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On behalf of the NSWOCC Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce two new Core Program Leaders! Membership Core Program Leader Shelly Barnes, RN, BN, NSWOC, WOCC (C) Shelly is currently working as a Clinical Practice Educator in Long Term Care for Island Health in Victoria, BC. Shelly also supports her NSWOC colleagues in the Virtual Visit program on Vancouver Island, providing Long Term Care facilities equitable access to NSWOC care. Knowledge of adult education principles, and ability to adapt to various levels of education and learning styles has been an important aspect of this role. She has been a nurse for many years and has worked on a variety of medical-surgical acute care units, as well as community health/ambulatory clinics and residential care. These experiences have helped her develop respect for a collaborative approach to safe, patient-centred care. A proud member of NSWOCC, Shelly recently participated in the NSWOCC Canadian Urinary Diversions Position Statement Project and recently joined the NSWOCC Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute as an Academic Advisor for the SWAN program. Shelly is interested in membership experience and benefits and joined the inaugural NSWOCC Membership Core Program committee where she has now been appointed the Membership Core Program Leader. Shelly brings experience from being involved in other not for profit groups where she was a local volunteer with the Victoria Symphony, Victoria Film Festival, and as Board member with the Early Music Society of the Islands. We are glad to have Shelly as a new Core Program Leader and welcome her to this role. SWAN Community of Practice Leader Sharon Hunter, RPN, IIWCC, SWAN Sharon is a Registered Practical Nurse from Bath, Ontario, who has extensive experience in community care and who currently holds the position of Operations Manager with Bayshore Homecare Solutions. In addition to becoming a RPN, Sharon has completed the Skin Wellness Associate Nurse (SWAN) Program through the NSWOCC Wound Ostomy Continence Institute, and the International Interprofessional Wound Care Course – University of Toronto and holds an Advanced Foot Care Certificate. She is a current Member of WeRPN and a WeRPN Region 5 Board Member. Sharon has a demonstrated interest in leadership as evidenced by completing a Canadian College of Health Leaders - Leadership certificate, the Pallium Canada - Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative care (LEAP) Certificate, and the RNAO Leadership Certificate. She was involved on the task force who developed Quality Statements related to pressure injury, diabetic foot and lower leg ulcers with expert panel facilitated by Health Quality Ontario. We welcome Sharon in her new role and wish her every success.

Call for Nominations OPEN LEADERSHIP POSITION: Ontario The Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada (NSWOCC) Board of Directors has the following elected Board Director position open: Regional Director – Ontario Term: 2 years, commencing May 25, 2022, with opportunity to run for an additional 2 years. NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: May 5, 2022 Qualifications: Must be a Member of the NSWOCC for a minimum of two (2) years as a member in good standing. Must be a Registered Nurse who has successfully completed a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program that is recognized by WCET OR a non-registered nurse who completed a recognized Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Education Program prior to 1976. Not an employee or representative of a company whose primary business involves the development, manufacture, and sole distribution of products in the field of wound, ostomy, and/or continence care; and The individual cannot be a contractor of NSWOCC. How to Apply: The Nominations paper work can be found below:

Call for Nominations OPEN LEADERSHIP POSITION: Atlantic Region The Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada (NSWOCC) Board of Directors has the following elected Board Director position open: Regional Director – Atlantic Term: 2 years, commencing May 25, 2022, with opportunity to run for an additional 2 years. NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: May 5, 2022 Qualifications: Must be a Member of the NSWOCC for a minimum of two (2) years as a member in good standing. Must be a Registered Nurse who has successfully completed a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program that is recognized by WCET OR a non-registered nurse who completed a recognized Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Education Program prior to 1976. Not an employee or representative of a company whose primary business involves the development, manufacture, and sole distribution of products in the field of wound, ostomy, and/or continence care; and The individual cannot be a contractor of NSWOCC. How to Apply: The Nominations paper work can be found below:

