Volume 43 Number 4

WCET® 2023 membership survey results: reviewing the past and planning the future

Laurent O Chabal, Susan Barber, Denise Hibbert

Keywords wound, WCET® membership, stoma, continence, membership survey, strategic planning

For referencing Chabal L, Barber S & Hibbert D. WCET® 2023 membership survey results: reviewing the past and planning the future. WCET® Journal 2023;43(4):20-26.

DOI 10.33235/wcet.43.4.20-26

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Abstract

The WCET® prides itself on consulting its membership, and the membership survey is the main method of ensuring we give all members the opportunity to have a say in the future of the WCET®. The response rate to the 2023 survey was considered low, therefore we present here the main results in comparison to previous years. The strategic plan for the next 4 years has been discussed and approved by the Executive Board (EB) based on the last 10 years of survey results (2013–2023). We thank you for your participation.

Introduction

It has been 4 years since the last WCET® membership survey, the last being conducted in 20191. Previously, members were surveyed every 2 years2–4. The rationale for this change was based on the 2020 constitution revision, extending the Executive Board (EB) term from 2–4 years; consequently, 2023 marks the end of our 4-year strategic plan. We strongly believe that the 2023–2027 strategic plan should address the issues raised by the results and comments of the membership survey.

Method

Initially the EB reviewed the 2019 survey questions for clarity and relevance, and determined that no significant changes were necessary. As some language translations were lost during movement to our new management company, we proceeded to request Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Spanish translation reviews. Our deepest gratitude goes to Michelle Lee from Hong Kong, China for the Chinese translation, to Laurent Chabal from Switzerland for the French, to Dr Vera Lucia Conceicao de Gouveia Santos from Brazil for the Portuguese, and to Heidi Marie Hevia Campos from Chile for the Spanish.

The 2023 membership survey was made available electronically to all members to complete between 13th January and 28th February 2023. Several methods of communication were used to ensure that members were aware that the survey was scheduled, to let them know how important their feedback is to the WCET®, and how their feedback might be utilised. We also wanted to let them know that the survey results would be anonymous. The same individuals back-translated survey responses into English. Susan Barber, Director of the WCET® Management Company, then sorted and tabulated the responses into one set of results.

For the first time in the membership survey history, this 2023 publication also considers the membership profile, as categorised by the WCET® constitution5. Data from the membership database, as of 18th January 2023, provided an insight into membership status at the time of the survey. To provide our members with a broader overview, we then compared the 2023 results to previous years1–4, giving a 10-year perspective, thus increasing their relevance. The data is presented using descriptive statistics.

Results

Despite our efforts, the response rate was one of the lowest we have ever received, only 20% of our membership database responding.

Membership profile

The WCET® has members in 62 countries. Life members constitute 0.5% of the total database, 2% are commercial members, 3.6% associate members, 4.3% International Delegates (IDs) and 90% full members. Most of them paid their membership subscription for a 4-year period (45%), followed by those who subscribed for 2 years (29%), 3 years (18%) and 1 year (8%). Almost 50% of responders reported they had been a member of the WCET® for 5 years or less, while 24% stated they had been members for more than 15 years (Figure 1).

 

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Figure 1. Years of WCET® membership length (%)

 

Despite the survey being provided in five languages, 69% of participants responded in English, which is higher than previous years when it ranged from 24–50%. Most of our members responded that they work full time (75%), at a hospital (62%), and have more than 6 years of experience (85%), which is aligned with previous years (Figure 2). They are most likely to practise in the tri-specialty of stoma, wound and continence (36%), while no respondents practise in continence alone (Figure 3). The majority have been trained through a WCET® recognised Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Program (ETNEP) (59%). However, some participants still declare that they have received no training at all as “it is not required for the job” (5%) (Figures 4 & 5).

 

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Figure 2. Scope of practice, type and years of experience, by majority (%)

 

 

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Figure 3. Scope of practice by specialty %

 

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Figures 4 & 5. Type of specialised training and reason given for no training %

 

When enquiring about how members had first heard of the WCET®, most respondents mentioned a non-technological method such as from a colleague or teacher, at a conference or via another association (82%).

