Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) is honoured to have attended the Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN UK) - World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET®) Joint Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, held from September 28 to October 1, 2024, at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). Hosted in collaboration with ASCN UK, the congress centred around the theme: “Weaving Culture & Expertise to Offer the Best Patient Care.”
The event provided a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to explore innovative approaches to stoma, wound, and continence management, helping to further enhance patient care. It also enabled attendees to connect with some of the most influential global leaders advancing practice in these fields.
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Kim LeBlanc, WOC Institute Academic Chair, and Cathy Harley, NSWOCC Chief Executive Officer, actively participated in the WCET® Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Education Programs, chaired by Julie Weng from China. Kim and Cathy also held valuable discussions with directors of wound, ostomy, and continence programs from around the world.
“It was an honour to represent Canadian nurses specialized in wound, ostomy, and continence care at such a prestigious event,” Cathy Harley shared.
NSWOCC’s presence at the event was further highlighted by Carly Lindsay, RN, BNSc, MClSc-WH, NSWOC, WOCC(C), an NSWOC from Kingston Health Sciences Centre in Kingston, Ontario, who proudly carried the Canadian flag during the WCET® parade of nations, officially opening the congress. Carly Lindsay was the International Canadian delegate at the Congress.
Canadian representation also included NSWOCs Louise Samuel, RN, BScN, ETN, Rosemary Hill, RN, BSN, CWOCN, WOCC(C), Lauren Wolfe, RN, BSN, MClSc-WH, NSWOC, CWOCN, Eleanore Howard, RN, BEd, BN, MSN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), Anna Tumchewics, RN, BScN, DipOPN, ET, and Candace Gubbels, MN, NP(F), NSWOC, WOCC(C). They were accompanied by Dr. R. Gary Sibbald, MD., M.Ed., D.SC (Hon), FRCPC (Med)(Derm), FAAD, MAPWCA, JM and John Gregory, ISWA, President of Opencity Inc. pictured together with the Canadian flag in the gallery below.
In the gallery below, you can see some great snapshots of the event, including a memorable moment featuring Louise Samuel and Carly Lindsay alongside Australian stoma nurses Christine Blake and Brenda Christiansen.
Be sure to check out the inspiring images of our Canadian delegation at the ASCN - WCET® Joint Congress!
In addition, we were thrilled to be able to officially announce at the close of the congress that WCET will be hosting the next biennial congress jointly with NSWOCC at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 24-28, 2026. For further information on this joint WCET® - NSWOCC® Congress, please e-mail office@nswoc.ca.
