AAWC Update

Call for Nominations for the 2015 AAWC Board of Directors

  The AAWC Call for Nominations for the 2015–2017 term on the AAWC Board of Directors has commenced.   Nominations will be accepted from October 6 through November 20, 2014. All active members received an official email on October 6 with complete information about how to nominate a qualified candidate (including self-nomination). Nine seats are open for the 2015–2017 term: Executive Committee (Secretary), Board Members (Industry [2], Nurse [2], Physical Therapist, Physician [2], Podiatric Physician, and Research).

  If you have questions or need more information, please contact Laurie Hiltebeitel at info@aawconline.org.

AAWC Speakers Bureau

  The AAWC Speakers Bureau program provides a means to promote one’s availability for discussions and presentations on the subjects of quality wound prevention and care. Involvement with the Speaker Bureau program requires AAWC membership, completion of an application, and fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the program. For more information, please visit www.aawconline.org/speakers-bureau-program/. If you are accepted, your professional information will be listed on the Speakers Bureau pages of the AAWC website for easy access by potential program managers. Join AAWC today to apply for the program.

  If you need a speaker, the AAWC Speakers Bureau helps bring the best in wound care education to conventions, conferences, corporate events, classrooms, career fairs, in-services, school assemblies, and more. There is no cost to search and select speakers by accessing the aforementioned web page, regardless of membership status.

AAWC Online Store

  Have you visited the AAWC Store lately? The Association has quality items available for purchase:
    • educational wound and skin care brochures (four informative choices)
    • educational image series (five unique CDs)
    • free patient education poster (pay only for postage and handling)
    • membership mailing list (name and address on labels)
    • Wound Care Clinic Directory as PDF or in Excel (various contact information)

  The AAWC Member Discount Store is found inside the Members-Only portal.

Managing Wounds as a Team – An International Document

  In collaboration with the European Wound Management Association and the Australian Wound Management Association, the AAWC is pleased to note this unprecedented joint manuscript on the multidisciplinary approach to wound care was created this year and is available at www.journalofwoundcare/resources.

Education for the Generalist

  The AAWC has developed an access portal for accredited wound care education that is intended to help new wound care practitioners and nonwound care specialists (or generalists) learn the most current, evidence-based practices in wound care. The educational links, based on a wound care pathway, are found at www.aawconline.org/education-for-the-generalist. Spread the word!

New at SAWC Spring: the AAWC Clinical Practice Track

  The AAWC’s Clinical Practice Track will launch at SAWC Spring 2015 in San Antonio, TX. The track will provide evidence-based, patient-centered, multidisciplinary, practical information clinicians will easily be able to share with decision makers and colleagues after the conference. This track will cover not only what to do to advance wound care as a professional practice and career, but also will empower the learner with the knowledge about how to do it.

About AAWC: As the leading organization dedicated to interprofessional wound healing and tissue preservation, the AAWC’s mission is to advance the care of people with and at risk for wounds. Be sure to join us for near daily updates and alerts on Facebook and LinkedIn.

This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process.