What members value the most

The top six most valued WCET® resources remain similar over all the surveys from 2013 to 2023. The WCET® Congress, the WCET® Journal, the website, bullETin, and specialised education programs (ETNEP) and WCET® Recognised Education Programs (REPs). Educational webinars and our education publications such as the WCET® pocket guides and tool kit were new entries in 20191 and 2023 (Figure 6).

 

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Figure 6. Greatest WCET® strengths (2013–2023)

 

WCET® Biennial Congress

It is of interest to report that, despite the MedTec rules6 which were implemented in 2018, and the COVID-19 crisis (2020–2022), 23% of responders were sponsored for Congress by industry in 2022, while 35% self-paid. The main barrier to attending a WCET® Congress, beside the distance (27%), was again the lack of funding (38%). Table 1 compares data from previous surveys. Responders reported that they valued attending the sessions provided by specialised ETs (40%), the sessions provided by other experts in the field (27%), the poster sessions (17%), and the opportunity to present at Congress (15%).

 

Table 1. Compared data about the WCET® Biennial Congress %

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WCET® Journal

The WCET® Journal, produced in five languages, has always been voted one of our most valued resources. It is a quarterly, scientific, peer reviewed publication, indexed to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)7, Embase8, InfoRMIT Health9 and EBSCO10. Most participants (64%) still wish to receive the journal as a hard copy, although only the English version is printed. A comparison to previous surveys are shown in Table 2.

 

Table 2. Comparison of data from previous surveys %

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WCET® bullETin

The bullETin is the WCET® members’ news magazine, publishing stories and updates about individual, organisational, national and international events, celebrations and achievements. It has gradually grown in popularity since 2013 (84%) to 98% in 2023.

WCET® ETNEP/REP

The WCET® currently recognises 70 ETNEP/REPs globally; 95% of responders valued help with developing programs and their recognition, which is higher than in 2013 (86%). Most of the respondents (25%) had heard about the WCET® at their specialised postgraduate training program (refer to Table 2 for comparison to past survey results). Many thanks to all ETNEP/REP directors for taking the opportunity to present the WCET® to your students; we are very honoured and feel very blessed. Please continue to promote our mission and vision.

Educational resources – webinars and pocket guides

WCET® webinars commenced in 2016; by 2019 97% of responders valued them. The COVID pandemic drove an increase in virtual events and in 2023 99% of responders found them of value. The other educational resources, such as pocket guides, are also valued (97%).

NNGF® scholarships

Most participants reported to know about the NNGF® and its scholarships (79%), which is similar to previous results (see Table 2).

Website and social media

A total of 63% of participants state that they visit the website regularly, more than every 3 months, which is a great increase since the last membership survey results (Table 2). The top four areas of the website to be visited are the WCET® Journal, both current and back issues, congress information, webinars and the bullETin.

A total of 62% of members reported that they follow us on social media, compared to 47% in 20191.

Information from the IDs

As previously mentioned, the implication of IDs is monitored through the surveys; 49% of the respondents had heard from their ID at least every 3 months while 24% reported never hearing from their ID. We encourage IDs to continue their efforts, which are very much appreciated, especially as we are all volunteers and most have full time jobs (see Table 2).

Members’ expectations

The majority of responders (98%) report that the WCET® meets their expectations (Figure 7); this is similar to previous surveys. The free text feedback was wonderful. Here are some quotes; your guidance will provide the motivation to keep moving forward.

  • “WCET® already does a fantastic job.”
  • “I THINK WCET® IS DOING THE BEST.”
  • “The team do a great job. Thank you for providing this resource and regular conferences to keep us up to date.”
  • “Executive leadership is great.”
  • “Thank you to all the volunteers who have done a great job for WCET®. The journal and the BullETin are an excellent source of knowledge – I love the new format. Enjoy reading what members are doing in different parts of the world”.
  • “You are great!”
  • “You are just excellent.”
  • “Thanks for your work.”

 

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Figure 7. Does the WCET® meet your expectations?

