Committed to improving international healthcare practices, the Fondation URGO organized its first training event in Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, in early June.
This unique format, focused on clinical practice and skills transfer, aims to reinforce knowledge of wound cleansing and debridement, two essential pillars in preventing infection and healing wounds.
A collective approach supported by specialized nurses
61 healthcare professionals took part in this training session based on a pedagogical model centred on learning by doing, responding to the growing need of Canadian caregivers to have access to short, concrete and immediately applicable training courses.
With a view to knowledge transfer, nurses specialized in wound healing were invited to form pairs with less experienced colleagues, in order to disseminate best practices more widely within their establishments.
Expert speakers to lead the day
Three renowned experts led the discussions:
- Christie Cowan and Kimberly Hoggard, specialized wound care nurses,
- Karen Laforet, President of the Association for Vascular Access.
They recalled the international recommendations for wound cleansing, before proposing practical workshops to better anchor the learnings and promote their implementation in the field.
Responding to a public health issue
The cost of wound care in Canada is estimated at 12 billion Canadian dollars in 2023, compared with 8 billion in 2019 (Wounds Canada 2024 report). Faced with this rise, health authorities are urging the training of professionals, standardization of practices and the adoption of evidence-based solutions to reduce infections and improve clinical outcomes.
A community under construction
This first “Wound Training Camp” marks the start of a structuring program in Canada: two further editions are planned between now and the end of the year. Through this unique format, Canada aims to create a sustainable community of professionals committed to improving wound care, by strengthening both competence and inter-professional collaboration.
Canada thus joins the international network deployed by the URGO Foundation in several countries to advance wound care worldwide.
