Volume 45 Number 3
Making WCET®’s milestone memorable
Laurent O Chabal, Denise Hibbert
For referencing Chabal LO, Hibbert D. WC. Making WCET®’s milestone memorable. 2025;45(3):10.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
As the 45th anniversary of our journal continues to be celebrated, we would like to acknowledge and thank all of the authors who have submitted manuscripts to the journal over the last 45 years. In doing so, you have contributed to the rich history of the journal and the continuation the journal as a contemporary educational resource appreciated by our members as being one of their top five favourite functions of WCET®. We thank you for considering the journal and encourage you to submit your research proposals and findings and to share your clinical experiences and expertise so all can benefit.
As you may remember, we announced the WCET® Dr Elizabeth A Ayello Journal Article of the Year Award to recognise new authors in our last President/President Elect message. We have now determined the panel members who will select the three best articles of the previous year. We are delighted to announce and welcome: Yajuan (Julie) Weng, immediate past WCET® Education Committee Chair (China); Dr Juliano Teixeira Moraes (Brazil); Dr Sônia Regina Pérez Evangelista Dantas (Brazil); and Louise Forest-Lalande, Past WCET® President (Canada) from the WCET® Education Committee. Representing the WCET® Norma N Gill Foundation® (NNGF®) Committee are: Haiyan (Lisa) Li (China); Wei (Wiki) Dei (China); and Dr Elizabeth A Ayello, immediate Past WCET® President (USA). The group, once they have individually ranked eligible articles, will refer their rankings to Greg Paull, our Publisher. Greg, as coordinator, will collate the rankings and send the top three ranked articles to Dr Jenny Prentice (WCET® Journal Editor) who will determine the winner. Please see the News and Views section in this issue of the journal to learn more about how it will work. We take the opportunity in advance to express our gratitude to all these committee members for volunteering to assist with this important initiative.
Many thanks to our Publisher, Greg Paull, and our Editor, Dr Jenny Prentice, for their ongoing efforts and support.
We hope you enjoyed our very first conjoint webinar with the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP®), in celebration of WCET® Norma N Gill Day®. It was a very special way to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Norma, and 73rd of Sally her daughter. We miss them both a lot and keep them in our hearts and souls.
We thank all the prestigious speakers and greatly appreciate them for volunteering to share their expertise and knowledge. We also thank the organising team from both ISTAP® and WCET® who worked hard to make this event possible. This webinar helped to highlight that skin and skin care are the common bonds of our tri-specialty, with skin being the organ that binds us together towards better care and better outcomes for individuals with stoma, wound and/or continence needs.
This webinar will remain free access on our websites (wcetn.org/page/2025WCETNormaNGillDayWebinar). And our next webinar on continence care is about to be disseminated, so stay tuned to learn more.
We feel very fortunate to have presented our progress on the WCET® International Ostomy Guideline (IOG) 3rd edition at the Asia Pacific Enterostomal Therapy Nurses Association (APETNA) Conference in Malaysia, in July. During this trip we took the opportunity to continue to work on this 3rd edition. A manuscript will be submitted for a future Journal issue about the impressive response rate we received from the survey regarding the clinical questions proposed to inform the guideline. So please continue to read updates in the Journal and BullETin to know more.
Many thanks to the WCET® Education and NNGF® Committee members, the WCET® International Delegates (IDs), the International Society University of Colorectal Surgery (ISUCRS), the International Ostomy Association/Asia, South Pacific Ostomy Association (IOA/ASPOA) and all patients who responded, for your valuable input.
Be prepared to hear from the guideline development panel asking for further feedback. We hope we receive even more information from around the globe related to socio-cultural and religious/spiritual beliefs, as this will help us improve on the previous edition. As we are living in a world with many diverse cultural heritage backgrounds, it is crucial to take this into account when caring for individuals who do not necessarily share the same educational, societal and religious/spiritual background as ourselves. Taking care of diverse populations is very rewarding, making us grow as individuals by helping us learn and understand, even if we are outside of our comfort zone, encouraging us to be open minded and heart-centred.
Planning for the WCET® and Nurses Specialised in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada® (NSWOCC®) joint congress is well under way, including the scientific programme. Registration will be open mid-September 2025 at www.wcet-nswocc2026.com.
