Who We Are
Dedicated to excellence in nursing foot care education across Canada
Tannis Sorge, RN
Tannis Sorge is a Registered Nurse with 25+ years of varied nursing experience within the hospital community. After several years of nursing foot care experience, she noted a lack of available continued education. This led her to completing a 200 hour Foot Care Nurse Educator Course in 2013.
Her passion for practice standards has resulted in a thriving foot care business in the lower mainland, positions with the local foot care interest group and a foot care nurse advisor for various committees and boards. She has also participated in speaking venues related to foot care including education events for Diabetes Awareness, Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses, Lower Mainland Foot Care Nurses Association, Vancouver Coastal Health, and American Foot Care Nursing Association.
In 2014 she completed two American foot care nursing courses, passed the certification exam and became a Certified Foot Care Nurse in the U.S. (certified by the W.O.C.N.C.B.).
25+ Years
Nursing experience within the hospital community
5 Provinces
Student graduates now practicing across Canada
Multiple Partners
Colleges and universities in BC, Ontario, and Manitoba
Certified Expert
Certified Foot Care Nurse (W.O.C.N.C.B.)
A Journey of Continuous Learning
Tannis has attended the International Diabetic Foot Conference in Houston, Texas in March 2017, where she was inspired by physicians from around the world all striving to prevent amputations. Her quest for knowledge also led her to attend a Kamloops Wounds Canada conference, followed by the CAFCN conference in New Brunswick. In February 2018, she completed the CSA Medical Device Reprocessing in Community Health Care Settings in preparation for her Sterilization workshop.
Recently, PEDEd hosted many educational workshops for the CAFCN conference in Regina in May 2018, another the following year in Niagara Falls (2019) and the first virtual conference in 2021. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with many foot care nurses from across Canada!
Tannis is an educational instructor for the Advanced Nursing Foot Care course with several colleges and universities in Vancouver and Victoria B.C. Travel from remote areas of BC as well as other provinces to attend the PEDEd clinical is a frequent event. This prompted the expansion of the course into Ontario and partnered with 3 amazing instructors in Ottawa, Barrie and St. Catherine's Ontario. PEDEd has student graduates now practicing in 5 provinces.
Along with her business partner Sandra Tetrault, Tannis co-developed the advanced nursing foot care course for online delivery. Tannis is passionate about providing the most up-to-date theory and leading-edge comprehensive clinical for her foot care students.
Our Milestones
Foot Care Nurse Educator
Completed a 200 hour Foot Care Nurse Educator Course, marking the beginning of PEDEd's educational journey.
U.S. Certification
Completed two American foot care nursing courses and became a Certified Foot Care Nurse (certified by the W.O.C.N.C.B.).
International Conference
Attended the International Diabetic Foot Conference in Houston, Texas, inspired by physicians worldwide striving to prevent amputations.
CAFCN Conference
Hosted educational workshops for the CAFCN conference in Regina, connecting with foot care nurses from across Canada.
Expansion to Ontario
Expanded the course into Ontario, partnering with instructors in Ottawa, Barrie, and St. Catherine's.
Virtual Conference
Hosted the first virtual CAFCN conference, adapting to new ways of delivering education.
In Memory
Sandra Tetrault
Co-founder and business partner who helped develop the advanced nursing foot care course for online delivery. Her dedication and contributions to nursing foot care education continue to inspire us.
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