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Press Releases
American Academy of Wound Management
Elects Directors and Officers
The American Academy of Wound Management welcomed new directors at its September 10, 2023 Board of Directors meeting. Juan Bravo, MD, FACP, CWS, FACCWS, FACHM, Nautilus Health Care Group and the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Ft, Lauderdale, FL; Gayle Lindsey, PT, CWS, FACCWS, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, Mansfield, TX; Edward Mahoney, DPT, CWS, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA; and Julie Rhodovi, CWCA, FACCWS, American Medical Technologies, Laurel, MD were all elected for a three year term. Peggy Piascik, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY was elected in April as the Public Member of the Board of Directors. The Public Member is charged with representing the direct and indirect users of certificates’ skills/services
Officers elected by the Board are President, Robert J. Snyder, DPM, FACFAS, CWS, FACCWS, Wound Healing Center at University Hospital, Tarmac, FL; President-Elect, Walter Conlan III, MD, CWS, FACCWS, Florida Wound Care Doctors, Longwood, FL; Treasurer, David E. Mahon, MD, CWS, FACCWS Advanced Surgical Associates, Arlington Heights, IL; and Secretary, Susan Dieter, RN, CWS, FACCWS, Milliken Company, Oswego, IL.
Members continuing on the Board of Directors are: Immediate Past President Stanley McCallon, DPT, CWS, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA; Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS, FACCWS, First Coast Diabetic Foot and Wound, Jacksonville, FL; and, Joe McCulloch, PhD, PT, CWS, FACCWS, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA.
The purpose of the American Academy of Wound
Management is to establish and administer a certification
process to elevate the standard of care across
the continuum of wound management. The Academy
is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach
in promoting prevention, care and treatment of
acute and chronic wounds. The AAWM currently offers
the Certified Wound Specialist® (CWS®),
Certified Wound Care Associate™ (CWCA™),
and Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP)
credentials.
For more information on the American Academy of
Wound Management, the Certified Wound Specialist®,
Certified Wound Care Associate® or the Certified
Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) credentials
please visit www.aawm.org.
AAWM
Announces New President
Washington, DC - The American Academy
of Wound Management (AAWM) announces the election
of Robert J. Snyder, DPM, FACFAS, CWS, FACCWS
as President of the American Academy of Wound
Management. Dr. Snyder began his two year term
as president at the conclusion of the September
11, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting.
Robert J. Snyder, DPM, CWS is a clinician, researcher,
and educator who has published more than 100 peer-reviewed
and trade journal articles and participated in
numerous randomized controlled trials relating
to wound healing and limb preservation. Snyder
is the Medical Director of the Wound Healing Center
at University Hospital, Tamarac, Florida. He is
President-elect of the Association for the Advancement
of Wound Care. Dr. Snyder is Adjunct Professor,
Temple University SPM and was chosen “Top"
175 Most Influential Podiatrists in the United
States" by Podiatry Management Magazine.
He is completing his MSc in wound healing at Cardiff
University, Wales College of Medicine, UK. Dr.
Snyder serves on the editorial advisory boards
of Ostomy Wound Management, Wounds, and Podiatry
Management. Among his many duties, Dr. Snyder
is the Medical Director for Systagenix Wound Management,
National Podiatric Medical Director for Diversified
Clinical Services, and serves as Scientific Advisor
to Advanced Biohealing.
The purpose of the American Academy of Wound Management
is to establish and administer a certification
process to elevate the standard of care across
the continuum of wound management. The Academy
is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach
in promoting prevention, care and treatment of
acute and chronic wounds. The AAWM currently offers
the Certified Wound Specialist® (CWS®)
, Certified Wound Care Associate™ (CWCA™),
and Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP)
credentials.
For more information on the American Academy of
Wound Management, the Certified Wound Specialist®,
Certified Wound Care Associate® or the Certified
Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) credentials
please visit www.aawm.org.
AAWM
President Stan McCallon and Exam Chair
Joe McCulloch
Go to Hati
News release from
LSU Health Science Center
Three wound care specialists, all faculty physical
therapists from the School of Allied Health Professions,
LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport will
soon join the international disaster relief effort
in Haiti.
The team members are Joseph McCulloch, Ph.D.,
Dean, Stanley McCallon, D.PT., Director of the
Post-Graduate Wound Management Residency in Physical
Therapy, and Ed Mahoney, D.PT., Assistant Professor
of Physical Therapy. Each is a Certified
Wound Specialist of the American Academy of Wound
Management and participating in the medical mission
through an effort jointly sponsored by the Association
for the Advancement of Wound Care and the Global
Institute of the Miller School of Medicine at
the University of Miami.
According to Dr. McCulloch," We were contacted
through one of our professional associations (Association
for the Advancement of Wound Care) and informed
of a high demand for certified wound care professionals
at the field hospital operated by the Global Institute
of the University of Miami. The hospital
itself is located on the grounds of the Port au
Prince airport. Volunteers travel to Miami
on their own, then are flown to Haiti on charters
operated by the Institute. The deployment
is for seven days of actual duty in Haiti.
Working in teams of two, we will handle all of
the wound care needs of patients including debridement,
dressing changes and application of negative pressure
wound care devices that speed healing. The
teams will work in 12 hour shifts and will be
housed in a tent dormitory adjoining the hospital.
The team will depart Sunday, February 21.
AAWM Public
Board Member Kelly Smith
Appointed Chief Academic Officer of the University
of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Washington, DC - The American Academy of Wound
Management (AAWM), is pleased to announce that
public Board of Directors member Kelly Smith,
Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, has been appointed
chief academic officer of the University of Kentucky
College of Pharmacy. In this role, Dr. Smith
will oversee all operations of the Office of Academic
and Student Affairs.
Read more
Article on Wound Certifications:
An overview of the current state of wound certification
is presented by Lauri M. Rappl, PT, CWS, et al.
Rappl,
Lauri M., et al. Wound Care Organizations, Programs,
and Certifications: An Overview. Ostomy Wound
Management 2007;53(11):28–39
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