AAWC Update

AAWC Speaker’s Bureau: Your Source for Wound Care Speakers

    1. Are you considering bringing in a specialist to talk to staff about the importance of the interprofessional approach to preventing, treating, and healing chronic wounds?
    2. Is there a need for education on a specific wound care-related topic within your facility, such as debridement, nutrition, or documentation?
    3. Could other departments benefit from an educational seminar on the basics of wound management?
    4.When it comes to wound care, do you agree that everyone at your facility who comes in contact with a person with a wound should have the latest wound care education?   If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) wants to help you bring the best in wound care education to your facility. Speakers from the AAWC Speakers Bureau are available to tailor a program to educate your staff about these topics and many more:
    • Wound assessment
    • Basic wound treatment principles
    • Pressure, venous, and diabetic foot ulcers — prevention, assessment, staging, and management
    • Lymphedema
    • Limb preservation
    • Infection
    • Debridement
    • Wound dressings and treatments
    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
    • Negative pressure wound therapy
    • Nutrition
    • Palliative wound care
    • Medicare coverage topics

  Please visit the AAWC Speakers Bureau at the bottom left side of the AAWC website, www.aawconline.org. There is no cost to search our directory or to request a speaker, and you do not need to be a member of the AAWC to use this service. Persons involved with the Speaker Bureau program are AAWC Members in good standing who have been carefully selected based on experience and knowledge of their subject area.

Want to Join Our Speakers Bureau?

  If you are experienced and want to help spread awareness of best practices in wound care, and you are a member of the AAWC, please apply to become a member of the AAWC Speakers Bureau. After you complete the easy application process and are accepted to the program, your contact information will be listed on the Speakers Bureau pages of the AAWC website for access by potential program managers, including conference planners and corporate event organizers. Please note that the AAWC helps initiate the contact between speaker and client. All financial and/or logistical arrangements are made separately from AAWC. Find out more at www.aawconline.org.

The AAWC Career Center: A Rapidly Growing Resource for Wound Care Employers and Job Seekers

  The AAWC Career Center, found at the bottom left side of AAWC’s home page, is free to all who are exploring new job opportunities. This resource not only provides the opportunity to post CVs and search for new positions, but also includes a “saved search” feature. This functionality allows seekers to receive daily updates about new jobs that have been added that match saved search criteria. In addition, there are resume and cover letter tips, interview strategies, networking tips, and negotiating tactics. Advice also is provided about taking a proactive role in annual performance reviews, seeking out promotions, and how to balance work and life.

  In addition to being the go-to resource for hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, rehab centers, other healthcare facilities, and corporations seeking specialized wound care professionals, AAWC Members save an unprecedented 50% or more on job postings. Individual and Corporate Members are guaranteed a minimum of $100 in savings on even the smallest package. The Career Center is easy to use, and job ads usually post online within 20 to 30 minutes. The resume database allows employers to search for qualified candidates. Employers can receive help with government compliance, have access to job posting tips, and are able to reference other valuable employer-related resources as needed. As an added service at no charge, the AAWC will share employer postings on Facebook and LinkedIn.   View a demo version of the resume database at no charge before posting your ads online. Based on your needs, the center has many job posting packages.

2013 Corporate Sponsors

  The AAWC expresses gratitude and deep appreciation to the following companies for their generous financial support in 2013. These companies are not only AAWC members, but they have also contributed significant funds to support AAWC initiatives. Representatives from these companies meet quarterly with the association’s leadership and work to elevate the principles and technologies of evidence based wound care.

  Please contact kstrauss@aawconline.org for information on Corporate Sponsorship.

Gold Sponsor — $20,000

  3M, Smith & Nephew

Silver Sponsors — $10,000

  KCI, Shire Regenerative Medicine

Bronze Sponsors — $5,000

  Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, Mölnlycke Health Care

  Not a member of the AAWC? Please join to partake in many association benefits. Joining or renewing is easy at www.aawconline.org. Be a part of our collaborative community, more than 2,100 members strong!

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