American Academy of Wound Management Changes Certification Eligibility Rule
The American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM, Washington, DC), a national interdisciplinary certifying board for wound care professionals, announces that candidate admission for the Board Certification process will change as of October 14, 2006. Currently, anyone without a bachelor degree but with 5 years of documented clinical or research experience in the wound care field is eligible to take the AAWM National Board Examination for Certification in Wound Management. As of January 1, 2007, a Bachelor’s degree or higher will be necessary to qualify to sit for the certification exam.
The AAWM is a voluntary, non-profit organization established to offer credentialing for interdisciplinary practitioners in the wound management field. The organization was founded by individuals with years of experience in wound care who are dedicated to helping patients who suffer from acute and chronic wounds of varying etiologies. The board of directors is comprised of a panel of wound care experts that are practitioners, academicians, and researchers. The AAWM is a full voting member of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA).
Visit http://www.aawm.org for more information.
New Cardiovascular Horizons Conference to Take Place in New Orleans The seventh annual New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) conference will take place November 1–4, 2006, in New Orleans. The meeting is the fourth largest cardiovascular conference in the nation.
This conference is the first and largest truly multidisciplinary conference to bring together fellows and residents, pharmacologists, imaging professionals, surgeons, cardiologists, interventional radiologists, podiatrists, nurses, technologists, physician assistants, endocrinologists, family practice physicians, internal medicine specialists, pharmacists, EMTs, diabetologists, and vascular medicine specialists.
Each year, the conference attracts more than 3,500 attendees, 125-plus exhibitors, and more than 200 faculty, including individuals who are considered legends in the field of medicine, such as Dr. Julio Palmaz, inventor of the coronary stent that bears his name, and Dr. Edward Diethrich, inventor of the sternal saw used in open chest surgery.
Once again, NCVH will feature live satellite broadcast of interventional cases. A panel of renowned physicians will narrate and discuss the cases during educational sessions displayed on wide, easy-to-view screens. This dynamic teaching approach will allow meeting attendees to experience decision-making and procedures in real time.
New Cardiovascular Horizons now encompasses podiatry and wound care and includes sessions for cath lab technicians, RNs, and a wide range of cardiovascular healthcare providers.
Continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered to participants.
Visit http://www.newcvhorizons.com for more information.
National Healing Corporation Appoints Robert Kirsner to Head Medical Advisory Board Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD, director of the Wound C.U.R.E. Center at Cedars Medical Center in Miami and WOUNDS Editorial Advisory Board member, will head the medical advisory board of National Healing Corporation (NHC, Boca Raton, Fla), which accounts for 23% of the managed and outsourced wound healing centers in the United States.
Kirsner joins current board members Jack E. Lighton, DO, FACOS, CWS, FCCWS, and Robert Bartlett, MD, FACEP, CIME, UHM, and new members John Leonard Gwin Jr., MD, Robert J. Snyder, DPM, CWS, and Paul L. Vaughn, MD, FACS.
The board of the privately held firm consults with medical directors and physicians at NHC Wound Healing Centers throughout the country. Additional responsibilities include reviewing materials intended for publication and assisting and advising NHC on various research and educational materials.
Through its research partnership with The Ohio State University Medical Center, NHC supports product-neutral, multicenter studies. The firm is currently involved with an ongoing study that aims to screen the human genome to identify patterns of gene expression present in wound tissue cells. Later this year, NHC will begin an FDA-approved clinical trial researching the effectiveness of a treatment for chronic venous insufficiency ulcers.
Current president of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Kirsner sits on the board of the Wound Healing Society and is a founding member and past president of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care. He also co-directs the largest multidisciplinary wound care meeting in the United States—the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society Meeting (SAWC).
Visit http://www.nationalhealing.com for more information.
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