Nous sommes fiers de célébrer tous les ISPSC à travers le pays qui continuent d'améliorer la vie des patients, qui innovent dans la résolution de problèmes et qui sont passionnés par le leadership, surtout lorsqu'ils surmontent l'adversité. Nous croyons que chaque personne mérite des soins spécialisés en plaies, stomies et continence. Nous croyons que tout le monde mérite un ISPSC. En reconnaissance de cette mission et de cette vision, nous espérons que vous vous joindrez à nous pour célébrer la semaine des ISPSCs/stomothérapeutes du 18 au 22 avril 2022. Le thème de cette année est : Compétence. Imputabilité. Pérennité. CÉLÉBRONS LES ISPSCs/ STOMOTHÉRAPEUTES SEMAINE DES ISPSCs/STOMOTHÉRAPEUTES 18 au 22 avril 2022 Compétence Avant la pandémie mondiale, les ISPSCs étaient des infirmières avec du leadership pour mener recherches et changements de politiques organisationnelles ainsi que pour offrir des soins de plaies, de stomies et de continence, basés sur la compétence et l’efficience. Imputabilité Pendant la pandémie, les ISPSCs ont relevé le défi et ont été des leaders tout au long de la crise nationale des soins de santé. Pérennité Les ISPSCs continueront d’être des leaders en recherche sur les soins de plaies, de stomies et de continence, et d’influencer les politiques organisationnelles tout en s’assurant que les meilleures pratiques se rendent au chevet du patient afin de soutenir des soins de santé durables.

We are proud to celebrate all NSWOCs across the country who continue to enhance patients' lives, are innovative in solving problems, and are passionate about leading, especially in the face of adversity. We believe that every person deserves specialized wound, ostomy and continence care. We believe that everyone deserves an NSWOC. In recognition of this mission and vision, we want you to join us in celebrating NSWOC Week from April 18-22, 2022. This year's theme is: Competent. Accountable. Sustainable. CELEBRATING NSWOCs NSWOC WEEK April 18-22, 2022 Competent Before the global pandemic, NSWOCs were nurse leaders in driving and implementing research, policy, and delivering competency based wound, ostomy and continence clinical and cost effective care. Accountable During the pandemic, NSWOCs rose to the challenge, and were leaders throughout the national healthcare crisis. Sustainable NSWOCs will continue to lead wound, ostomy and continence research, influence policy and ensure best practices are translated to the bedside in order to support sustainable healthcare. In order to recognize NSWOCs across Canada, we are providing a series of posters featuring NSWOCs from each NSWOCC region, as well as one National flyer and one dedicated to our Indigenous Wound, Ostomy and Continence Core Program. Please feel free to download and share these flyers over social media or in your facility during NSWOC Week.

We are pleased to be able to share a March 2022 podcast in audio and video form hosted by Dr. Kevin Woo, PhD, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), FAPWCA, of Advances in Skin and Wound Care. In this episode, Dr. Woo interviews Erin Rajhathy, MClSc-WH, RN, NSWOC, WOCC (C) about NSWOCC's Debridement: Canadian Best Practice Recommendations For Nurses. Erin provides information about the recommendations as well as her experience in the development of the BPR and offers recommendations on how the BPR may be used across all health care disciplines and sectors, as well as by the front line nurse, organizations developing policy, and provincial governing bodies looking to further define debridement as it pertains to scope of practice. You can access the video recording of the podcast below:

We're pleased to share with you Ostomy Canada Society's new eye-catching, printable brochure “Ostomy Canada Youth Camp”. We are also thrilled that the Camp is officially a “GO” for July 4-8, 2022. If you want and need to share hard copies of the brochure with patients, paediatric hospitals and G.I clinics please contact Carole at the Ostomy Canada Society office at info1@ostomycanada.ca to have her mail you some. For other questions on the Camp, please email the Camp Administrator at lisa.gausman@ostomycanada.ca. Please join us in sharing this wonderful news that the Ostomy Canada Youth Camp is taking applications!

We are in the process of updating our membership database and the "Find an NSWOC" tool. We are doing this to make sure your information with NSWOCC is up-to-date, and that you are receiving the NSWOC Advance and JWOCN is in your preferred format (either digital or print). Mailing Settings Please log into your membership account at www.membersnswoc.ca. In the left-hand sidebar, please click on "Update Registration Information", then scroll down to "Preferences and Privacy Options". Make sure to select your preferred mailing and contact options, following by choose whether you want to receive the NSWOC Advance and/or the JWOCN, if you have not opted our of receiving the JWOCN. Find an NSWOC (for WOCC(C) Certified NSWOCs only) For those certified NSWOCs who are able to provide specialized wound, ostomy and continence care to patients, we are asking you to update your registration information to include the languages that you provide services in. Please log into your membership account at www.membersnswoc.ca. In the left-hand sidebar, please click on "Update Registration Information", then scroll down to "Preferences and Privacy Options". Please select whether you want to be listed in the Find an NSWOC tool, which email you'd like to be contacted at when requests come in, and indicate the languages you can provide services in.