 

Discussion

The low response rate compared to previous years was most likely due to the short notice given to members to complete; in previous years the survey was accessible for up to 5 months3. The time was restricted for several reasons, the incoming EB nominations and consequent election was being prepared, and we did not want to bombard members with too many issues to respond to at the same time. We also required the survey results to drive our strategic planning session at our annual face-to-face meeting in August 2023. Additionally, most of our members renew their membership at the beginning of the year, therefore we may have missed some members who were not financial at the time. Post-COVID-19 pandemic issues and the economy may have also played a role. It was wonderful to learn that 24% of responders had been members for more than 15 years; we thank our long-term members for their loyalty and support.

It is of some concern that the four other than English language questionnaires were poorly responded to. Again, this may be due to the inability of WCET® EB and its members to travel; meeting people face-to-face has always increased membership numbers. The post-COVID pandemic burn-out and economy may have also played a part.

Congress

After 4 years we finally will be able to have a full face-to-face Congress. For the third time in WCET® history it will be a joint venture – 2010 and 2022 were both organised with our WOCN® colleagues. We cannot wait to see you all in Glasgow next September – please stay tuned for more information regarding this exciting and promising joint WCET®–ASCN UK event (https://wcet-ascnuk2024.com).

WCET® Journal

The WCET® Journal remains our most popular resource with members, although we have had some problems with mailing addresses, and the hard copy is only available in English. With the help of our management company, who have cleaned up our membership database, and the help of all of you who have updated your online profile, it seems that less journals are sent back to our publisher than in previous years. Translation into our top five membership languages is unanimously appreciated. Please remember that these are professional translations which are costly, but mandatory as the Journal has an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) and is indexed. It is one of the only journals available in five languages, which is very impressive and should allow authors a wider global readership for the scientific publications. We would like to appreciate our Journal Sustaining Partners (AROATM, Calmoseptine®, Coloplast, ConvaTec, Dansac, Hollister®, Welland and Wound Care Plus) for their annual contribution allowing us to provide this important resource which contributes to keeping us all up to date. A special thank you goes to Calmoseptine® and Coloplast for their support in the translation costs; we greatly appreciate your support.

We would like to invite you and/or your colleagues to submit scientific manuscripts, which will not only enhance the journal’s quality, its impact factor and hopefully allow it to be MEDLINE indexed, but also ensure our authors and their work are better known, and cited, globally.

ETNEPs / REPs

Since its inception, the WCET® mission has been to promote specialised education worldwide, the aim being that patients worldwide benefit from expert care, from nurses trained in our tri-specialty, armed with updated knowledge and skills. One of the WCET® Education Chairperson’s main roles is to coordinate the review of ETNEP/REP recognition and re-recognition, including site visits, advise on new programs, and to give WCET® recognition to the schools/universities which have successfully met our minimum standards. The Education Chair will also deliver WCET® certificates to the recognised schools/universities, and to the graduate students at the request of recognised ETNEP/REP Directors. The education committee is a very large, busy and productive committee; members are a diverse group of ETs from around the globe which is one of its many strengths.

While we recognise that the COVID pandemic will have made it difficult for nurses to enter training programs, we are saddened to know that some administrators still do not believe that a specialty qualification is “required for the job”. We will continue to attempt to reach not only clinicians but administrators to demonstrate the worth of ET or wound ostomy continence qualifications. We also take this opportunity to highlight that our WCET® 2020 International Ostomy Guideline states, in recommendation 1.1, that “Specialised training is required to effectively provide care to a person with an ostomy including their families”11 (Evidence level A). This is also true for wound and continence care.

Education resources

It is wonderful to note that members value the webinars and educational publications (such as the WCET® pocket guides and toolkit). These two resources were not previously available and so we believe that this confirms that we are basing our strategy around your survey results. Globally, online education and sharing has become a very useful tool for lifelong learning12,13. The COVID pandemic forced us all into the virtual learning environment, demonstrating the importance of virtual education and communication.

Scholarships

We received only three scholarship applications in 2022, all were Congress scholarships; over the past 3 years we have not received any ETNEP/REP scholarship application forms. This was most likely due to the COVID-19 crisis; we hope with this crisis behind us, members will consider reapplying. We take this opportunity to remind all our members that the WCET® provides scholarships and especially Congress Travel Scholarships (CTS). Members just need to fulfil the requirements, complete the form and send it to the WCET® Norma N. Gill Foundation® (NNGF®) Committee Chair for assessment. The applicants will then receive a decision. The 2024 WCET® CTS application has been open since October 2023 and will close on the last day of February 2024. All forms and requirements can be found under: https://wcetn.org/page/NNGFScholarship. Please ensure your application is completed and sent with the requested documentation, as only completed forms will be reviewed.

