NSWOCC Manuscript Award

Winner of the Canadian Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Manuscript Award

Abstract

The Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence (CJWOC), which was previously known as NSWOC Advance, in collaboration with the Board of Directors and Core Program Leaders of Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC), is pleased to announce that Dr. Laura Teague and her co-authors have been awarded the 2024-2025 CJWOC Manuscript Award.

The manuscript, which earned this distinction, was published in the December 2024 issue of NSWOC Advance (Volume 35, Issue 3). The title of the manuscript is Exploring estimation of hospital costs and associated factors among persons with cord injury undergoing surgical closure of stage 4 pelvic pressure injuries. The authors included:

• Laura Teague, PhD, BA, BNSc, MN, NP-Adult, NSWOC
• Gina Browne, PhD, Reg.N., Hon.LL.D
• Lehana Thabane, PhD
• Stephen Birch, PhD
• Colleen McGillvray, BSc, MD, FRCP
• Gary Foster, PhD
• Maya Deeb, BSc, MD, FRCPC
• James Mahoney, MD, FRCSC
• Karen E. Campbell, PhD, MScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C)

This manuscript is grounded in a chapter from Dr. Laura Teague’s doctoral research, which was originally completed in July 2020. Dr. Teague began the process of preparing her research for submission to NSWOC Advance (now the Canadian Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence) prior to her passing in November 2023. After her passing, Dr. Karen Campbell—a long-time colleague and friend—took on the role of corresponding author and continued the submission process to ensure Dr. Teague’s work would be published as she intended.

In honour of Dr. Laura Teague’s significant contributions, the Editorial Team of the CJWOC and the NSWOCC Board are privileged to present this award posthumously to her husband, David Breukelman.