About Us | Project Echo Skin & Wound

About the Project

VISION

Our vision is optimal wound care for all Ontarians. The Project will strive to ensure that all interested health care providers in Ontario have the knowledge and support they need to manage patients with wounds safely and effectively.

EVALUATION

The Evaluation Committee, led by Queen’s University, are experts in research, education, knowledge translation, and inter-professional team development that provide direction to the Project Team.

FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Project ECHO Skin and Wound is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and provides financial management, project oversight and outcomes monitoring on a regular, mutually agreed-upon basis.

Our Vision & Mission

Project ECHO® Ontario Skin and Wound Care focuses on enhancing the knowledge and skills of healthcare providers in managing patients with wounds safely and effectively. Our program aims to empower Ontario-based healthcare professionals through education and collaborative learning.

We are dedicated to connecting expert teams at academic hubs with primary care providers. By focusing on continuing education and community building, we aim to create a strong network of healthcare professionals in Ontario.

Continuing Education

Empowering Healthcare Professionals

Our program enables participants to earn Continuing Medical Education credits and other educational certifications. By linking participants with specialized courses, we ensure continuous professional development and skill enhancement.

Community Support

Enhancing Engagement

Our programs offer comprehensive support tools, enablers, and session summaries to aid in linking new knowledge to practice effectively. By evaluating provider satisfaction and self-efficacy, we aim to continuously improve care standards and practice outcomes.

Professional Networking

Building Connections

We connect interested healthcare providers with specialized educational courses, fostering networking opportunities and knowledge exchange. By enhancing diagnostic and management knowledge, we aim to elevate standards of wound care in Ontario.

Capacity Building

Advancing Competency

We focus on capacity building initiatives that enhance diagnostic and management skills among primary care providers. By enabling participants to collect CME credits and engage in professional development opportunities, we strive to elevate wound care practices to an advanced level.

Our Partners

WoundPedia, Queen’s University, and the Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) represent the Project ECHO Ontario Skin and Wound Care Hub. Based on a knowledge transfer and guided practice model, Project ECHO links expert inter-professional teams at an academic hub with primary care providers in their communities. Our vision is optimal wound care for all Ontarians. Our project goal is that all interested health care providers in Ontario have the knowledge and support they need to manage patients with wounds safely and effectively.

WoundPedia is a not-for-profit organization established in 2008. Our mission is to provide high-quality interprofessional skin and wound care education and to improve patient-centred concerns and outcomes. Our programs emphasize education, research, knowledge mobilization and building an integrated system of care.

WoundPedia, along with Queen’s University, and Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) represent the Project ECHO Ontario Skin and Wound Care Hub.

Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) is a registered charity for over 700 nurses specialized in the nursing care of patients with challenges in wound, ostomy and continence and over 1,600 total Members and Associates.

NSWOCC® is the official nursing partner with Project ECHO® Ontario Skin and Wound, building a learning community for nurses specialized in wound, ostomy, and continence care based in Ontario.

The mission of Queen's University Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship is to advance evidence-informed, collaborative healthcare that benefits the health and well-being of populations. We achieve this through educational scholarship and learning opportunities that support health practitioners, faculty, and learners.

WoundPedia and Queen's University Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship have collaborated to establish a learning community for health care providers based in Ontario who have an interest in skin and wound care.