AAWC Update

AAWC’s 20th Anniversary at SAWC

  The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)/Wound Healing Society (WHS) will be in San Antonio, TX April 29–May 3. With the AAWC celebrating its 20th Anniversary and implementing the inaugural AAWC Clinical Practice Track, this is a conference that should not be missed

  The anniversary festivities at SAWC Spring will begin with the AAWC membership meeting “Help Shape Our Field,” where input will be solicited on critical decisions regarding a proposed set of wound care-related clinical end points for submission to the US Food and Drug Administration. Afterward, all attendees are invited to the AAWC Anniversary Celebration, a party sponsored by SAWC.

  The AAWC Clinical Practice Track’s 15 sessions will provide evidence-based, patient-centered, multidisciplinary, practical information that clinicians will easily be able to share with decision makers and colleagues after the conference. Visit the SAWC Agenda page at www.sawc.net/spring/attendees/agenda and select, “AAWC Clinical Practice Track” from the right side of the page.

AAWC 2015 Board of Directors Election

  The AAWC Board of Directors Elections winners will be announced at SAWC Spring. Elections closed on February 22. Board members will attend the Annual Board of Directors Meeting and will officially take office at the Annual AAWC Membership Meeting. These meetings are held in conjunction with SAWC Spring. To all who voted, thank you for your assistance in determining the future leaders of the AAWC. Please look for an official announcement in May regarding all transitioning members of the AAWC Board of Directors.

Financial Aid for AAWC Global Volunteers

  AAWC Global Volunteers is a worthwhile membership program designed to bring the basic science of wound care to developing countries. A strategic partnership with Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) offers members the opportunity to teach wound management around the globe. Current sites include HVO Wound and Lymphedema Management Programs in Cambodia, India and Haiti. Funding is available from AAWC to support volunteer travel to these locations. Please inquire at www.hvousa.org about funding set aside specifically for AAWC Members who plan to travel to HVO program sites. If you are not a member and want to travel be part of the Global Volunteers program, please join AAWC today!

  AAWC is the largest, not-for-profit membership organization in the United States dedicated to interprofessional wound healing and tissue preservation. AAWC’s mission is to advance the care of people with and at risk for wounds. The Association’s focus is on education, public policy, and the application of evidence-based wound care practice. AAWC offers membership and associated benefits to everyone involved in wound care, including clinicians and other healthcare professionals, patients, lay-caregivers, clinics/facilities, corporations, students, retirees, and advocates. Learn more about financial and other benefits, activities and programs, and/or join at www.aawconline.org.

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