The Wild on Wounds National Convention is coming up September 23-25, 2010 in Las Vegas. Continuing in our session highlights, Ostomy! What do I do Now?, will be presented by Cathy Modlin RN BSN CWOCN WCC, of the Vista Medical Center East and National Alliance of Wound Care This session will contain basic information about…
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Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) Initiates Plan to Improve Wound Care and Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) Initiates Plan to Improve Wound Care and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Los Angeles, CA ― April 27, 2010 ― The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) and Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) will join forces to significantly reduce the incidence and severity of pressure ulcers among patients served by Southern…
New Jersey’s Wound Care Certification
The New Jersey Wound Care Certification Initiative was developed with the intent of significantly reducing the incidence and severity of pressure ulcers among patients and residents in New Jersey’s hospitals (including IRFs and LTCHs), nursing homes, assisted living facilities, as well as clients of New Jersey’s home health agencies. The goal of this program is…
A Special Message to All WCC®s Regarding the Earthquake in Haiti
Our good friends at the National Alliance of Wound Care shared this message today to the WCC community. We wanted to recognize their message here on WCEI’s blog. In case you missed the message, here it is below: A Special Message to All WCC®s Regarding the Earthquake in Haiti The devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in…
Wound & Skin Management Course and NAWC Certification Examination
Our Skin and Wound Management Course is designed to provide participants with the best practices in wound care, the science behind healing wounds, and the most current standards of practice. At the end of the course, for those that pursue wound certification the National Alliance of Wound Care® provides the WCC® exam. Become Wound Care…
National Alliance of Wound Care® (NAWC®) Announces Winners of the 2009 WCC® Achievement Awards and Scholarship
National Alliance of Wound Care® (NAWC®) Announces Winners of the 2009 WCC® Achievement Awards and Scholarship Glendale Wisconsin, August 10, 2009-The NAWC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual WCC® Achievement Awards and Scholarship. The awards and scholarship will be presented in person to the winners at this year’s…
National Alliance of Wound Care Has Credentialed Over 7000 Wound Care Professionals
Chronic wounds affect millions of people each year, with costs reaching into the billions of dollars. To help address this healthcare challenge, Wound Care Certified professionals are becoming a growing clinical specialty. Glendale, Wisconsin – June, 18, 2009 – The National Alliance of Wound Care ® (NAWC), a multi-disciplinary professional wound care credentialing and membership…
WOUND CARE CERTIFICATION COURSE
Our Skin and Wound Management Course is designed to provide participants with the best practices in wound care, the science behind healing wounds, and the most current standards of practice. At the end of the course, for those that pursue wound certification the National Alliance of Wound Care® provides the WCC® exam. Click here to…
Temperature Effects on Wound Healing
As you may know, the loss of moisture from any surface by evaporation is accompanied by cooling of the surface. Therefore as wound tissues lose moisture a cooling effect occurs in the wound. Cells and enzymes function optimally at normal body temperature. A temperature drop of just 2 degrees C is sufficient enough to affect…
