Mission Statement for the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses
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.
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 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.
About Us
The Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses (formerly Foot Care Canada) had their first AGM in Kingston, Ontario on May 29, 2010 but the beginnings of a national nursing foot care association started in 2005 with concerns about inconsistent, outdated and unsafe foot care practices and training across Canada. Cindy Lazenby RN was part of the first meetings with RNAO and she carried through meetings with the Foot Care Nurses Network and on to become the founding Chairperson of Foot Care Canada and later CAFCN/ACIISP from 2008 to 2010. She is a foot care nurse working in Kingston, Ontario and an educator and co–ordinator of a Distance Foot Care Nurse Program.
CAFCN Executive and Committee Positions
See the contact page for more information.
Past, Present and Future of Nursing Foot Care in Canada
By Cindy Lazenby RN, Founding Chair of CAFCN/ACIISP (formerly Foot Care Canada)
Abridged from her address to the First CAFCN AGM in Kingston, Ontario on May 29, 2010
Summary: Cindy Lazenby, RN talks about the past, present and future of foot care nursing in Canada and how foot care nurses are coming together to form a national association (CAFCN) to promote and regulate foot care nursing for the betterment of both nurses and patients.
Become a CAFCN member!
Membership in the only national organization representing foot care nurses in Canada makes a powerful statement about you. Membership in a professional association shows employers, colleagues and clients your commitment to the profession as well as dedication about staying informed, educated and involved.