Website and social media

In 2020 we moved from Memberclick to Your Membership platform. This move was made mainly to solve Paypal payment issues in Great British pounds. In exporting data from the old to the new platform, data was corrupted, which was an unexpected obstacle. A lot of time and energy was spent in order to improve this issue, but this is a work in progress and will be ongoing. We understand that some members are struggling to access the website and/or to proceed to online payments; please do not hesitate to contact our Central Office at admin@wcetn.org for help. Our deep appreciation goes to Susan Barber and Melissa Striharsky for their ongoing support.

Please remember that the Publications & Communications Committee was dissolved in 2020; if you would like to request any postings to the website, please contact our Central Office directly, and Denise Hibbert, President Elect, for publication in the bullETin; you can also raise issues through your ID.

ID involvement

We applaud the increase of involvement of IDs over the years as they play a major role as liaison between you (WCET® members) and the WCET® (EB), but we still have work to do. Some countries are missing an ID and some do not have any contact with their nominated ID. The WCET® does not interfere in the way countries run elections or the processes on how a new ID is elected. Please let us know when there is a change so we can update the list posted on the website and print it in the WCET® Journal and bullETin. IDs, please contact Denise Hibbert, President Elect, with any questions about your country ID.

Next steps

We have already discussed the results and your comments at our face-to-face EB, and again at our strategy planning meeting. The EB were joined by incoming non-voting EB members; new insight, through new eyes, was helpful. The meeting has given us the opportunity to work on ideas and implement action items for the new WCET® strategic plan.

Conclusion

Membership surveys are an opportunity to give you, our WCET® members, a voice, while taking action to implement your suggestions and problem solve your remarks, as best we can. It is important to base EB decisions on research and membership surveys, rather than on assumptions or just what the EB thinks14. The survey is a valuable tool used to assess our action plan and strategy for the future. Being able to keep the same questions from one survey edition to another has been very helpful when analysing the results of the 2023 membership survey and while comparing results.

The WCET® is a unique organisation and we, as are you, are part of the team. Our success is your success and your success is ours. Many thanks for your support and your involvement. Please consider becoming more involved by joining a committee or a panel. The next membership survey is planned to be held in 2026 or 2027, so stay tuned and we hope you will be more inclined to participate to let your voice be heard.

Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to all who have completed this survey. You have given us a lot to think about and reflect on. We have especially appreciated all your fund-raising ideas; the NNGF® Committee will investigate these to see if, and how, we can implement them.

It was also really encouraging to see that most of the 72 proposed improvement points have already been completed; we will work on making sure you are aware of all updates and achievements. Many thanks again for the new ideas for improvement that you have pointed out at this time. Be assured that we will do our very best to take them into consideration in our new strategic plan.

It would be remiss of us, as we move into a new EB era, not to mention the three awards that the WCET® has received: in 2020 as Journal of Wound Care (JWC) World Union Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) Most Progressive Society; in 2021, Power of A, Silver Award for our Twinning Programs; and in 2022 JWC WUWHS Silver Award in the Innovation in Skin Integrity category, for the WCET® 2020 International Ostomy Guideline11. Your contribution to our success is not underestimated – without your ideas and support they would not be possible.


WCET® 2023会员调查结果:回顾过去并规划未来

Laurent O Chabal, Susan Barber, Denise Hibbert

DOI: 10.33235/wcet.43.4.20-26

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摘要

WCET®以征求其会员的意见引以为傲,会员调查是确保所有会员均有机会对WCET®的未来发表意见的主要方法。认为2023年调查的回复率较低,因此,我们在此提供了与往年相比的主要结果。根据最近10年的调查结果(2013-2023年),执行委员会(EB)讨论并批准了未来4年的战略计划。非常感谢您的参与。

