Wound Care Societies
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http://www.aawconline.com/ Association for the Advancement of Wound Caregives its members the opportunity to build an interdisciplinary, collaborative community to facilitate optimal care for the millions of people who suffer with wounds. The Association provides forums for fostering excellence in clinical practice, education, research, and public policy initiatives. The AAWC encourages an equal partnership among all individuals who are involved in the care of patients with wounds or who have wounds. http://www.aawm.org/ American Academy of Wound Managementis a national multi-disciplinary certifying board for healthcare professionals involved in wound care. AAWM is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization established for the purpose of credentialing multi-disciplinary practitioners in the field of wound management. The American Academy of Wound Management is dedicated to the multidisciplinary team approach in promoting the science of prevention, care, and treatment of acute and chronic wounds via a national certification process, recognize competency, promoting education and research and elevating the standard of care across the continuum of wound management. http://www.ameriburn.org/ American Burn Associationand its members dedicate their efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention. The ABA has more than 3,500 members in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Members include physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, researchers, social workers, firefighters, and hospitals with burn centers. Their multidisciplinary membership enhances their ability to work toward common goals with other organizations on educational/prevention programs. http://www.dvt-info.com/ American Venous Forumwas founded in1988 and provides a serious academic colloquium to physicians interested in research, education and clinical investigation in the field of venous diseases. The mission of the American Venous Forum is to improve the care of patients with venous and lymphatic disorders by providing a forum dedicated to education and to the exchange of information concerning basic and clinical research pertaining to the venous and lymphatic systems. The Forum also offers guidelines and protocols for the development of research and clinical trials. http://www.npuap.org/ National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panelis an independent not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. The Board of Directors is composed of leading experts from different health care disciplines all of whom share a commitment to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. The NPUAP serves as a resource to health care professionals, government, the public, and health care agencies. The goal of the NPUAP is to assist health care professionals in reducing the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers. http://www.wocn.org WOCN Societyis a professional nursing society which supports its members by promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence. http://www.woundheal.org Wound Healing Societyis a non-profit organization composed of clinical and basic scientific investigators. The Society provides a forum for interactive discussions among scientists, physicians, licensed practitioners, industrial representatives and government agencies. Membership to the Society is open to individuals who have demonstrated a continued interest and accomplishment in the field of wound healing. http://www.nawccb.org/ National Alliance of Wound CareThe National Alliance of Wound Care is a professional wound care certification and membership organization with over 6,000 Wound Care Certified (WCC) practitioners and members nationwide. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and promotion of excellence in wound care through the voluntary certification of wound care practitioners. We offer association membership to WCCs, other wound care clinicians and corporations interested in furthering the goals of our organization. The aspiration of the NAWC is to unify wound care providers and practitioners from different professional backgrounds along the health care continuum in order to facilitate the delivery of quality wound care. |