December 17, 2011 CAET Membership is asking for your feedback on the process for receiving the JWOCN (click here)

December 17, 2011 Did you miss receiving your copy of JWOCN? If so, please send an email to the JWOCN Member Support team, reporting your missing issue(s), and a replacement will be sent. Be sure to include your address in the email message for verification. memberservice@lww.com

December 12, 2011 MEDEC, CAET, CAWC and OntWIG Announce Alliance

Collaboration Aimed at Pursuing a Wound Management Innovation Agenda ... learn more

November 24, 2011 CAET 2012 Call for Nominations

This is the CAET 2012 call for nominations for the following positions on the CAET Board of Directors (click title for description):

1) President Elect
2) Secretary
3) Ontario Regional Manager
4) Atlantic Regional Director
5) Prairies, NWT and Nunavut Regional Director

Please find the nominations form here:

• PDF format
• Editable Word Format

We look forward to seeing the nominations and elections of the future CAET Board Directors in 2012

July 6, 2011 C.N.A Board Passes Resolution: Specialized Knowledge and Skills of Registered Nurses: Protection of Valuable Resources .. Learn more

July 4, 2011 C.N.A. - ET Certification Dates for 2012 ... book now

November 12, 2010 CAET Education Program Notice: Please note that there will be a new separate website for CAET Education Programs (ETNEP and K2P). Go to the CAET Education website. It is currently in development. Click here to access the program payment page for ETNEP. Click here to access the K2P payment pages.

November 12, 2010 The Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA) requests ET Nurse involvement in a research study ... read the announcement

November 1, 2010 CAET expands Chronic Wound Care Education to not only R.Ns, but RPNs/LPNs in the “Knowledge to Practice” Competency Builder Programs. For more information phone 1-877-614-1262, or email

November 1, 2010 General advice to help minimise the risk of parastomal hernia development following surgery ... Read and download articles

November 1, 2010 New Document Available: Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulae

November 1, 2010 Renew your CAET membership

Updated: January 2012

Welcome to the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET) web site. The CAET acts in the public interest for Canadian Enterostomal Therapy Nurses to give national leadership in wound, ostomy and continence nursing promoting high standards for ET nursing practice, education, research and administration to achieve quality specialized nursing care.

The CAET’s main activities are built around the following Core Programs which have designated leaders and CAET members are encouraged to get involved through volunteering:

1. National Conference Planning
2. Research and Informatics
3. Professional Development
4. Political Action
5. Marketing

Information is provided in this website to support the CAET Core Programs.

The CAET website is open for all visitors. A special “Members Only” Log in is required for online access to the CAET Membership Directory where CAET Members can update their contact information on a regular basis and the CAET Discussion Forum. We look forward to having you visit our website and welcome comments and/or feedback through our contact us section.