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Wound Care Organizations, Programs, and Certifications: An Overview
Ever wonder what the difference is between the different wound organizations and certifications?  Learn more in these articles.
• Comparing Wound Care Certifications — Clinicians Sound Off http://o-wm.com/content/comparing-wound-care-certifications-%E2%80%94-clinicians-sound-off
• Wound Care Organizations, Programs, and Certifications: An Overview http://www.o-wm.com/article/8056

Please note that inclusion on the following lists of professional associations and certifications does not imply endorsement by Advancing the Practice consortium, but is merely presenting information for the reader to evaluate for themselves.

Professional Associations and Other Organizations
Professional associations can be a wealth of information on wound healing and professional concerns as well as a way to connect with other people with a similar interest in wound care and advancing their own practice. Check their websites for new information, and consider joining the organizations that may interest you.

United States
•  American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/
•  AAWCM- The American Association of Wound Care Management http://www.aawcm.org
•  AAWM - American Academy of Wound Management   www.aawm.org
•  ABA: American Burn Association www.ameriburn.org 
•  ADA - American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
•  AMDA - American Medical Directors Association www.amda.com
•  APIC - Association for Practitioners in Infection Control   www.apic.org
•  APMA - American Podiatric Medical Association www.apma.org
•  APTA - American Physical Therapy Association www.apta.org
•  APWCA - American Professional Wound Care Association www.apwca.org
•  American College of Hyperbaric Medicine http://www.hyperbaricmedicine.org
•  BNA- Baromedical Nurses Association http://www.hyperbaricnurses.org
•  CMS Present On Admission Regulation http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/downloads/CMS-1390-F.pdf
•  EUBS- European Underwater and Baromedical Society http://www.eubs.org/
•  ICHM- International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine http://www.ichm.net/
•  Internet Dermatology Society http://www.telemedicine.org/ids.htm
•  JSHUM- The Japan Society for Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine http://www.jshm.net/
•  Lymphatic Research Foundation http://www.lymphaticresearch.org/main.php?content=home
•  National Decubitus Foundation http://www.decubitus.org/index.html
•  National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) http://www.nursingquality.org
•  NLN - National Lymphedema Network www.lymphnet.org
•  NPUAP - National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel www.npuap.org
•  National Quality Forum http://www.qualityforum.org
•  The International Association of Bioethics http://www.bioethics-international.org/iab-2.0/index.php?show=index
•  Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society http://www.uhms.org/
•  WOCN - Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society www.wocn.org

Canada
•  CAET _ Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy http://www.caet.ca/
•  CAWC - Canadian Association of Wound Care www.cawc.net

Europe
•  Association for the Improvement of Chronic Wounds and Incontinentiae http://www.sebinko.hu/
•  Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee http://www.aiuc.it/
•  Austrian Wound Association http://www.a-w-a.at/
•  British Lymphology Association http://www.thebls.com
•  Croatian Wound Association http://www.kbd.hr/index.php?id=799
•  Czech Wound Management Society http://www.cslr.cz/
•  Danish Wound Healing Society http://www.dsfs.org/
•  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wundheilung http://www.dgfw.de/
•  Dutch Organisation of Wound Care Nurses http://www.novw.org/
•  EADV : European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology http://www.eadv.org
•  EPUAP - European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel www.epuap.org
•  ETRS- European Tissue Repair Society http://www.etrs.gov/
•  EWMA - European Wound Management Association www.ewma.org
•  Finish Wound Care Society http://www.suomenhaavanhoitoyhdistys.fi/
•  Grupo Associativo de Investigacão em Feridas http://www.gaif.net/
•  Grupo Nacional para el Estudio y Asesoramiente en Ulceras por Precisión y Heridas Crónicas       http://www.gneaupp.org/
•  Hungarian Wound Care Society http://www.euuzlet.hu/mskt
•  Iceland Wound Healing Society http://www.sums-is.org/
•  Initiative Chronische Wunden http://www.ic-wunden.de/ 
•  International Wound Healing Foundation http://www.oxfordinternationalwoundfoundation.org  
•  Italian Association for Cutaneous Ulcers http://www.aiuc.it/
•  Italian Nurse Association for the Study of Cutaneous Ulcers http://www.aislec.it/
•  La Société Francaise et Francophone de Plaies et Cicatrisations http://www.sffpc.org/
•  Lymphoedema Support Network http://www.lymphoedema.org/lsn/
•  National Association of Viability Nurse Specialists (Scotland) http://natvns.com/
•  Norsk Interessefaggruppe for Sarheling http://www.nifs-saar.no/
•  Norwegian Wound Healing Association http://www.saar.dk/norsk.html
•  PERSE : Prevention Education Recherche Soins Ecarres http://www.escarre-perse.com/index2.php
•  Portuguese Wound Management Association/ Assicoacao Portuguesa de Tratamento de Feridas http://www.aptferidas.com/
•  Serbian Wound Healing Society http://www.lecenjerana.com/
•  Societa Scientifica Italiana Ulcere Cutanne http://www.aiuc.it/
•  Society of Vascular Nurses http://www.svn.org.uk/
•  Swedish Wound Care Nurses Association http://www.sarsjukskoterskor.se/
•  Swedish Wound Healing Society http://www.ewma.org/english/www.sarlakning.com
•  Swiss Association for Wound Care http://www.safw.ch/
•  Tissue Viability Society http://www.tvs.org.uk/
•  The Leg Ulcer Forum http://www.legulcerforum.org/
•  The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation http://www.legclub.org/index.shtml
•  The Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland http://www.vascularsociety.org.uk/ 
•  Wound Care Alliance UK http://www.wcauk.org/about.php
 •  Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University, UK http://www.whru.co.uk/
•  Wound Management Association of Ireland http://www.wmaoi.org
•  Wound Management Association of Turkey http://www.yaradernegi.org/

