AAWC Update

2013 AAWC Board of Directors election results

  The AAWC thanks members of its Board of Directors and congratulates those newly elected or re-elected. These newly elected board members will serve a 2-year term from 2013–2015. All board members attended the Annual Board Meeting on May 1 and officially took office on May 3 at the Annual AAWC Membership Meeting held during SAWC Spring in Denver, CO.   We extend a warm welcome to our newly elected board members:
    Secretary: Barbara Bates Jensen, PhD, RN
    Industry: Linda Pruitt, RN, MS, WOCN/ET
    Nurse: Ruth Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN
    Nurse: Jennifer Hurlow, MSN, GNP-BC, WOCN
    Physical Therapy: Tim Paine, PT, CWS, FCCWS
    Physician: Randall Cook, MD, FACS, CWSP, ABPM/UHM
    Physician: Caroline Fife, MD, CWS, FUHM
    Podiatrist Physician: Brandon J. Hawkins, DPM, CWS
    Research: Linda Cowan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWS

  We thank retiring board members for their time and expertise on behalf of AAWC:
    Secretary: Peggy Dotson, RN, BS
    Industry: Janice Young, RN, BSN, MPH, WOCN
    Nurse Board Members: Lisa Corbett, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN; and Carelyn P. Fylling, RN, MSN, CWS, CLNC
    Physical Therapist: Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, MS, CDE, CWS
    Physicians: Alistair W. Bairos, MD, CWS-P, FACCWS; and Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS
    Podiatrist Physician: Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS

  We are grateful to every candidate who ran for a seat on the 2013 AAWC Board of Directors for their support and interest in the AAWC. To each member who cast a vote, thank you for your assistance in determining the leadership of the AAWC.   The organization needs strong, committed, and diversified leadership and membership participation to continue to grow. If you think you may be interested in running for the Board, please get involved now. There are numerous ways you can contribute your time and talents while making a difference at the AAWC. If you would like to get involved, please review all of AAWC’s current committees and task forces at https://aawconline.org/volunteer/ and if interested, submit a request to us at the bottom of that page or send an email to info@aawconline.org.

Scholarship program applications open through August 31

  The AAWC Scholarship Program is open May 1 – August 31. As specified in the scholarship guidelines, awards are available for education and travel, along with the new Robert A. Warriner, MD, III Memorial Grant. Persons may receive awards retroactively and be reimbursed for previous events, as well as for events that will occur in the near future.

The newest AAWC Educational Wound Images CD is now available for purchase

  The AAWC is pleased to announce the release of our 5th Educational Wound Images CD. AAWC CD 5 flew off the shelves at SAWC Spring. The AAWC Educational Image Series is designed to assist healthcare providers and educators in teaching and lecturing about wound and skin care. These images are JPEG files, which can be easily used for PowerPoint presentations; 48 quality images are included in the new AAWC CD.

  Where applicable, these images have been assigned healing status according to OASIS-c guidelines. OASIS-C is a modification to the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) that Home Health Agencies must collect in order to participate in the Medicare program. OASIS guidelines typically apply to the most problematic wounds, such as pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, and stasis ulcers. Healing status is not required on arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, dermatitis, and the like.

  If you were not able to purchase the CD in person at SAWC, you can now order this CD online. Please visit the AAWC Store at www.aawconline.org/store. Members of the AAWC receive a 50% discount through the discount store (enter through the top of regular store with your member ID to access the discount store). Also remember that quality printed educational wound and skin care brochures can be ordered in our store.

The AAWC is the leader in interdisciplinary wound healing and tissue preservation. Be sure to Join AAWC on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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