We depend on our members to volunteer their time and expertise to carry out the mission and work of NSWOCC, and to keep moving the specialization of wound, ostomy and continence forward. If you are looking to enrich your experience and contribute to the field of wound, ostomy and continence in a new and rewarding way, now is your chance! We are still accepting applications for our newest core program: the NSWOCC Membership Core Program. The new Membership Core Program will bring together a group of NSWOCC Members to engage, discuss membership benefits and the member experience within the association and create a plan to drive positive change. Who's in the Core Program? How often do we meet? Membership Core Program meets once per month, on the first Wednesday of the month. We currently have members from Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario on the Core Program and are looking for representation from NSWOCC members from Québec and Atlantic Canada. If you're interested in joining, your role as a Core Program Committee Member would be: Members will work together as a team, led by the Core Program Leader Will be responsible for attending monthly Core Program Meetings Should be prepared to provide input, feedback, and ideas to help improve membership experience If you are interested in applying to be a committee member of the Membership Core Program, please send an e-mail of interest to office@nswoc.ca by April 5, 2022.You should join the Membership Core Program as a member if... You want to get more involved in the organization You enjoy being creative and brainstorming with others You often think, “They (NSWOCC) should’ve said or done THIS….for their Members” You get a thrill out of seeing your work in action and getting to measure the results You would like to advocate for Members of the association to be a catalyst for change You want to have a genuine impact on Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Questions If you have any questions about this Core Program, please e-mail Troy Curtis, Director of Operations at office@nswoc.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!

Upon receiving feedback from members like you through the 2022 membership survey, the Membership Core Program has been working hard to come up with ways to deliver more value for your membership than ever before! One of the key priorities of the Core Program is to provide and promote more ways for NSWOCC Members to interact from coast-to-coast. With this in mind, the Core Program Members have taken the initiative to help put together an NSWOCC Journal Club! The NSWOCC Journal Club Participating in a journal club with colleagues can be an enjoying and engaging way to network with peers, while staying informed with current research. In addition to enriching practice knowledge, a thriving journal club stimulates its participants to foster discussion, challenge current theory, and spark questions for further research. Our goal would be to start small with a group or groups of between 5-10 members to help facilitate discussion where everyone can equally participate. that is, Members must be courteous in their communication with each other, so that all members feel comfortable and are encouraged to contribute to the conversation. We would aim to meet quarterly, hosted by a Member of the Core Program to start, and would start with an introductory meeting to decide on a topic and articles to be selected for the first rotation. Each meeting would last roughly two hours, and each member of the Journal Club would be expected to review the chosen article thoroughly prior to the meeting and be prepared to discuss with the group. If you are interested in joining the Journal Club or learning more, please email Troy Curtis at office@nswoc.ca with a very brief introduction telling us about yourself and we will add you to the introductory meeting invite list.

Background Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) is a registered charity who serve to advance the profession of Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence and improve patient outcomes . The main publication is called the NSWOC Advance and it is published three times per year – in March, September and December. In order to improve French content, the NSWOCC is looking for a French editor for the NSWOC Advance. This is a very part-time volunteer position for a French Editor who is a core member of the editing team reports directly to the NSWOC Editor in Chief. Position Description Assist in sourcing articles in the French language in the tri-specialty of wound, ostomy and continence Editing and copyediting of French language articles Editing of grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, and language-specific expressions in the language of expertise Ensuring consistency regarding the use of terminology and style in the French language Reviewing, revising, and proofing soft copy and hard copy formats in the French language Interacting with the Editor in Chief of the NSWOC Advance Reporting of project status and project progress to the Editor in Chief on a regular basis. Qualifications Minimum of 2 years of experience publishing under regular deadlines. Must be detail-oriented, with proven ability to manage projects. Demonstrated ability to edit, revise, or rewrite textual content in the French language. Must be a team player. French language fluency and ability to speak and understand English are required. Previous experience in publishing articles industry is a strong plus Demonstrated experience using computer programs to edit files is essential. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word and Excel in particular, is required; the ability to learn new programs is essential. How to apply If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please e mail office@nswoc.ca and include a cover letter to indicate your interest and a copy of your Curriculum Vitae by April 8, 2022.

Several new NSWOC jobs are now posted and available online on our website at www.nswoc.ca/jobs. Visit our Jobs page to see what positions are now open near you!