Contact: Laura Teague, RN, MN, APN OntWIG President TEAGUEL@smh.toronto.on.ca

Cost of Interest Group: $35 for RNs and other healthcare professionals, $20 for undergraduate students

Download the OntWIG brochure _{[PDF - 104 KB]}
OntWIG newsletter November 2009 edition _{[PDF- 57 KB]}

Our Mission Statement:

We are a group of interdisciplinary health care professionals representing all health care sectors who lead, promote and influence wound prevention and treatment of public policy for all citizens in our Ontario Health Care System.

Our Vision:

To support Ontarians' right to access to wound prevention and treatment, the Ontario Woundcare Interest Group will influence public policy related to uptake and utilization of evidence-informed practice.

Our Goals:

• Establish a network of interprofessional colleagues interested in wound prevention and treatment   across all health care sectors across Ontario;
• Promote evidence-informed practice in wound prevention and treatment in all health care sectors by facilitating access to best practice guidelines;
• Support access to timely and , appropriate resources necessary for the prevention and treatment of wounds;
• Ensure education includes basic wound prevention and treatment in interprofessional core curricula for health care professionals.

Why join OntWIG?

OntWIG is a province-wide interest group with the resources of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario available to assist in developing and expanding the voice of healthcare providers who are committed to influencing public policy to improve wound care prevention and treatment for all Ontarians.
OntWIG provides you with a collective strong voice for your clinical perspective, since OntWIG's focus is on ensuring all members of the interdisciplinary team are heard.
OntWIG is a group that encourages discussion and action that will impact wound care prevention and treatment across the continuum of care. Members from all sectors (acute, long term care, chronic, and community) are invited to join.

Benefits of Membership:

• Advancing wound care health policy in Ontario to reflect evidence-informed practice.
• Provide a forum for identifying health care delivery issues related to access to best practices in wound care.
• Networking with inter-professional wound care clinicians.

Current Executive:
President: Laura Teague, RN, MN, APN;
Vice President: Karen E. Campbell, RN, PhD(c), APN;
Administration & Finance: Valerie Winberg, RN (EC), NP-PHC, BScN;
Communication: Rosemary Kohr, RN, PhD, APN;
Membership: Jacqueline Baptiste-Savoie, RN, BScN, WOCN;
Health Policy: Ann-Marie McLaren, DCh, BSc Pod Med, BSc, MClSc(Wound Healing)

Past Events
Inaugural Symposium

Saturday, November 14/09
0800-1700
Stickland Centre, Birchmount Site of the
Scarborough Hospital
3030 Birchmount Road Scarborough

This symposium will engage the participant in planning and promoting successful health policy in their workplace. Don’t miss this exciting
opportunity to have a voice in the planning and implementation of public policy for all sectors of health care: community, rehab, long-term care and acute care. Participate in team building exercises that will provide a consensus voice as a method for prioritizing the issues for all health care care sectors in terms of wound care for all Ontarians.

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Download the brochure and registration form _{[PDF - 145 KB]}




You can join the Ontario Woundcare Interest Group when you sign up or renew with RNAO. Visit www.rnao.org/join or call 1-800-268-7199 or 416-599-1925.

If you are already an RNAO member and wish to add OntWIG to your membership, please contact RNAO
at info@rnao.org or call 1-800-268-7199 or 416-599-1925.

If you are NOT an RNAO member and wish to join OntWIG, please send your payment to:

Val Winberg
OntWIG Treasurer
1243 Cambridge Cr.
Sarina, ON
N7S 3W6

Email: valerie.winberg@gmail.com or ontwig@gmail.com