Australia
•  AWMA- Australian Wound Management Association http://www.awma.com.au/
•  Lymphoedema Association of Australia http://www.lymphoedema.org.au/
•  South Australian Wound Management Association http://www.sawma.org.au/

Africa
•  Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa http://www.whasa.org

International
•  AAWC-Association for the Advancement of Wound Care www.aawconline.org
•  Internationl Compression Club http://www.icc-compressionclub.com/
•  International Wound Healing Foundation http://www.oxfordinternationalwoundfoundation.org/
•  WCET- World Council of Enterostomal Therapists http://www.tvna.org/event.asp?e=33
•  WHS - Wound Healing Society www.woundheal.org
•  WUWHS - World Union of Wound Healing Societies www.wuwhs.org


Government Agencies, Centers and Departments- USA
•  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly AHCPR) http://www.ahcpr.gov/
•  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
•  Centers for Disease Control http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
•  Department of Health & Human Services- Office of Inspector General http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
•  Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/
•  HHS- United States Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/

Regulations, Reimbursement, and Public Health - USA
• OASIS information http://www.oasisanswers.com/aboutoas_links.htm 
• HIPAA Provider Guide: Communicating with a Patient's Family, Friends, or Others Involved in a Patient's Care http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/provider_ffg.pdf
• Healthy People 2010 http://www.healthypeople.gov/ 
       • Objective 1-16:  Reduce the proportion of nursing home residents with a current diagnosis of pressure ulcers     http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/html/objectives/01-16.htm
       • Objective 5-14:  Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who have at least an annual foot examination http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/html/objectives/05-14.htm
• Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) and Present on Admission Indicators (POA) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalAcqCond/
• OASIS User Manual www.cms.hhs.gov/HomeHealthQualityInits/14_HHQIOASISUserManual.asp
• CMS Tag F-314 http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/Downloads/R4SOM.pdf
• Guidance on OASIS Skin and Wound http://www.wocn.org/About_Us/News/22/
• Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hospitaloutpatientpps/hord/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS1204971
• Oasis Answers: See also: OASIS-C What You Must Know http://www.dcprovidersonline.com/nahc/?event_id=NAHC102

Goverment Agencies, Centers and Department-International
•  UK: NHS Direct http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
•  UK: Department of Health http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
•  New Zealand : Ministry of Health http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf


Wound Care Certification
Those who seek to advance their practices often desire to become certified in wound care. It is a public recognition of the time and effort you put into advancing your practice, and signifies that you have an advanced level of knowledge in wound healing. Each certification has different requirements, so learn more about each credential before deciding which to strive for.

• The CWOCN and CWCN, Certified Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse and Certified Wound Nurse, from the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Certification board is available to RNs with minimum of a Bachelor's degree www.wocncb.org
•  The CWS, Certified Wound Specialist, from the American Academy of Wound Management is available to all healthcare professionals   www.aawm.org
•  The WCC, Wound Care Certified, from the National Alliance of Wound Care is available to all healthcare professionals www.nawccb.org

Lymphedema Certification
Lymphology Association of North America http://www.clt-lana.org/

Practice Management and Consulting
• Nurse-led clinics: 10 essential steps to setting up a service

Wound Care Jobs
Those who seek to advance their practices often desire to become certified in wound care. It is a public recognition of the time and effort you put into advancing your practice, and signifies that you have an advanced level of knowledge in wound healing. Each certification has different requirements, so learn more about each credential before deciding which to strive for.

•   The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Career Center
•   American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
•   Wound Care Jobs 

 
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