We cannot thank everyone involved enough, from both organisations, for their commitment and collaboration: a true testimony of real team work.
WCET® Congress Travel Scholarships are now closed and the 19 applicants will receive a notification from the NNGF® Committee Chairperson, stating the amount allocated, which is based on the agreed budget. Like last year, a General Fund has also been established to help as many potential attendees as possible.
Feedback from the joint Scientific Committee regarding submitted abstracts for free papers will come soon. Keep checking your email for updates. We hope and cannot wait to see you all in Vancouver. Start making your travel plans including eTA or visa requests, if not already done. Thank you to all who have submitted their abstracts, this contributes to making it a diverse, rich, powerful and successful event. We cannot wait to learn from you.
Finally, we are very proud to welcome Dr Kimberly LeBlanc (from Canada) as the incoming WCET® President Elect (2026-2030). Kimberly will automatically take over the Presidency from Denise Hibbert from 2030–2034. It will be a privilege to introduce her in her new role when in Vancouver next April, in her own country. Please join us in congratulating Kimberly who until then will become a non-Executive Board member, with no EB voting rights, allowing her to commence her mentoring phase as soon as possible. Her career speaks for itself and, with her skills, we are assured the future of the WCET® is in good hands.
Over the last month we have worked behind the scenes on other important and/or sensitive topics, such as:
- Connecting with our Sustaining Journal Partners (SJPs).
- Keeping in touch with organisations with whom we have a Memorandum of Understating (MOU).
- Attempting to offer support to several members who have been quite sick over the past months and praying for their recovery.
- Mourning friends who have passed away.
- Being involved in Delphi surveys sent by other organisations on upcoming consensus documents, some we have shared with you, our members.
- Supporting organisations in their achievements, such as the recognition of stomatherapy as a specialty in Spain, and the Spanish translation of the Brazilian Consensus on the Care of People with Elimination Ostomies.
- Continuing to recognise and value Enterostomal Therapist Nursing Education Programmes (ETNEP) and Recognised Education Programmes (REP) worldwide. We thank their organisers for the hard work they have done to make these programs happen. We take the opportunity to once again thank the WCET® Education Committee for the time spent on this recognition process.
Please remember we have a dedicated Scholarship program if you need financial support to attend one of these (wcetn.org). Many thanks again to Dr Elizabeth A Ayello and her family for their very generous donation to establish this scholarship.
Be assured that the WCET® Executive Board and supporting members, in conjunction with our Management Company work hard to serve you and ensure our 2023–2027 Strategic Plan is implemented. Our upcoming face-to-face/hybrid annual EB meeting will be an opportunity to update some important documents such as the Constitution and Policy and Procedure Manual, as well as assessing our past actions to plan for the coming years.
To quote Vincent Van Gogh “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” Doing so, we keep following Norma’s mission as faithfully as possible, facing each challenge with determination, faith and heart; in recognition of the responsibility that fall befalls us in serving you and WCET®, our unique global organisation for stoma, wound and continence care
Thanks for your support and dedication.
