1. President's Synopsis from Vancouver conference:
Vancouver conference was a smashing success, a big thanks to everyone
involved from the registration desk, to the organizing committee to
the presenters. Overall the evaluations were very positive with comments
about everything from the excellent facility to the improvement in food.
The sessions were new and inventive, offering 76 separate sessions for
participants to choose from. The Power Breakfast caused a bit of a still
from the Winnipeg contingent, who thought it started a bit early, causing
them to appear for the session in their pajamas with blankets and pillows
in tow. All were on the edge of their seat learning about the complex
and frightening nature of Biofilms. Lymphedema was well explored with
much entheusiasm thanks to the Vodder Institute. The exhibit hall was
consistently packed with curious participants wanting to learn all they
could from the dynamic sales force. For the first time membership attended
CAWC forums and brought their concerns and thoughts on how the CAWC
can support best practice in research, practice, public policy and education.
The membership provided the committees direction for action in the upcoming
year. We have a busy year ahead, watch the resource library in www.cawc.net
for any new initiatives.
Heather Orsted
2. What's new in the CAWC Boutique:
a. Lab coats with CAWC logo on the pocket
b. Lab jackets with CAWC logo on the pocket
c. Scrubs with CAWC logo on the pocket
3. $2,500 Scholarships
awarded to:
1. Paul Chapman (OT from Calgary, AB) - NewLab Clinical Research Educational
Grant
2. Lisa Smith (nurse from Kingston, ON) - Tendra Wound Care Educational
Grant
3. Karen Bruton (nurse from Coburg, ON) - Cathy Harley Educational Grant
4. Christine Pearson (nurse from North Vancouver, BC) - Dr. Warren L.
Rottman Educational Grant
5. Bethany Hutchinson (OT from Calgary, AB) - Coloplast Educational
Grant
4. New scholarship announced at CAWC:
The R. Gary Sibbald International Scholarship to be awarded
to wound care leaders from third world countries.
5. Best Poster awarded to: Margaret Harrison and Ian Graham
won the poster competition with the poster under Health Care Policy
and Delivery: A Framework for Evaluating and Adapting Wound Care Practice
Guidelines for Local Use
6. Upcoming events:
a. S3 sites (for the first S1-2 participants) to be announced in the
new year
b. S1 - S3 to be held in Vancouver in the Spring, watch the website
for dates
c. 13th Conference of the European Wound Management Association
.....Pisa, Italy 22nd - 24th May 2003. see www.ewma.org/pisa2003
d. French Wound Healing conference: January 15-18 2003, Paris, France
e. First International Lymphedema Congress, May 28-30, 2003, Montreal,
Canada.
f. 16th Annual AAWC
7. Website Forum:
There are questions on the forum …. But very few responses. Check
it out and see if you can be a problem solver!!!! Bookmark this address
and check it weekly.
See www.cawc.net/open/forums/discussion_forum.html
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