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AAWC Update
Announcing Call for Nominations for the 2016 AAWC Board of Directors
The AAWC is issuing its Call for Nominations for the 2016–2018 term on the AAWC Board of Directors. There are 6 open seats: 2 on the Executive Committee (President Elect and Treasurer) and 4 Board Members (Consumer, Member-At-Large, Nurse, Physical Therapist). The International Representative seat also is open for 2016–2018 as a Board-appointed position. To apply for any of the 6 open positions, please review nominations materials available online at www.aawconline.org. For questions or additional information, please contact Laurie Hiltebeitel at info@aawconline.org.
Second Annual AAWC Clinical Practice Track at SAWC Spring 2016
The AAWC Clinical Practice Track Planning Panel has crafted the second annual Clinical Practice Track for SAWC Spring 2016 in Atlanta, GA, to be held April 14–17. 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 accomplish these goals. Please plan to attend SAWC Spring and register for the AAWC sessions. Sessions include: The Wound-Function Cycle: The Forgotten Aspect of Wound Care; The FUNdamentals of Comprehensive Skin Assessment; Surviving the Shift from Volume to Value with Wound Care Quality Reporting; and The Best and Worst Surgical Case of My Life!
SAWC Fall 2015 Scholarship Winners
Through partnership with SAWC and HMP Communications, the AAWC is honored to have had the opportunity to select AAWC members to receive SAWC Physician and Nursing Scholarships. The scholarships provide members with free registration to the SAWC (a $500 value). The latest winners were recognized at the Poster Gala at SAWC Fall in Las Vegas and include Joan Junkin, MSN, APRN-CNS (Nursing) and Virendra Parikh, MD (Physician).
Happy 20th Birthday, AAWC!
The AAWC officially turned 20 years old on September 18, its day of incorporation in 1995. Help celebrate the Association’s anniversary by completing the “$20 for 20th Anniversary Challenge” by providing a donation at www.aawconline.org/donate. Donations will be applied to projects and programs within AAWC’s strategic plans. Thank you to the many members and sponsors who have made the AAWC the premier multidisciplinary wound care association in the United States. Be sure to read the November issue of OWM, the AAWC Focus Issue, for extended association news and an article recounting the organization’s strides forward over the last 20 years.
