable for improving wounds within the health care system. To address this issue, the CoP is strategically networking with members of the wound care community to foster knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, current best practice recommendations and successful implementation and sustainability strategies.

Recently, the CoP has created a website on the Care to Know Centre website in order to allow discussion and exchange and share resources related to pressure ulcer prevention. Future educational events are being planned based on identified needs of key stakeholder groups.

Upcoming Wounds events

Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC)
Ottawa, Ontario | Nov 3 to 6, 2011
For more information, please visit their website

Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)
Las Vegas, Nevada | Oct 13 to 15, 2011
For more information, please visit their
website

Wound Care Education, CAWC Institute
Toronto, Ontario | December 1 to 4, 2011
For more information, please please visit their website

Ontario Wound Care Interest Group
For more information, please visit their website

Resources

• Presentation on Pressure Ulcers: Understanding Causes and Preventative Measures. G. Chenard RN BHSc CDE® CCHN CVAA CHPCN
  Advanced Practice Consultant – Diabetes & Dialysis, Saint Elizabeth
• Best Practices for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Canadian Association of Wound Care, Dolynchuk K, Keast D, Campbell K, Houghton P, Orsted H, et al. Ostomy/Wound Management. 2000;46(11):38-52.
• Braden Scale. Braden B, Bergstrom M. 2001.
• Canadian Association of Wound Care
• Intact skin – an integrity not to be lost. Sibbald RG, Campbell K, Coutts P, Queen D. Ostomy/Wound Management. 2003;49(6):27-41.
• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
  Pressure Ulcer Awareness Program
• Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Canadian health-care settings. Woodbury MG, Houghton PE. Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50(10):22-38.
• Risk Assessment & Prevention of Pressure Ulcers. Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. RNAO, 2005.
• The process of developing best practice guidelines for nurses in Ontario: risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers. MacLeod FE, Harrison MB, Graham ID. Ostomy/Wound Management. 2002;48(10):30-38.
• WoundPedia

Contact

Rosemary Kohr
Co-Lead
905.940.9655
Toll-free: 1.800.463.1763 ext. 4923
rosemarykohr@saintelizabeth.com

Andrea Trainor
Co-Lead
Soins Continus Bruyère Continuing Care
613.562.6262 x2151
atrainor@bruyere.org

Robin Hurst
Knowledge Broker
Saint Elizabeth Health Care
905.698.6459
rhurst@saintelizabeth.com

Mary Beth Forget, Information Specialist
905.444.9323 (Monday-Thursday)
416.785.2500X 2393 (Friday only)
mforget@baycrest.org