AAWC Update

AAWC Hosts Various Events at SAWC Spring and Fall

  Dr. Robert Snyder, President of AAWC, announced AAWC’s record-breaking increase in membership of more than 41% in only 15 months during the Opening Ceremony at SAWC Fall last month in Baltimore.   Not only do AAWC Members receive a 20% discount to attend SAWC Spring and Fall, but they also get to enjoy these additional offerings, provided to members and others solely by AAWC while at the conference:     • AAWC Research Poster Grand Rounds — Learn how to develop an award winning poster     • AAWC Membership Meeting and Auction     • AAWC Speaker Training for Beginners and Established Speakers     • AAWC Global Volunteers Session — Learn about the volunteer experience and how to join in     • AAWC Exhibitor Seminar, geared to members of Industry     • AAWC Networking Room for Members to Gather     • Free educational samples and information from our Exhibit Booth, specially priced Educational Wound Image CDs, and other promotions and prizes!   Be sure to join us at SAWC Spring in May in Denver. Visit www.sawc.net. Register early for even more savings.

SAWC Scholarship Program Names Five Recipients

  The owners of SAWC Fall engaged several major wound care societies and associations, along with key opinion leaders, to choose the 2012 SAWC Fall Scholarship Winners.

  The five SAWC Fall scholarship winners were honored during the SAWC Fall Poster Reception. Each winner received free registration to the conference.

  The AAWC was honored to be among the societies chosen to select a winner from the Nursing category. The winners were:
    • Wound Healing Fellow Scholarship: Igor Altman, DO, MBA; Presenter -—William Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS, President, American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (ACWHTR)
    • Wound Care Nurse Scholarship: Mary Haddow, RN-BC, CWCN; Presenter — Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, Past President, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (standing in for Dr. Robert Snyder, AAWC President)
    • Wound Care Podiatrist Scholarship: Sahani Howie, DPM; Presenter — Matthew Garoufalis, DPM, President, American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
    • Wound Care Therapist Scholarship: Harriet Loehne, PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS; Presenter — Pamela Scarborough, PT (standing in for Rose Hamm, President APTA’s CEWM Section)

AAWC Partners with Native Nation Events, LLC

  In Native America, there is a great deal of healthcare disparity, reflected in higher rates of wound-related complications, amputations, and diabetes. One discouraging example is that 60% of Native Americans die within 2 years of an amputation due to inadequately treated wounds. The AAWC recently entered into an agreement with Native Nation Events, LLC, which provides unique, educational networking forums on current topics for Tribal decision makers and professionals. The AAWC understands the value of these conferences, particularly with regard to the Native American Wound Care Conference, held this year October 8–9, 2012. This year’s conference theme was “Implementing a Wound Care Program”.

  The AAWC is proud of its partnership with Native Nation Events. The partnership will enable the AAWC to establish relationships between Tribal Representatives and healthcare professionals to help educate the Native Nations on the most current, advanced, evidence-based wound care practices. The partnership also offers AAWC members a discount to attend the Native American Wound Care Conference.

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Congrats to winners of prizes given to AAWC Members from the AAWC promotions that took place in conjunction with SAWC Fall

  Sharon May, RN, WOCN, WCC, Bethesda, MD was the recipient of the free AAWC membership renewal for joining onsite at the SAWC Fall (a $145 value).

  Gerald Cochran, MD, Salisbury, NC won the Free 2013 registration to SAWC Spring or SAWC Fall for registering for the SAWC as an AAWC Member during the “Every 25th AAWC Member to Register for SAWC Spring Has a Chance to Win Free 2013 Registration” Contest (a $500 value).

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