AAWC Update: The AAWC Speakers Bureau

AAWC Update: The AAWC Speakers Bureau: a network of speakers created with wound care specialists in mind

  AAWC Members: Are you interested in being part of the AAWC’s Speakers Bureau? The AAWC is currently taking applications. As a member of the Bureau, you will have the opportunity to be seen and selected by any number of potential clients. Or, if you are looking for a qualified speaker, the Bureau is your go-to resource!

  How does the program work? The AAWC’s dedicated staff initiates the introduction between speaker and client in response to a request for a speaker for a noted area of expertise/interest. The speaker can accept or decline the client’s invitation. All further arrangements are made between client and speaker. Although the Bureau’s policy is not to collect a speaker’s fee, Bureau speakers may accept honoraria and expense reimbursement negotiated with the client. The AAWC and its Speakers Bureau do not guarantee utilization of any speaker on its Bureau, nor do they guarantee any specific number of presentations. Please visit https://aawconline.org/speakers-bureau-program/ for the full guidelines.

  AAWC Speaker Training is available. If you lack confidence about becoming a member of the AAWC’s Speakers Bureau, the AAWC can help. We’ve developed an AAWC Speaker Training Course, to be presented at the Symposium for Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) in Denver, May 4, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, MS, CDE, CWS, CEEAA and Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, wound care experts and exceptional, established speakers, will lead this session to help speakers engage their audiences. The session will instruct novices on the basics, explain how to organize an effective PowerPoint presentation, and provide practical tips for facing an audience and delivering an effective message. The course will be made available at future SAWC conferences as well.

The AAWC continues to offer discounted clinician membership dues

  In celebration of our increasing membership and in appreciation for your commitment to wound care, the AAWC will continue to discount clinician dues. When you join or renew, you will save more than 20% as compared to the regular clinician dues price. The new clinician dues rate is $115 instead of $145. Enjoy the savings while maximizing all of our valuable benefits.

  You also can save 20% on your SAWC registration fee. Register for SAWC early to save even more. Or, if it is more convenient, join us at SAWC Fall, to be held September 27–29 in Las Vegas, NV! View more information at www.sawc.net.

There’s never been a better time to try an annual membership to the AAWC

  Membership in the AAWC has saved members hundreds of dollars per year, along with providing intangible benefits, governmental and regulatory alerts, and personal access to experts in the field. Joining or renewing is easy. Visit www.aawconline.org and click “join/renew.”

AAWC members are encouraged to submit to OWM’s November AAWC Focus Issue

  The AAWC Focus Issue of OWM each November highlights the AAWC and its members, and as such, we want articles to be 100% AAWC member-driven!

  In accordance with the AAWC’s 2012–2014 strategic plans under the leadership of President Dr. Robert Snyder and the AAWC Board of Directors, the AAWC is soliciting for manuscripts on specific topics:
    • Diabetic Foot and Lower Extremity Wounds
    • Skin, Tissue, Vascular, Joint, and Other Issues of the Lower Limb
    • Wound Prevention, Healing, and the Reduction of Lower Limb Amputations

  Please note it can take up to several months to develop your manuscript and to negotiate the submission and peer-review process. If you intend to have your manuscript considered for next year’s AAWC Focus Issue of OWM, you are encouraged to begin preparation early. The deadline for submission is June 1, 2013. Please note you are an AAWC Member during the submission process; your manuscript can be labeled as an AAWC Special Feature. Pending space, your accepted manuscript may be selected for an issue other than the 2013 November AAWC Focus issue.View more details about submission at www.o-wm.com. AAWC Members can submit manuscripts to OWM on any wound and/or ostomy topics at any time.

AAWC is the leader in interdisciplinary wound healing and tissue preservation.

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