The Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses is an organization formed by practicing Foot Care Nurses from across Canada.

COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, CAFCN encourages all foot care nurses to reach out to their regulatory college, professional associations, and local health authorities when making decisions regarding their own individual nursing foot care practice. 

CAFCN thanks all front-line workers for their dedication during this time, and wishes safety and health for all.

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Please note

At this time there is no certification process for nursing foot care in Canada that is recognized by provincial regulatory bodies. CAFCN is in the process of developing national competencies, educational opportunities, and a certification process for foot care nurses across Canada.

CAFCN is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, any certification process currently being offered in Canada.

Read the entire statement (PDF)

2020 AGM

DATE: Friday, May 22, 2020 @ 6:00 PM CST

The 2020 AGM will be held in an online forum. All members – including affiliate and student members – are welcome to attend, although only regular members can vote.

You must register to attend by Friday, May 15 by completing the form on the AGM registration page.

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The mission of the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses is to advance the practice of foot care through a collaborative and networking process for all individuals providing foot care. Work with us to improve the health and experience of our patients.

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National Competencies for Advanced Nursing Foot Care

The CAFCN National Competencies process started in 2015.  Adapted from other client-centric frameworks from Canada and across the world, it lays out the path ahead for foot care nursing in Canada.

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Resources

Nursing foot care is a practice that always considers our patients and clients holistic’s needs. We realize that we must practice as part of the greater health care team. Our care often intersects and overlaps the care given by other health professionals. To help us do this we draw on resources from a wide variety of other sources as well as our own to help us be valuable team members.

Resources

May, 2020

11th CAFCN Annual General Meeting & Conference
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Find out more about the CAFCN conference

After careful consideration, the CAFCN Annual General Meeting & Conference has been cancelled. All registrants will be given a complete refund. Please have patience with us as we work this out.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses is to advance the practice of foot care through a collaborative and networking process for all individuals providing foot care.

Read the CAFCN Bylaws

Goals

  • Collaborate with health care professionals across Canada to promote optimal care and improve client outcomes
  • Develop educational opportunities, national guidelines and a certification process for advanced nursing foot care.
  • Promote public awareness of the benefits of foot care and of the role of a foot care nurse within the health care team.
  • Facilitate the development and publication of clinical and research based articles related to the advancement of nursing foot care.
See the letter from Pat MacDonald, Past President of CAFCN

Use of the CAFCN Logo

We respectfully request that our logo not be added to another website, social media account or print material. If you would like to display the CAFCN logo, please contact president@cafcn.ca