引言

距离上一次WCET®会员调查已有4年之久(上次调查于2019年进行1)。先前始终保持每两年进行一次会员调查2-4。执行这一变更的理由是基于2020年章程修订内容,延长了执行委员会(EB)2-4年的任期;因此,2023年标志着我们4年战略计划的结束。我们坚信,2023-2027年战略计划应解决会员调查结果和评论中提出的问题。

方法

最初,EB审查了2019年调查问题的清晰性和相关性,并确定无需进行重大变更。由于在搬迁至新管理公司期间丢失了一些语言的翻译,我们继续要求对印度尼西亚巴语、中文、法语、葡萄牙语和西班牙语翻译审查。衷心感谢来自中国香港的Michelle Lee为我们提供中文翻译,感谢来自瑞士的Laurent Chabal为我们提供法语翻译,感谢来自巴西的Vera Lucia Conceicao de Gouveia Santos博士为我们提供葡萄牙语翻译,并感谢来自智利的Heidi Marie Hevia Campos为我们提供西班牙语翻译。

2023年会员调查以电子方式提供给所有会员,供其在在2023年1月13日至2月28日期间完成。我们采用了多种沟通方式,确保所有会员均了解调查计划,让他们知道他们的反馈对WCET®有多重要,以及将如何充分利用他们的反馈。此外,我们还想让他们了解,调查结果将以匿名形式公布。调查的回复将由上文所述相应人员重新翻译成英文。然后,WCET®管理公司负责人Susan Barber将对回复进行分类并制成表格,形成一组结果。

在会员调查历史中,2023年出版物首次考虑了会员档案,其分类与WCET®章程中的分类相
5。会员数据库中截至2023年1月18日的数据有助于我们了解开展调查时的会员身份。为了向我们的会员提供更广泛的概述,我们将2023年的结果与往年的结果进行了比较1-4,从10年的角度出发,进而増加其相关性。使用描述性统计量呈现数据。

结果

虽然我们做出了努力,但回复率为有史以来最低,只有20%的会员数据库做出回复。

会员档案

WCET®成员遍布62个国家。终身会员占数据库总数的0.5%,商业会员占2%,准会员占3.6%,国际代表(ID)占4.3%,正式会员占90%。他们中的大多数人连续4年支付会员订阅费用(45%),其次是连续订阅2年(29%)、3年(18%)和1年(8%)。几乎50%的受访者报告称他们成为WCET®会员的时间为5年或更短,而24%的受访者表示他们成为WCET®会员的时间超过15年(图1)。

 

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图1.成为WCET®会员的年限(%)

 

虽然调查以五种语言提供,但69%的参与者采用英语回复,高于往年的24%-50%。大多数会员回答称,他们有全职工作(75%)、在医院工作(62%),并有6年以上的经验(85%),与往年的情况一致(图2)。他们最有可能从事造口、伤口和失禁三个专业领域的工作(36%),而没有受访者仅从事失禁方面的工作(图3)。他们大多在WCET®认可的造口治疗师护理教育项目(ETNEP)中接受过培训(59%)。不过,仍有一些参与者表示,他们并未接受过培训,因为Åg工作不需要培训Åh(5%)(图4和图5)。

 

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图2.按大多数会员列出的执业范围、经验类型和年限(%)

 

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图3.按专业划分的执业范围%

 

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图4和图5专业培训类型和未提供培训的原因%

 

在询问会员首次听说WCET®的方式时,大多数受访者提到了非技术方法,如通过同事或老师介绍、通过会议或另一个协会(82%)。

成员最重视的资源

在2013年至2023年的所有调查中,排名前六位的最具价值的WCET®资源基本保持一致。分别为WCET®大会、《WCET®杂志》、网站、《bullETin》、专业教育项目(ETNEP)和WCET®认可的教育项目(REP)。教育网络研讨会和我们的教育出版物(如WCET®口袋指南和工具包)是2019年1和2023年的新上榜资源(图6)。

 

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图6.WCET®的最大优势(2013-2023)

 

