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CAWC E-bulletin - December
2003
New
CAWC Board Members
The CAWC has recently had its first election of new board members. This
occurred as the terms of some of the founding board members expired. The
board also decided to add several new board positions from various regions
of Canada. Visit the Web site at www.cawc.net/
for the complete list of directors, along with their biographical information.
We would like to acknowledge
the dedication and diligence of the following retiring board members:
- Kenneth Dolynchuk, MD, Manitoba
- Karen E. Campbell, RN, Ontario
- Wayne Gulliver, MD, Newfoundland
- Timothy Kalla, DPM, British
Columbia
The CAWC is pleased to welcome
the following new board members.
- Brian Kunimoto, MD, FRCP,
British Columbia
- Gordon Searles, MD, Alberta
- Patricia Coutts, RN , Ontario
- Imaan Bayoumi, MD, Ontario
- Marie-Françoise Mégie,
MD, Quebec
- Yvette Moulin, RN, Quebec
- Mario Coté, MD, Quebec
- Rob Miller, MD, Nova Scotia
One
More Spot to Fill
Nominations are requested to fill a new Paediatric position (any discipline)
on the CAWC Board of Directors. The nominee must have a Paediatrics background,
experience in Paediatric wound care or a Paediatric wound care interest,
and be a current CAWC member in good standing for at least one year to
be considered for a position on the board. Special consideration will
be given to members that have been involved in CAWC committee work with
a proven track record and individuals willing to share their expertise.
Please see the Call for Nominations in the Members
Only section of the CAWC Web site. The call for nominations will close
at midnight December 19, 2003
S
Series Is on the Road Again!
The CAWC’s S Series is coming to a town near you this spring! These
are the dates for the upcoming S1-S2.
| Halifax |
Montreal |
Toronto |
Winnipeg |
The Weston
Nova Scotian |
The Hilton
Bonaventure |
The Toronto Airport
Marriott |
Winnipeg
Convention Centre |
| April 23-24 |
May 28-29 |
March 12-13 |
March 19-20 |
Visit the CAWC
Web site for details and online registration.
Wound
Care Canada
Would you like your own copy of the first issue of Wound Care Canada,
Canada's premier wound-care publication? A limited number of copies are
still available. Just send us an e-mail at cawc@sympatico.ca
with your name, full mailing address and e-mail address and we'll send
one out to you.
Have
You Visited the CAWC Online Discussion Forum Yet?
The easy-to-use discussion forum is a great place to post questions, answers
and offer ideas on topics of interest to your wound-care practioner colleagues.
To promote the use of the forum the CAWC is offering the first 100 people
to post a message a chance to win one of 20 CD sets. Visit the forum
today!
2003
Conference Highlights
Scholarship Winners
Dr. Warren L. Rottman Education Scholarship: Marilyn Rutherford
Cathy Harley Educational Grant in Memory of Aldora Harder and Cathy Foster:
Betty-Ann Prince
Tendra Wound Care Educational Scholarship: Donna Flahr
The Elise Sorensen RN Memorial Scholarship: Kathleen McPhee
R. Gary Sibbald International Scholarship: José-Contreras Ruiz
Poster Session Winners
Health Care Policy and Delivery: Angela Small - Consistency in
Wound Care for Lambton County
Instructional and Educational: Wayne Evans - Use of Transcutaneous
Oximetry to Assist in Vascular Assessment of the Diabetic Foot
Laboratory and Clinical Research: Laura Teague - Wound Healing
Outcomes for 43 Patients with Diabetic Foots Wounds: Using Negative Pressure
Therapy
Clinical Case Study: David Keast - Treatment of Refractory Anemia
of Chronic Disease with Erythropoietin In Patients with Pressure Ulcers:
A Case Study
Clinical Report: Pat Coutts - The Evaluation of Pressure Profiles
of a Number of Routinely
Used Compression Regimes
Don’t
forget to mark your calendar for the 10th Annual CAWC Conference, November
11-14, 2004, at the Calgary Convention Centre
The CAWC would like to wish
everyone a happy holiday season and a healthy 2004.
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