Conference Information

Please see our conference page for information on airline and hotel discounts.

For any questions about the conference, please email conference@cafcn.ca

Early bird pricing in effect until April 1, 2019

Registration for Workshops is separate from your conference registration, but you must be registered for the conference to register for a workshop. Once you have completed and paid for your conference registration, you will receive a link to the Workshop Registration page.

Refund requests will be honoured, less a $50.00 processing fee, if received in writing prior to May 3rd, 2019.

After this date, refunds will not be issued, but substitutions are permitted.

4:00 – 6:00 Conference Registration
6:30 AGM registration
7:00 – 8:30 AGM
8:30 – 9:30 Wine & Cheese Networking Reception

7:00 – 7:50 Registration & Breakfast
7:50 – 8:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks; Greetings

8:30 – 9:15 Peripheral Arterial Disease & the Diabetic Foot – Dr. Robyn Evans
This session will provide an overview of peripheral arterial disease and the diabetic foot highlighting the pathophysiology, incidence, prevalence, diagnosis and treatment and the impact of both diseases on the patients quality of life.

9:15 – 10:00 Your Role in Diabetes-related Amputation Prevention – Mariam Botros
Across Canada diabetes-related amputations are increasing in prevalence, are associated with high morbidity and mortality and have become one of the most feared complications of people with diabetes. This interactive session will explore your role as a front-line clinician to amputation prevention strategies to ensure outcomes that support healthier and productive patients.

10:00 – 10:30 Nutrition Break
Vendor Shopping time/Networking with Colleagues

10:30 – 12:00 Provincial Roundtable (continue thru lunch)

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 Peripheral Neuropathy in the Diabetic Foot including Charcot – Dr. Jim Hill
Peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes is a result of microvascular complications affecting the nerves: sensory, motor, autonomic or all three. This session will provide an overview of symptoms, clinical presentation, risk factors and treatment.

2:30 – 3:00 Nutrition Break
Vendor Shopping time/Networking with Colleagues

3:00 – 3:45 Targeted Nutritional Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy – Dr. Evan Lewis
Dr. Lewis has recently completed the first clinical trial to show nerve regeneration in people with Diabetes. This presentation will highlight current gaps in neuropathy management, clinical trial findings and relevant case studies. Case studies will also be used to identify how evidence-based targeted nutritional therapy can be discussed with clients and implemented in clinical practice.

3:45 – 4:30 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) – Michelle De Grandmont
This session will provide an overview of different EMR systems used for scheduling, documentation, communication and billing. Both pros and cons as well as the legal implications and security concerns will be addressed. As a busy entrepreneur learn techniques to save time, energy and how to streamline actions.

4:30 – 5:30 Spotlight sessions: Exhibitors are invited to showcase a particular product or service in 10-minute rotating sessions.

8:00 Saturday Evening Social Event (additional $25)
Meet us on on the Fallsview Terrace for tastings from local brewmasters and wineries, a hot cocoa bar and specially created hors d’oeuvres while we watch the spectacular fireworks over Niagara Falls.

With so many options for places to eat and to see in beautiful Niagara Falls, we’re leaving it to you to enjoy dinner on your own and inviting you to join us on the Fallsview Terrace at 8 pm for an evening of camaraderie with colleagues, enjoy tastings from local brewmasters and wineries, as well as a hot cocoa bar and specially created hors d’oeuvres and take in the spectacular fireworks over
Niagara Falls.

There is an additional cost of $25 to participate in this event.

7:15 – 8:00 Breakfast
Vendor Shopping time/Networking with Colleagues

8:00 – 8:45 Shoe Fit, Shoe Lacing and Vinegar: Three simple-to-implement cost-effective strategies, to enhance foot health, balance and quality of life – Kate Clayton-Jones
The sharing of knowledge and approaches that support good skin and foot health of a patient is an important role for any nurse providing foot care. This presentation will provide an overview of the science and strategies behind using vinegar, knowing how a shoe should fit and how lacing a shoe can be used to change a patient’s weight and balance.

8:45 – 9:30 Shoe Modifications: A therapeutic/orthopedic approach to offloading problem areas of the foot – Phil Watson
This session will present an overview of footwear design considerations and modifications using various internal/external approaches and remedial devices. The focus will be on definitions and examples that will help clients and clinicians better understand foot support.

9:30 – 10:00 Nutrition Break
Vendor Shopping time/Networking with Colleagues

10:00 – 11:00 Legal Considerations for the Foot Care Nurse – Tim Langlois, Canadian Nurses Protective Society
This one-hour presentation will consider the legal questions most often asked by Foot Care Nurses. Issues include insurance requirements, professional liability protection, documentation, professional practice/competence and consent.

11:00 – 12:00 First Ray Problems – Dr. Tej Sahota
This session will provide an overview of the most common pathologies afflicting the 1st MPJ in normal patient populations.

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

12:00 – 1:30 Educators Lunch – If you are a nursing foot care educator, please join us for lunch. Must be an educator to attend.
12:15 – 1:00 Principles of Adult Learning
1:00 – 1:25 Standards for Recognition of NFC Education Programs (Self-Study Guide)

1:30 – 2:15 Patient Centered Advocacy – Michelle De Grandmont
As an independent practice foot care nurse learn how to develop tools to advocate, educate and support your clients and the foot health team. This session will provide an overview of ways to streamline the tools you need to build trusting relationships that will promote your professionalism and lead to referrals from your colleagues.

2:15 – 3:00 Advanced Nursing Foot Care Practice in Canada: Practice Environment and Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Foot Care – Jennifer Densmore & Kathleen Stevens
Advanced nursing foot care practice is a growing specialty with the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses (CAFCN). The purpose of this presentation is to present the findings of a descriptive exploratory study that explored the perceptions of advanced foot care nurses regarding their practice environment and their perceptions of barriers and facilitators to foot care.

3:00 – 3:30 Nutrition Break
Vendor Shopping time/Networking with Colleagues

3:30 – 4:15 Using Pure Aqueous Iodine for The Treatment of Onychomycosis – Manny Moniz
Half of all nail disorders are caused by onychomycosis and is considered to be the most common nail disease in adults.
In this session, Manny will introduce a new and simple method to treat onychomycosis and how to effectively incorporate this into your practice for better patient outcomes.