WCET®两年一度大会

值得关注的是,虽然2018年实施了MedTec规
6,且2020-2022年经历了COVID-19疫情,但2022年仍有23%的受访者获得行业赞助参加大会,而有35%的受访者自费参加。除了距离(27%)之外,参加WCET®大会的主要障碍也是缺乏资助(38%)。先前调查的数据比较结果见表1。受访者报告称,他们非常重视参加专业ET开展的会议(40%)、该领域其他专家开展的会议(27%)、海报展示会议(17%)以及在大会上做报告的机会(15%)。

WCET®杂志

《WCET®杂志》以五种语言出版,始终被评为我们最具价值的资源之一。其为一份经同行评审的科学季刊,已被编入护理与联合健康期刊文献数据库(CINAHL)7、Embase8、InfoRMIT Health9和EBSCO10。虽然只印刷了英文版,但大多数参与者(64%)仍希望收到杂志的硬拷贝。与先前调查的比较见表2。

 

表1.WCET®两年一度大会的对比数据%

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WCET® bullETin

《bullETin》是WCET®会员的新闻杂志,刊登关于个人、组织、国家和国际事件、庆祝活动和成就的报道和最新信息。自2013年(84%)以来,其普及性逐渐上升,在2023年达到98%。

WCET® ETNEP/REP

目前,全球范围内WCET®认可的ETNEP/REP达到70项;95%的受访者较为重视帮助开发项目并使其获得认可,该比例高于2013年(86%)。大多数受访者(25%)在其专业研究生培训课程中听说过WCET®(与先前调查结果的比较见表2)。非常感谢所有ETNEP/REP负责人借此机会向您的学生介绍WCET®;我们深感荣幸和幸运。同时,请您继续宣扬我们的使命和愿景。

 

表2.先前调查数据的比较%

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教育资源-网络研讨会和口袋指南

WCET®网络研讨会于2016年开始进行;到2019年,97%的受访者对其较为重视。COVID大流行推动了虚拟活动的増加,在2023年,99%的受访者认为网络研讨会很有价值。其他教育资源,如袖珍指南,也受到重视(97%)。

NNGF®奖学金

大多数参与者报告称,他们知道NNGF®及其奖学金(79%),这与先前的结果相似(见表2)。

网站和社交媒体

共有63%的参与者表示,他们经常访问网站,频率为每3个月访问一次以上,这与上次会员调查结果相比有了大幅提高(表2)。网站的前四大访问领域分别为《WCET®杂志》(包括现刊和过刊)、大会信息、网络研讨会和《bullETin》。

共有62%的会员报告称,他们在社交媒体上关注我们,而该比例在2019年为47%1

来自ID的信息

如上文所述,通过调查监测ID的影响;49%的受访者至少每3个月收到一次ID的信息,而24%的受访者报告称从未收到过ID的信息。我们鼓励ID继续努力,并将对此十分赞赏,尤其是我们均为志愿者,大多数人都有全职工作(见表2)。

会员期望

大多数受访者(98%)报告称WCET®符合其期望(图7);这与先前的调查相似。自由文本反馈非常好。以下是一些引文;您的指导将为我们提供继续前进的动力。

  • “WCET®已经取得了丰硕的工作成果。”
  • “我认为WCET®做得最好。”
  • “团队表现出色。感谢你们提供这一资源并组织定期会议,使我们了解最新情况。”
  • “执行领导力很强。”
  • “感谢所有为WCET®完成大量工作的志愿者。杂志和BullETin是绝佳的知识来源——我喜欢新的格式。并且喜欢了解会员们在世界各地正在从事的工作”。
  • “你们太棒了!”
  • “你们太优秀了。”
  • “感谢你们的工作。”

 

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图7.WCET®是否符合您的预期?

 

讨论

与往年相比回复率较低很有可能是因为通知会员完成调查的时间较短;往年,调查可持续长达5个月3。时间受限的原因如下,即将到来的EB提名和随后的选举正在筹备中,我们不想向会员发送太多的问题,使他们需同时作出回应。我们还要求在2023年8月举行的年度面对面会议上使用调查结果推动我们的战略规划会议。此外,我们的大多数会员均在年初续订,因此我们可能遗漏了一些当时未付费的会员。COVID-19大流行后的问题和经济也可能发挥了一定作用。我们非常高兴地了解到,24%的受访者成为会员的时间超过15年;我们衷心感谢长期会员的忠诚和支持。

