The Alberta Wound, Ostomy and Continence Summit

Bringing together patients, health care administration, government & academic partners, senior nurses from the community & continuing care, registered charities focused on patients and specialized nursing care, NSWOCs, and industry representatives

Thursday, October 5, 2023

8:00am-3:00pm MT

 

Radisson Hotel Red Deer

6500 67 St, Red Deer, AB T4P 1A2

Objectives

The Alberta Wound, Ostomy and Continence Summit will engaging patients, health care administration, government & academic partners, senior nurses from the community & continuing care, registered charities focused on patients and specialized nursing care, Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOCs), and industry representatives to:

1. Update partners on best practices in wound, ostomy and continence within Alberta.

2. Evaluate a patients’ experience living with an ostomy and provincial impact.

3. Determine the economic burden for people living with anostomy through the review of the ostomy impact study.

4. Provide information on the value of a wound, ostomy and continence tri-specialty to support patient-centred improvements.

5. Discuss how to provide better access to specialized wound, ostomy and continence care in the province of Alberta by supporting health care teams and Indigenous Communities.