Laurent and Denise
铸就WCET®里程碑
Laurent O Chabal, Denise Hibbert
“千里之行，始于足下。”
—— 老子《道徳经》
在《WCET® Journal》迈入创刊45周年的这一里程碑时刻，我们谨向在过去四十五年间向本刊投稿的所有作者致以由衷的感谢。正是因为你们的参与和贡献，期刊才能积累深厚的学术底蕴，并持续作为一份兼具时代性与教育价值的资源，深受会员喜爱Å\Å\始终位列WCET®最受欢迎的五大会员服务之一。我们衷心感谢各位作者选择《WCET® Journal》，也诚挚邀请更多同行加入这一全球知识分享的平台Å\Å\让您的研究与经验，成为世界各地护理实践的灵感与助力。
还记得我们在上期《主席和候任主席寄语》中宣布的“WCET® Elizabeth A. Ayello年度论文奖”吗？该奖项旨在表彰新作者在期刊中的杰出贡献。目前，评审小组成员已确定，他们将从上一年度发表的文章中评选出三篇最佳论文。我们欣然宣布并欢迎以下专家加入评审团队，共同推动这一意义深远的奖项评选工作：Yajuan（Julie）Weng，WCET®教育委员会前任主席（中国）；Juliano Teixeira Moraes博士（巴西）；Sônia Regina Pérez Evangelista Dantas博士（巴西）；Louise Forest-Lalande，WCET®前任主席（加拿大），现任WCET®教育委员会成员。同时，来自WCET® Norma N Gill基金会®（NNGF®）的评审委员包括：Haiyan（Lisa）Li（中国）；Wei（Wiki）Dei（中国）；Elizabeth A Ayello博士，WCET®前任主席（美国）。在评审流程中，每位委员将独立为候选文章评分，随后由我们的出版人Greg Paull进行汇总与统计，并将前三篇得分最高的文章提交至期刊主编Jenny Prentice博士，由她最终确定获奖者。有关奖项评选的更多详情，请参阅本期的“新闻与观点”栏目。我们在此提前向所有参与这一重要工作的委员会成员表示诚挚的感谢，感谢他们为推动WCET®学术发展与国际合作所做出的宝贵贡献。
我们衷心感谢我们的出版人Greg Paull与期刊主编Jenny Prentice博士，感谢他们一直以来的辛勤付出与持续支持。
我们也希望各位读者喜欢我们与国际皮肤撕裂顾问委员会（ISTAP®）共同举办的首场联合网络研讨会Å\Å\这场活动是为纪念WCET® Norma N. Gill日（Norma N. Gill Day®）而特别策划的。这次研讨会意义非凡，它不仅庆祝了Norma诞辰125周年，也纪念了她的女儿Sally的73岁生日。我们深切怀念她们母女二人，并始终将她们铭记于心。
我们由衷感谢所有莅临演讲的嘉宾，感谢他们无私奉献时间与专业知识；同时，也要感谢来自ISTAP®与WCET®的筹备团队，他们为本次活动的圆满举办付出了大量心血。这场研讨会生动地展现了一个共同的信念Å\Å\皮肤与皮肤护理，是连接我们三大专业领域（伤口、造口、失禁护理）的纽带。正是这层“皮肤之约”，让我们携手同行，为全球需要伤口、造口及失禁护理的患者提供更优质的照护与更理想的疗效。
我们很高兴地宣布，这场联合研讨会的视频回放将永久免费向公众开放，您可通过以下链接访问（wcetn.org/page/2025WCETNormaNGillDayWebinar）。与此同时，我们关于失禁护理的下一场网络研讨会也即将上线，敬请关注后续更新！
我们非常荣幸能于7月在马来西亚举办的亚太造口治疗护士协会（APETNA）大会上，展示WCET®《国际造口护理指南》（IOG）第三版的最新进展。这次大会不仅让我们有机会与亚太地区的同行面对面交流，也推动了指南第三版的持续修订工作。未来我们将在《WCET® Journal》的后续刊期中发表一篇论文，介绍我们在“指南临床问题征询调查”中所获得的令人鼓舞的高响应率及相关结果。请持续关注本刊及《BullETin》通讯以了解最新进展。
我们谨向WCET®教育委员会与NNGF®委员会成员、WCET®国际代表（ID）、国际结直肠外科学会（ISUCRS）、国际造口协会/亚太造口协会（IOA/ASPOA）以及所有积极参与问卷的全球患者群体致以诚挚谢意。感谢你们宝贵的反馈与建议。请各位准备好迎接指南开发团队即将发出的进一步征询，我们希望能从世界各地收到更多与社会文化及宗教/精神信仰相关的信息，以帮助我们在新一版指南中更充分体现人文差异。我们生活在一个文化多元的世界中Å\Å\在照护那些与我们拥有不同教育、社会或宗教背景的个体时，理解与尊重多样性至关重要。这种跨文化的护理实践，既是挑战，更是成长的契机：它让我们在走出舒适区的同时，学会倾听、学习与包容，并让我们以更加开放的心态与真诚的关怀去面对每一位患者。
