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The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) Bookmark this page for quick access to the latest information on online e-learning resources, meetings, conferences, and wound care courses. The act of assisting wounds to heal is a direct outcome of knowledge, experience, training and education in wound care. As professional caregivers who Advance the Practice of Wound Care, staying abreast of the most recent techniques, guidelines, research and products is essential to your work to improve your patients' lives. ATP supports that dedication to continued learning. Information and links are provided below to assist all healthcare professionals involved in wound care. Please note that inclusion on the following list does not imply endorsement by AAWC, but is merely information for the reader to evaluate for him or herself. Not all programs may be accredited or offer CEUs/CMEs. Online E-learning Resources For Health Professionals • CDC Fact sheet on MRSA
• CDC Fact sheet for healthcare personnel
• CDC Overview of Healthcare-associated MRSA
• Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
• National MRSA Education Initiative: Preventing MRSA Skin Infections
• The Treatment of Abrasions, Bruises, Cuts, and Skin Tears:
• Evidence - Based Wound Care Standards in the Clinical Setting:Applying the knowledge to real-world practice
• North American Center for Continuing Education (NACCME)
• Ostomy/Wound Management Supplements
• The Wound Institute (free registration required)
• Archived sessions from the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care
• How to Try This: Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk (2 CEUs available)
• How to Try This Video: The Braden Scale (1 CEU available)
• Nine Myths of Incontinence in Older Adults (3.5 CEUs available)
• NDNQI Pressure Ulcer Training
• Global Wound Academy
• Diabetes Foot Examination Guide
• Comprehensive Diabetes Foot Examination Form
• Diabetes Foot Facts
• Wound Care Principals and Practices, Update 2009 (Webinar series) beginning October 23, 2009
• Differentiate Decubitus Ulcers : Diagnosis Tools for Survival in Today's Reimbursement Era
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (CME/CEU available)
• KCI Accredited Education
• Foot Care Nurse Certificate Program
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (CME/CEU)
• Dress and Compress for Success (A guide to healing yourvenous ulcer)
• Advancements in Enzymatic Debridement: Applying Clinical Science to Everyday Applications (CME/CEU)
• Dopplex Vascular Assessment Clinical & Educational Support
Patient Education
• Community-Associated MRSA Information for Clinicians
• Exploring the anatomy and physiology of ageing: Part 11 – The Skin
• Fact File - Assessing mixed venous and arterial leg ulcers
• The Treatment of Abrasions, Bruises, Cuts, and Skin Tears
• The Skin You're In
• Take Care of Your Feet for a Lifetime patient education material
• Spanish Version
• Keep Your Feet Fit for Life Checklist
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Diabetic Wound Care
• Diabetes
• Spanish language brochures from American Podiatric Medical Association
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Diabetes and the Feet
• Amputation Prevention Checklist
• Regular Footcare can Prevent Diabetic Amputation
• Don’t Let Diabetes Get a Foothold on You
• Shoes and Socks flyer
• Spanish Version
• Foot Care Tips
• Spanish Version
• Foot Care To Do List
• Spanish Version
• Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy
• Wound Infections
• Spanish Version
• Wound Dressings
• How to Change Wound Dressings
• Preventing Wound Infection
• Taking Care of Your Feet
• MRSA And Diabetic Foot Wounds : Where Do We Go From Here?
• The Management of Diabetic Neuropathy and Glycemic Control in Long-term Care Facilities
• ShowCase, Social Marketing Case Studies
• How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
• Dress and Compress for Success (A guide to healing your venous ulcer)
• NHS Choices Meetings, Conferences and Classes
Click on the conference to learn more. European Society for Tissue Repair Congress
September 15-17, 2010
Gent, Belgium AIUC National Meeting
September 15-18, 2010
Catania, Italy Leg Ulcer Forum Conference
September 17, 2010
Ashton under Lyne, UK Diabetic Foot Study Group
September 17-19, 2010
Sweden Transforming Global Health: The Interdisciplinary Power of Universities
September 19-21, 2010
Seattle, WA American Academy Pain Management Annual Clinical Meeting
September 21-24, 2010
Las Vegas, NV Safety 2010 World Conference
September 21-24, 2010
Las Vegas, NV National Lymphedema Network International Conference
September 22-26, 2010
Orlando, FL Wild on Wounds
September 23-25, 2010
Las Vegas, NV Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Fall
September 23-25, 2010
Anaheim, CA Northwest Region WOCN Conference
September 24-26, 2010
Tulalip, WA 5th Annual Wound Care Symposium: Beneath the Surface — In-depth focus on wound care
September 25, 2010
Coconut Grove, FL Southeast Region WOCN Conference: Closing the Gap
September 30-October 3, 2010
Concord, NC Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care
September 30-October 3, 2010
Orlando, FL (moved due to Nashville flooding) National Association for Home Care & Hospice 29th Annual Meeting & Exposition
October 2-6, 2010
Dallas, TX Pisa International Diabetic Foot Courses: Management of the Diabetic Foot
October 4-7, 2010
Pisa, Italy Interdisciplinary Leg Initiative
October 6-7, 2010
London, UK Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
October 6-10, 2010
Gothenburg, Sweden National Congress of the Belgian Federation of Wound Care
October 12, 2010 Hospital & Physician Relations: An Executive Summit
October 13-15, 2010
Scottsdale, AZ Western Region Burn Conference
October 14-16, 2010
San Francisco, CA Diabetic Limb salvage : A Team Approach
October 14-16, 2010
Washington, DC Knowledge, the Power of Nursing Conference
October 18-20, 2010
