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Specialized Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care in Ontario: Summit Meeting Proceedings

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On June 7, 2024, over 100 patients, health care administration, government and academic decision makers, senior nurses from acute care, community and continuing care, Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOCs), and industry came together to address the access to specialized wound, ostomy, and continence care in Ontario in order to:


  1. provide the current status on best practices in wound, ostomy and continence within the Province of Ontario;

  2. evaluate a patient’s experience living with an ostomy in the Province of Ontario;

  3. determine the economic burden for people living with an ostomy through the review of the ostomy impact study;

  4. discuss the delivery of quality care supporting a positive patient experience in the Ontario home care setting; and

  5. discuss interprofessional wound, ostomy, and continence innovation in the Province of Ontario.


This proceedings report summarizes the state of wound, ostomy, and continence care across Ontario. It emphasizes the need for access to specialized, interprofessional, and collaborative care. As Ontarians, we must advocate together for improvements in care and how health care dollars are spent to reduce the patient and economic burden.


We invite you to access the meeting proceedings and to share this report with your colleagues.





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