2026年WCET®–NSWOCC®联合大会的筹备工作目前正在有序推进中，包括大会的科学项目日程安排也已提上议程。本次大会由WCET®与加拿大伤口、造口与失禁专科护士协会（NSWOCC®）联合主办，大会注册预计将于2025年9月中旬正式开放，届时可通过官方网站报名：www.wcet-nswocc2026.com。
在此，我们向来自两个组织的所有筹备成员致以最诚挚的谢意Å\Å\感谢你们的承诺、投入与协作，真正诠释了“团队合作”的意义。
此外，WCET®大会差旅奖学金申请通道已正式关闭。所有19位申请人将由NNGF®委员会主席发出正式通知，说明所获资助金额，资助额度将依据既定预算进行分配。与去年一样，我们也设立了大会公共资助基金，旨在帮助更多有意参会的护理专业人员成行。
来自联合科学委员会的自由论文摘要评审反馈将很快发送，请大家持续关注您的电子邮箱以接收最新通知。我们已经迫不及待地想在温哥华与大家见面了！如果尚未开始行程安排，现在就是启动的最佳时机Å\Å\包括申请eTA或签证等入境材料。我们特别感谢所有已提交摘要的作者，正是你们的参与，让这场大会更加多元、丰富、有力而精彩。我们期待向你们每一位学习。
最后，我们非常自豪地宣布，来自加拿大的Kimberly LeBlanc博士将担任WCET®候任主席（2026–2030）。Kimberly将于2030年接替现任主席Denise Hibbert，正式担任2030–2034年度主席职务。明年四月，在温哥华、在她的祖国，我们将有幸在大会现场为大家正式介绍她的新身份。在那之前，Kimberly将以非执行董事会成员（无投票权）的身份加入，提前开启她的“候任指导阶段”。她的职业履历无须赘述Å\Å\我们坚信，凭借她的专业能力与领导力，WCET®的未来定将稳步前行，值得托付。
在过去的一个月中，我们也持续在幕后推进了一系列重要且有时较为敏感的事务，包括：
- 与我们的期刊支持合作伙伴（SJP）持续保持联系。
- 与签署谅解备忘录（MOU）的组织建立长期沟通机制。
- 尽我们所能，向过去几个月身体抱恙的多位会员提供支持与慰问，并为他们的康复祈祷。
- 悼念不幸离世的朋友们。
- 参与其他组织发起的徳尔菲调查，这些调查用于制定即将发布的共识文件，其中部分文件我们也与各位会员分享。
- 支持多个组织取得的重要进展，例如：西班牙正式将造口治疗护理认定为护理专业领域，以及将《巴西排泄造口患者护理共识》翻译为西班牙语。
- 持续认可和重视全球范围内的造口治疗师护理教育项目（ETNEP）以及认证教育项目（REP）。我们感谢所有项目组织者的辛勤付出，使这些教育计划得以顺利开展。同时，也借此机会再次向WCET® 教育委员会表示诚挚感谢，感谢他们在教育项目认定工作中所付出的宝贵时间与专业精神。
请大家记得，若您在参会过程中需要经济支持，WCET®设有专门的奖学金项目，欢迎登录官网了解更多详情：wcetn.org。我们再次向Elizabeth A Ayello博士及其家人致以深深的谢意，感谢他们慷慨捐赠，为这一奖学金计划奠定了基础。
请大家放心，WCET®执行委员会、支持成员以及管理团队始终在背后辛勤工作，致力于推动我们的2023–2027年战略计划落地实施。即将召开的线下/线上混合年度执行委员会会议也将成为我们更新部分关键文件（如章程、《政策与流程手册》等）并评估既往工作、规划未来发展的重要节点。
正如文森特·梵高所言：“伟大的事业并非源自冲动，而是由一个个微小的努力汇聚而成”。也正是带着这份信念，我们继续忠实践行Norma的初心使命，以坚定的意志、深切的信念与温暖的心怀，迎接每一个挑战，承担起服务全球造口、伤口与失禁护理专业共同体的庄严责任。感谢你们一路以来的支持与奉献。
Laurent和Denise
Author(s)
Laurent O Chabal
BSc (CBP) RN OncPall (Cert) Dip (WH) ET EAWT
WCET® President 2022–2026
Denise Hibbert
MSc-WHTR RGN BSc DipHE ONC STN FSSCRS
WCET® President-Elect 2022–2026