Toronto, Canada Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach
October 14-16, 2010
Washington, DC Bringing Evidence-Based Decision-Making to New Heights
October 18-22, 2010
Keystone Resort, CO American Society for Bioethics + Humanities Annual Meeting:
October 21-24, 2010
San Diego, CA Heal Ohio 2010: Showcasing Wound Care Technologies and Treatment
October 21-22, 2010
Rootstown, OH Northeast Region Burn Conference
November 4-6, 2010
Providence, RI Annual Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario Conference
November 4-6, 2010
Toronto, CA CAWC Annual Conference
November 4-7, 2010
Calgary, Alberta, Canada mHealth Summit
November 8-10, 2010
Washington, DC International Nursing Research Conference
November 9-12, 2010
Burgos, Spain
Southern Region Burn Conference
November 12-14, 2010
Memphis, TN International Conference on Biotherapy
November 11-15, 2010
Los Angeles, CA 14th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference
November 15-17, 2010
Las Vega, NV
Wounds UK 2009 Wound Care Conference
November 15-17, 2010
Harrogate, UK Healthcare Internet Conference
November 15-17, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
36th Annual Symposium on Vascular and Endovascular Issues VEITHsymposium
November 17-21, 2010
New York City, NY Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress
January 15-18, 2011
San Diego, CA North American Burn Society
January 22-27, 2011
Telluride, CO Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
January 25-29, 2011
Naples, FL Association for Academic Surgery
February 1-3, 2011
Huntington Beach, CA American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
February 9-12, 2011
New Orleans, LA Southeastern Surgical Congress
February 12-15, 2011
Chattanooga, TN International Congress on Endovascular Interventions
February 13-17, 2011
Scottsdale, AZ John A. Boswick, M.D. Burn and Wound Care Symposium
February 21-25, 2001
Maui, HI American Venous Forum Meeting
February 23-26, 2011
San Diego, CA 2011 National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel National Biennial Conference
February 25-26, 2011
Las Vegas, NV Physician Strategies Summit
February 27-March 1, 2011
Scottsdale, AZ Western Trauma Association
February 27-March 5, 2011
Big Sky, MT EADV Spring Symposium
April 14-17, 2011
Carlsbad, Czech Republic Midwest Podiatry Conference
March 3-6, 2011
Chicago, IL Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DFCon)
March 24-26, 2011
Los Angeles, CA American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA)
March 31- April 3, 2011
Philadelphia, PA American Surgical Association
April 14-16, 2011
Seattle, WA Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC)
April 14-17, 2011
Dallas, TX American Burn Association
April 24-27, 2011
Seattle, WA Patient Safety Congress
May 17-18, 2011
Birmingham, UK EWMA 2011
May 25-27, 2011
Brussels, Belgium Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy
May 26-29, 2011
Montreal, Canada New Cardiovascular Horizons
June 1-4, 2011
New Orleans, LA American Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference
June 8-11, 2011
National Harbor, MD The Western
June 9-12, 2011
Anaheim, CA Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society Annual Scientific Meeting
June 15-18, 2011
Fort Worth, TX Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference
June 16-18. 2011
Washington, DC The 8th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress & The 3rd Congress of the Asian Wound Healing Association: A Journal for the Better Care
September 11-14, 2011
Bangkok, Thailand European Burns Association Congress
September 14-17, 2011
The Hague, Netherlands American Academy Pain Management Annual Clinical Meeting
September 20-23, 2011
Las Vegas, NV World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS)
September 2-7, 2012
Yokohama, Japan International Society for Burn Injuries
September 9-13, 2012
Edinburgh, Scotland
New York Podiatric Clinical Conference Lymphoedema Conference and Exhibition
American Geriatric Society AACN's 2009 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Expostion
Advanced Wound Management Workshop
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Conference on Limb Salvage and Functional
Reconstruction: Orthopaedic, Vascular and Wound Care Team Approach
Pflegekongress- Wien 2009
Wound Care Courses
with Multiple dates and locations
• Academy of Lymphatic Studies
• Advanced Preceptorship (New York City, NY)
• Advanced Wound Care
• Basic Wound & Ostomy Workshop (Houston, TX)
• Current Concepts in Wound Care
• Hyperbaric Medicine Team Training- Monthly
• Hyperbaric Safety Director Training- Monthly
• LEAP (Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention) Level I and III Seminars (Baton Rouge, LA)
• The Wound Care Course- Monthly
• Review for Wound Care Certification
• Wound Care Educational Institute
• Wound Care Certification Course
• Wound Certification Prep Course
• Wound Care Seminars
• Wound Care Business
• Wound Care& Bariatric Patient Care Workshops
• Wound Care Courses-- Taylor'D Health
• Foot Care Courses-- Taylor'D Health
• Intermediate - Level II Foot and Nail Care 2-Day Course (Taylor’d Health)
• Foot and Nail Care International Course
• LE/Foot Care Didactic (Taylor’d Health)
• CAWC Institute of Wound Management and Prevention (3 part series)
• Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention (Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Assessment and Treatment (Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Best Practices in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care & Adjunctive Therapies (Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Best Practices in Leg Ulcer Management (Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Wound Care 101
Academic Programs
Postgraduate Diploma/ MSc in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK Stand-Alone Degree Level 3 Foundation Modules
Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK Excelsior College: Interactive Online Wound Care Course Foot Care Nurse Certificate Program |
Education