令人担忧的是,除英语以外的四种语言版本调查问卷的回复率均较低。同样,这可能是由于WCET® EB及其成员无法出差;与人面对面交流总是能够増加会员人数。COVID大流行后的倦怠和经济也可能发挥了一定作用。

大会

4年后,我们终于可以组织一次完全面对面大会。在WCET®历史上,这是第三次合作举办Å\Å\2010年和2022年均与我们的WOCN®同事合作组织。我们迫不及待想于明年9月在格拉斯哥见到大家,请继续关注关于本次振奋人心且充满希望的联合WCET®-ASCN UK大会的更多信息(https://wcet-ascnuk2024.com)。

WCET®杂志

虽然在邮寄地址方面遇到了一些问题,而且硬拷贝仅有英文版本,但《WCET®杂志》仍是最受我们会员欢迎的资源。我们的管理公司帮忙清理了我们的会员数据库,并且各位均更新了自己的在线资料,因此寄回出版商的杂志比往年更少。我们一致赞赏将杂志翻译成我们的五大会员语言。请记住,这些内容均为专业翻译,费用较高,但该杂志有国际标准期刊号(ISSN)并被索引,因此必须进行翻译。它是仅有的以五种语言出版的杂志之一,这给人留下了非常深刻的印象,应使作者的科学出版物在全球拥有更广泛的读者群。非常感谢我们的杂志支持合作伙伴(AROA˛、Calmoseptine®、Coloplast、
ConvaTec、Dansac、Hollister®、Welland和Wound Care Plus)每年给予的捐助,使我们能够提供这一重要资源,并持续保持更新。特别感谢Calmoseptine®和Coloplast在翻译费用方面提供的支持;我们对此十分感激。

我们诚邀您和/或您的同事提交科学手稿,这不仅会提高杂志的质量和影响因子,有望将其编入MEDLINE索引,还可确保我们的作者及其作品在全球范围内得到更好的了解和引用。

ETNEP/REP

自成立以来,WCET®始终秉承在全球范围内促进专业教育的使命,以促进专家护理和接受我们三个专业领域培训的护士(具备的最新知识和技能)为患者带来获益为目标。WCET®教育委员会主席的一项主要职责是协调对ETNEP/REP认可和再认可的审查(包括实地考察)、为新项目提供建议,并向成功达到最低标准的学校/大学授予WCET®认可。教育委员会主席还将应认可的ETNEP/REP负责人的要求,向认可的学校/大学和研究生颁发WCET®证书。教育委员会是一个十分庞大、繁忙且高效的委员会;其成员是来自世界各地的多元化ET群体,这也是其众多优势之一。

虽然我们认识到COVID大流行会给护士参加培训项目带来诸多困难,但我们很遗憾地了解到,一些管理人员仍然不认为专业资格证书是Åg工作要求Åh。我们将继续努力,持续联系临床医生和管理人员,以证明ET或伤口、造口、失禁护理资格证书的价值。我们还借此机会强调,我们的WCET® 2020国际造口指南在建议1.1中指出,Åg需进行专门的培训来,以便有效地为造口患者及其家人提供护理Åh11(A级证据)。这同样适用于伤口和失禁护理。

教育资源

值得注意的是,会员们非常重视网络研讨会和教育出版物(如WCET®口袋指南和工具包)。这两种资源先前均不可用,因此我们认为,这证实我们的战略以您的调查结果为基础。在全球范围内,在线教育和共享已成为一个实现终身学习的非常有用的工具12,13。COVID大流行病迫使我们所有人适应虚拟学习环境,证明了虚拟教育和交流的重要性。

奖学金

2022年,我们仅收到三份奖学金申请,均为大会奖学金;在过去三年内,我们未收到任何ETNEP/REP奖学金申请表。这很可能是由于COVID-19疫情;我们希望随着疫情结束,会员们将考虑重新申请。我们借此机会提醒所有会员,WCET®会提供奖学金,尤其是大会旅行奖学金(CTS)。会员只需符合要求,填写表格并将其发送给WCET® Norma N. Gill Foundation®(NNGF®)委员会主席进行评估。然后,申请人将收到申请结果。2024年WCET® CTS申请已于2023年10月开始,并将于2024年2月的最后一天结束。所有表格和要求可参见:https://wcetn.org/page/NNGFScholarship。请确保您的申请已填写完整,并与所要求的文件一起发送,将仅对填写完整的表格进行审查。

