What’s ATP? The Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and corporate partners came together in 2004 to create a means to address professional wound care issues. The Advancing the Practice (ATP) initiative launched in February 2005 with a website and advertisements in several professional journals and continues today with the volunteer support of AAWC members.

ATP Mission Statement
Advancing the Practice (ATP) fosters excellence in Wound Care for all levels of healthcare practitioners by providing a comprehensive body of information and resources that spans care settings, disciplines, practices, and types of wounds.

Our Goal:  To optimize patient care and quality of life by increasing awareness, adoption, and advancement of wound care practices and technologies by wound care practitioners.

What Drives Us?  We have all felt the effects of our fragmented healthcare system. Patients with wounds regularly fall through the cracks. Many clinicians continue to use outdated and even harmful practices such as inappropriate use of wet-to-dry dressings, prolonged use antibiotics, the lack of comprehensive patient assessments, and the failure to address underlying causes.

Does This Site Cost Anything? The information you will find on this sub-domain of AAWC’s website is free. It is designed to help you advance your wound care practice. Our objectives include:

• helping you to find current resources and the latest news  in one easy to use location that is constantly evolving

• offering you a convenient reminder service through emailed alerts when changes are made to this site so that you stay current

Does ATP or AAWC Offer Membership? Remember, ATP is an initiative of the AAWC. Anyone can view ATP and sign up for email alerts, regardless of membership. However, if you are interested in membership, AAWC is an all-inclusive, interdisciplinary wound healing association of clinicians, healthcare facilities, corporations, patients, lay caregivers and others dedicated to creating a collaborative community to facilitate optimal care for those who suffer with wounds. AAWC offers many membership benefits and is currently conducting several initiatives, in addition to ATP. Be sure to visit AAWC’s parent site, www.aawconline.org to learn more about all we are doing to advance wound care nationally and abroad, and please consider joining our team.

The corporations who originally supported the launching of the Advancing the Practice initiative are industry leaders who recognize the need to advocate Advanced Wound Care and educate its practitioners. Please click on the logos below to find out more about these generous corporations.