Message from the Chief Executive Officer

The mission statement of Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) is “Leading excellence is our passion, enhancing lives is our inspiration, Innovation is our commitment.” Innovation is our commitment. The commitment to excellence, enhancing lives and innovation is demonstrated through the launch of this new Canadian Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence (CJWOC). We strive to provide a journal with peer reviewed articles exemplifying best practices from Canadian experts in the field of wound, ostomy and continence in order to advance the profession, develop leadership skills and improve patient outcomes. Thank you to our Editor-in-Chief Lina Martins MScN, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) for her vision and to our staff for making this happen. Bringing value to our NSWOCC members is important to us and we will be providing this new CJWOC to them as a value-added benefit. We encourage you to continue to be a part of our association and welcome your ideas, insight and feedback in order to make you membership experience the best it can possibly be. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are core beliefs of NSWOCC and you will see that reflected in our upcoming NSWOCC national “IDEAS” conference in Montreal May 21-25, 2025. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the many volunteers who have contributed to best practice recommendations, decisions aids and other projects and who continue to advance the profession. I wish all of you a successful 2025. Please contact me at [email protected] if you would like to speak or share feedback and ideas.