b'PERSON-CENTRED CAREAre there SWs or SSWs at yourcare home. The Ontario CLRI also offers free online courses long-term care home? if so,aligned with social work and social service work.Are there SWs or SSWs at your long-term care home? If so, National Social Work Month andNational Social Work Month and Social Work Weekboth in Marchare excellent opportunities to show gratitude for Social Work Week are excellenttheir essential and perhaps misunderstood or overlooked work. Do they know about the CoP offered by the Ontario opportunities to show gratitudeCLRI and Family Councils Ontario? Do they know about learning opportunities through the Ontario CLRI? If not, for their essential work spread the word!can persist and intensify. Residents might be coping withDespite Brookes heavy administrative workload and the death of a spouse or other significant person in theirnumerous daily distractions, she strives to make time for life, including other residents. They might be feeling aMaggie and the other residents. Like other long-term care general loss of purpose and hopelessness. They listen andteam members, she strives to deliver person-centred care. help residents process and navigate heavy, multilayeredIn her unique role, Brooke does so by being the bridge emotions. However, this can lead to stress and burnout. between Maggie, her family and the interprofessional team. She offers a compassionate ear whenever she can, ensuring Seeking support: education and communityMaggie isnt alone and feels emotionally supported. LTCTEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care*Brooke and Maggie are fictional characters.(Ontario CLRI) at Bruyre Health and Family Councils Ontario anticipated a need for SWs and SSWs in long-term care to support and learn from each other. A CommunityDana Church is a Communications Officer at the of Practice (CoP) was created. The CoP is now five yearsOntario CLRI. Visit www.clri-ltc.ca/ to learn more. old and has over 175 active members across the province.Thanks to the SW and SSW CoP led by Ontario Members can access monthly virtual meetings, a resourceCLRI at Bruyre Health and Family Councils Ontario library, and an online discussion board. The CoP has beenand to Michelle Fleming and Rachel Lithopoulos especially valuable for SWs and SSWs who are new to theirfor their contributions and expertise to this article. role or those who are the only SW or SSW in the long-term Canadian Consensus Statement:The management of venous leg ulcersLeads:A panel of 19 Physicians, NSWOCCs, Wound Specialists, and Therapists with experience in treating VLUs, using the Muscle Pump Activator device, and advanced woundThe geko device treatments. demonstrated greaterthan two-fold increase in This panel agreed that the gekodevice (Muscle Pumpwound healing rate 1andActivator)should be added to the treatment plan when: 2 Professor Dr Michael C. Staceya reported reduction of pain Keith HardingA patient cannot tolerate compression in venous leg ulcersA patient is not in optimal compression vs compression alone.No progress is seen in a wound after 2-4 weeks Harding et al, 2023A wound has not healed 30% in 30 days Dr Asem Saleh Amanda Loney Dr John HwangMichele Labbie Rosemary HillSheri McPhee Read the VLU consensus here: Dr Robyn Evans Dr Gary Sibbald Josee SenechalAllison Luthersites.google.com/view/VLUconsensus Michele LangilleMaryse Beaumier or scan the QR code Bev SmithHelen Arputhanathan Carly St MichelShannon Handfield Paulo da Rosawww.gekowound.cainfo@perfusemedtec.com1. Bull R et al. Int Wound J. 2023; 19. 2. Jones N et al. Br J Nurs 2018; 27(20): S16-S21. MDADWNDCAN0767www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 47'