Foot Care Canada- Sunday April 13,2008. Kingston Ontario

FOOT CARE CANADA

Sunday April 13, 2008. Kingston, Ontario

Invitation:

The newly appointed committee of FOOT CARE CANADA would like to take this opportunity to invite any interested foot care nurse, regulatory body, educator and/or policy maker to attend a workshop April 13, 2008 from 9:00 am – 3:15 pm, held at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario (detailed below). Nurses wishing to be considered as a Provincial /Territorial Advisor should attend this workshop and submit their resume (details attached) and a position statement to the committee for consideration. This workshop will follow a foot care conference on April 11-12^th.

Background:

On September 22, 2007, a group of 60 foot care nurses, educators and managers from across Canada met in Winnipeg, Manitoba to discuss how to introduce national foot care nurse guidelines for skills, education and certification. All 60 participants supported a draft position statement proposed by an Ad Hoc committee and a consensus was reached to begin the development of a national communication strategy that could reach an estimated 3,000 – 6,000 foot care nurses in Canada. It is understood that this is a huge undertaking, and there are many steps that need to happen in order for the ultimate goal of national guidelines and certification for foot care nurses to occur.

How do I register for Foot Care Canada’s workshop on April 13^th?

There will be no cost to attend! Updates on this workshop will be posted in the ‘Foot Care Canada’ section, on the following website http://www.cawc.net/open/library/clinical/specialty.html.

Currently, we are a volunteer committee without funding or office support, so if you are interested in attending the April 13^th workshop, we kindly ask that you please email your name and contact information directly to our new email address at footcarecanada@yahoo.ca and we’ll look forward to meeting you! See attached agenda and mission statement.

How do I register for the foot care conference on April 11 – 12^th?

Our workshop will follow a local foot care conference in Kingston, Ontario at the Day’s Inn. To register for the conference contact Linda Heber at hebers@sympatico.ca (NEFCA).

Please share this memo with any and all who may be interested.

We hope to see you there!

Foot Care Canada Committee:

Cindy Lazenby RN (Kingston, ON),

Pat MacDonald LPN (Winnipeg, MB),

Donna Schofield RN, CNephC (Cornwall, ON),

Mary MacKay RN, IIWCC (Halifax, NS)

Sandra Bird LPN (Winnipeg, MB).

FOOT CARE CANADA

Sunday April 13, 2008. Kingston, Ontario

Location: St. Lawrence College, 100 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston Ontario.

(go to www.stlawrencecollege.ca/?iPageID=69&iMenuID=5 for virtual directions)

Flying? Book a flight directly to Kingston (it’s an easy transfer from the Toronto Airport).

Workshop Agenda

9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions:

Ø National & Regional Co-Chairs

Ø Collaboration with other Organizations

o Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC)

o Provincial and territorial registering bodies and nursing associations

9:30 am: Past and Present of Nursing Foot Care

10:00 am: Networking & refreshment break (Tim Horton is in the building!)

10:30 am: Nursing Foot Care: Barriers and Solutions

Ø Interactive exercise led by Pat MacDonald LPN

11:30 am: Future of Nursing Foot Care:

Ø Foot Care Canada’s Mission Statement and Goals (see attached)

Ø What can You do?

o Send us your contact info

o Attend Foot Care Canada events

o Provincial /Territorial Advisors

o Clinical or evidenced-based articles

12:15 pm: Networking & lunch (cafeteria style)

1:15 pm: What is Evidence-Based Practice and How do we Implement it?

Ø Interactive exercise led by Cindy Lazenby RN

3:15 pm: Closing

Foot Care Canada Position Statement (Jan 2008)

The Mission of Foot Care Canada is to advance the practice of foot care through a collaborative and networking process for all individuals providing foot care.

Goals:

Collaborate with health care professionals across Canada to promote optimal care and improve client outcomes.

Develop educational opportunities, national guidelines and a certification process for nursing foot care.

Promote public awareness of the benefits of foot care and of the role of a foot care nurse within the health care team.

Facilitate the development and publication of clinical and research based articles related to the advancement of nursing foot care.

What Can You Do?

1. Send us your contact information at our new email address footcarecanada@yahoo.ca.
2. Attend Foot Care Canada’s events. Go to www.cawc.net (Canadian Association for

Wound Care) for updates on the following upcoming events:

1. April 13, 2008 workshop in Kingston ON.
2. September 28-29, 2008 foot care conference/workshop in Halifax NS.
3. November 2009 foot care/wound care conference in Quebec City, Quebec. (date TBA)
2. Apply/submit to one of the following (go to www.cawc.net for job descriptions and specifications):
1. Provincial/territorial advisor
2. Conference speaker
3. Conference sponsor
4. Conference exhibitor
5. Clinical or evidence-based article
3. Spread the word…tell two colleagues and they’ll tell two colleagues…

2008 Organizational Chart:

Ø 1 Chair: Cindy Lazenby

Ø 4 Co-Chairs: Northern (Sandra Bird, acting)

Western (Pat MacDonald)

Central (Donna Schofield)

Eastern (Mary Mackay)

Ø 12-24 Provincial/Territorial Advisors (TBA)