Established in 1995, Wounds Canada (Canadian Association of Wound Care), is a health charity dedicated to the advancement of wound prevention and management by being the leading knowledge mobilization organization relating to wounds in Canada. Wounds Canada’s efforts are focused on four key areas:
Education
Professional education to enhance health professionals’ knowledge, skills and attitudes
is delivered through online modules, onsite workshops, peer-reviewed publications and annual spring and fall conferences.
Public information and education is available to patients and their caregivers on how to prevent and manage wounds
through workshops, online programs and information on the Wounds Canada website.
Research
Research to measure the burden of wounds in Canada and to enhance understanding of effective wound prevention and management is ongoing. This research is usually carried out through collaborations with universities, health ministries, agencies/institutions and industry.
Advocacy and Awareness
Wounds Canada is dedicated to giving a voice to patients living with wounds or at risk for wounds in order to ensure that people living with wounds receive improved care and face fewer barriers to a healthier life.
The goals of advocacy at Wounds Canada include:
Raising the profile of the issues surrounding wounds in Canada
Presenting a unified voice for approaching governments when seeking policy change and resource allocation
Leveraging opportunities and relationships to achieve positive policy change at all levels
Partnerships
Wounds Canada creates partnerships with individuals, governments, industry, institutions and other non-profit organizations. We share information, resources and combine to produce programs to support improve patient outcomes.
Wounds Canada's mission - To build a healthier Canada by advancing skin health and excellence in wound management
Company Details
- Employees
- 22
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Toronto, Ontario, Ca
- Phone
- +1 416 485 2292
- in****@****nada.ca
- Industry
- Hospitals And Health Care
- NAICS
-
Health Care and Social AssistanceSocial Assistance
- Website
- woundscanada.ca
- Keywords
- basic skin physiology.
- HQ
- Toronto, Ontario
- Competitors
- ALPS (American Limb Preservation Society), Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada, MIMOSA Diagnostics, Women's College Hospital, Diabète Québec, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®), D-Foot International, Public Health Ontario, Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO).
Wounds Canada Questions
Wounds Canada's helpline number is +1 416 485 2292
Wounds Canada's website is woundscanada.ca
Wounds Canada's LinkedIn profile is https://ca.linkedin.com/company/woundscanada
Wounds Canada has
22 employees.
View email and phone details for 22
employees at Wounds Canada.
Wounds Canada's industry is
Hospitals and Health Care
Wounds Canada's top competitors are
Alps (American Limb Preservation Society),
Nurses Specialized In Wound, Ostomy & Continence Canada,
Mimosa Diagnostics,
Women's College Hospital,
Diabète Québec,
Wound, Ostomy, And Continence Nurses Society™ (Wocn®),
D-Foot International,
Public Health Ontario,
Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub,
Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario (Rnao).
Wounds Canada's support email address is info@WoundsCanada.ca
Wounds Canada's categories are Hospitals and Health Care
Wounds Canada's founding year is 1995