网站和社交媒体

2020年,我们从Memberclick转移至Your Membership平台。此举主要是为了解决用英国英镑支付时的Paypal付款问题。在将数据从旧平台导出并转移至新平台时,数据受到破坏,造成了出乎意料的障碍。为了改善这一问题,我们花费了大量时间和精力,但这项工作仍在进行中,并将持续进行。我们理解一些会员在访问网站和/或进行在线支付时遇到困难;请随时通过admin@wcetn.org联系我们的中心办公室,以寻求帮助。衷心感谢Susan Barber和Melissa Striharsky的持续支持。

请知晓,出版与通讯委员会已于2020年解散;如果您希望在网站上发布任何信息,请直接联系我们的中心办公室和候任主席Denise Hibbert,以便在《bullETin》上发布信息;您也可以通过您的ID提出问题。

ID参与

多年来,ID的参与程度不断提高,他们在您(WCET®会员)与WCET®(EB)之间发挥着重要的联络作用,我们对此表示赞赏,但目前仍有一些工作有待完成。一些国家缺少ID,一些国家的会员与其指定ID未进行任何联系。WCET®不干涉各国的选择方式或ID选择过程。如有任何变更,请告知我们,以便我们及时更新网站上发布的名单,并在《WCET®杂志》和《bullETin》刊载。各位ID,如对您的国家ID有任何疑问,请联系候任主席Denise Hibbert。

后续步骤

我们已经在面对面EB会议上讨论了结果和您的意见,并在战略规划会议上再次进行讨论。新当选的无表决权EB成员也加入了EB;通过新的视角获得新的见解会对我们有所帮助。该会议使我们有机会为新的WCET®战略计划出谋划策并实施行动项目。

结论

会员调查使您Å\Å\我们的WCET®会员拥有发言权,同时我们也会采取行动,尽我们所能落实您的建议并解决您提出的问题。重要的是,EB的决策需建立在研究和会员调查的基础上,而不是基于假设或EB的想法14。调查是用于评估我们的行动计划和未来战略的宝贵工具。在分析2023年会员调查的结果和比较结果时,能够在各个版本的调查中保留相同的问题非常有帮助。

WCET®是一个独特的组织,我们和您一样,都是团队的一员。我们的成功便是您的成功,您的成功也是我们的成功。非常感谢您的支持和参与。请考虑加入委员会或小组,尽情参与其中。计划将于2026年或2027年进行下一次会员调查,敬请期待,我们希望您能积极参与,让我们倾听您的声音。

最后,我们要向所有完成本次调查的会员表示感谢。您给了我们很多思考和反思的空间。我们还特别感谢各位提出的所有筹款想法;NNGF®委员对这些想法进行调查,以确定是否能够执行以及如何落实这些想法。

72个拟定改进点中的大部分已经完成,这也着实令人鼓舞;我们将努力确保您了解所有的最新进展和成就。再次感谢您此次提出的新改进意见。请放心,我们将尽最大努力在新的战略计划中考虑到他们的意见。

在EB开启崭新篇章之际,我们必须提及WCET®斩获的三项殊荣:2020年,荣获《伤口护理杂志》(JWC)世界联合伤口愈合学会联盟(WUWHS)Åg最佳进步协会Åh称号;2021年,我们的双联项目荣膺ÅgPower of AÅh银奖;2022年,WCET® 2020国际造口指南斩获JWC WUWHSÅg皮肤完整性创新类别Åh银奖11。我们十分清楚您对我们成功做出的贡献,没有您的想法和支持,我们就不可能取得成功。


Author(s)

Laurent O Chabal*
BSc (CBP) RN OncPall (Cert) Dip (WH) ET EAWT
WCET® President 2022–2026

Susan Barber
MBA, CAE, CMP

Denise Hibbert
MSc-WHTR RGN BSc DipHE ONC STN FSSCRS
WCET® President-Elect 2022–2026

* Corresponding author

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