Skin Health Program for Personal Care Providers: Ontario Home and Community Care Sector 2026-2027

IMPORTANT

Wounds Canada is now accepting applications to the Skin Health Program for Personal Care Providers from Personal Support Workers currently employed within the Home and Community Care Sector. If you do not meet these criteria, please do not apply for this program offering.

Wounds Canada will provide information after you formally accept your funded seat.

Admission will be based on

1. Applicant meeting all deadlines for application and acceptance of offer of admission
2. Quality of application Applicants (based on submission of goals and plans for knowledge application in the workplace)
3. Attention to geographic representation for both the Skin Health and the Wound Care Champion Programs
4. Attention to a mix of organization settings related to size
5. Evidence of strong organization support in program completion and utilization

For any inquiries about the program or the application process, please email us at skinhealthprogram@woundscanada.ca.

Account

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Password

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Provide a password for the new account in both fields.

Your Registration Information

Note: We will be sending important course communications via email and will occasionally need to contact you via phone; please input an email and your personal cell phone number or telephone number that we can best reach you at.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Job Title *

Current Employer *

Street Address *

City *

Country *

State *

Postal Code *

Phone *

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Skin Health Practioners Before you proceed, please download the letter of support. You'll need to complete the form fields in the PDF and then upload via the Upload button below. Be sure your file is no more than 5 megabytes in size.

Letter of Support *

Age range

Secondary Email Address *

Cell number *

Are you a certified PSW? *

Yes

No

Are you registered with The Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA)? *

Yes

No

Full Name of Facility *

Name of Direct Supervisor *

Email of Direct Supervisor *

Full Address facility including Street Name and Number, City/ Town/ Village, Province, & Postal Code *

Phone number of Facility *

Years working as a PSW in Canada *

Years working in the Home & Community Care Sector *

In 50 words or less describe one goal you hope to achieve by enrolling in this program *

In 25 words or less identify your biggest challenge with skin health and wound care working in the home and community care sector *

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Skin Health Program Applicant Commitment

In applying for this program, I commit to:

Being a Personal Support Worker working in home and community care
Having support from my direct supervisor to enroll in and complete this program
Submitting the approval of my employer as indicated above in a Letter of Employer Support (Use template provided)
Being available and ready to begin the program within one week of enrolling
The ability to devote at least 1-2 hours per week to engage fully in and complete the course work within a 12 week time period including: online readings, discussion forums, assignments, webinars (can choose to attend live or watch an archived recording), and final examination
Having ready and reliable access to a computer and the internet to engage in the program and complete all program requirements

I acknowledge that all information shared in the program including posts in the learning community and data collected via program surveys may be used at the discretion of Wounds Canada and RNAO for research and to support program evaluation, continuous improvement initiatives and other activities. Results may be shared in reports, presentations and publications.

I am aware that all information is confidential and will be shared in aggregate form only with no identifying information.

Please note, Wounds Canada welcomes and appreciates your feedback as it assists us in strengthening our programs and determining the impact of wound care education.

Agreement *

I agree to the above terms

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Skin Health Program for Personal Care Providers: Ontario Home and Community Care Sector 2026-2027

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