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Welcome to the CAWC Home Page
*REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE CAWC CONFERENCE! The 15th Annual CAWC Conference is the must-attend educational wound-care event of the year. It will take place October 29–November 1, 2009 at the Centre des congrès de Québec in Canada's most European and historical location: Quebec City. The conference will be fully bilingual, with simultaneous translation for all sessions. Register online
The CAWC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Karen Philp as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 13, 2009. “We're extremely pleased to have Karen Philp join us in our efforts to support the education, prevention and treatment of various forms of wounds,” said Cathy Burrows, President of the Board of Directors. “Karen Philp has distinguished herself as a strong leader who will proactively champion the CAWC's vision to promote the prevention and management of wounds on behalf of Canadian patients and health-care providers.” For more details on Karen Philp, please download the media release (PDF).
The "You Make a Difference" Award is a new award given to CAWC members who have demonstrated great initiative and innovation in providing wound care at the bedside or furthering the development of best practice wound-care. The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in wound care in different areas: personal growth, bedside practice, educational programs, guideline/policy building... Nominations can be made by CAWC members for CAWC members. Nominations must be in the form of a letter of 250-300 words describing how and why this person's efforts are worthy of recognition. Fill out a nomination form now
The long-awaited Clinic Directory is finally here! We recently compiled a bilingual directory of 11 wound-care clinics from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Since many patients do not know where to turn when they have wounds that will not heal, the Clinic Directory is an important tool for improving patient outcomes. Also, the directory enables clinicians who do not specialize in wound care to refer patients in need. To view the Clinic Directory, please click here.
The CAWC is pleased to introduce its new slide CD; one of our best teaching tools is now even better. In the past we offered a selection of CDs in each language. After two years of reviews and updates, we are launching one master CD to replace all of the others. It contains dozens of remastered slides, in both French and English. Visit the online Boutique for more details.
Monofilaments have been difficult to source in Canada and the CAWC has taken the steps necessary to have these items produced to our specifications for sale through our online Boutique. These simple devices are used to test patients for loss of protective sensation and are invaluable to both clinicians and patients. For more information about monofilaments and their use, please visit the Monofilament page, or go directly to the Boutique to place an order.
The CAWC is now pleased to provide an online self-study module that supports the development of a basic knowledge of skin, its function, and maintenance.
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Please contact us at: info@cawc.net The Canadian Association
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CAWC is now Canada’s definitive source for monofilaments
