Karen A. Wientjes, PT, DPT, MPH, CWS® |
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Hello everyone! Thank you to those who attended the Diplomate Happy Hour event in May. It was a fun night creating cocktails with our Liquor Lab mixologist Freddie, and connecting with fellow certified wound specialists. We hope you enjoyed it!
Don’t forget to spread the word that June is Wound Healing Awareness Month! The ABWM Foundation is currently running its annual awareness campaign for Wound Healing Awareness Month (WHAM!). This month is meant to recognize the challenges experienced by individuals whose lives are affected daily by chronic wounds and to bring awareness to the general public of the support given by certified wound specialists. Please visit the WHAM! website to download some digital resources, including posters and social media graphics, to help you advertise WHAM! in your clinic or office setting and online.
I am happy to announce that the ABWM will participate in the following virtual conferences this summer: American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2021 National Conference, The 2021 Western Foot and Ankle Conference, and WoundCon Summer. Please stop by and check our booth out if you need any information for upcoming recertification. More details can be found on how to register for these conferences below. In addition, we are already looking ahead and planning for a return to some in-person meetings soon, so stay tuned!
Have you checked out our new certification management platform and claimed your digital certificate yet? All currently certified providers can log in via the "Account Log-In" button on the www.abwmcertified.org website. Use your account to complete annual renewals, upload and track CEUs in your digital wallet, and apply for your 10-year recertification when the time comes. If it's your first time logging in, use the email address associated with your ABWM account and the password Certemy2021!
Lastly, I hope you all take some time to enjoy these summer days. Rest and replenishment are just as important as the vital work you do. You may find that spending some time in the sunshine gives you the extra energy needed to face the challenges (and opportunities) ahead! 😊
“Everything good, everything magical, happens between the months of June and August” – Jenny Han
Karen A. Wientjes, PT, DPT, MPH, CWS®
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Happy Certified Wound Care Specialists Week! |
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The ABWM Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the advancement of wound care, remains committed to promoting the importance of wound healing during Wound Healing Awareness Month (WHAM!). Initiated in 2016, WHAM! is intended to recognize the challenges experienced by individuals whose lives are affected daily by chronic wounds. Throughout the month of June, the ABWM Foundation will bring awareness to the work of wound care specialists on wound healing and provide useful educational resources.
Nearly 7 million Americans are living with chronic wounds, including 2 million who are living with diabetic foot ulcers. The longer a chronic or non-healing wound goes without proper treatment, the greater the chance of infection, hospitalization or even amputation. (Source: Healogics)
In addition to Wound Healing Awareness Month, the ABWM Foundation has designated June 14– June 18, 2021 as Certified Wound Care Specialists Week. Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the ABWM Foundation, Joseph McCulloch, PT, PhD, FAPTA, CWS®, stated, “During this week, the ABWM Foundation acknowledges and celebrates all practitioners certified by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM) which includes Certified Wound Care Associates (CWCA®), Certified Wound Specialists (CWS®), and Certified Wound Specialist Physicians (CWSP®)”.
Please go to the WHAM website to download some digital resources, including posters and social media graphics, to help you advertise WHAM! in your clinic or office setting and online. In addition, ABWM Foundation will be giving away WHAM! face masks with every study material purchase (while supplies last). Don’t forget to follow the ABWM Foundation on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up to date on WHAM!.
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Congratulations to everyone who was recently certified! The ABWM would like to recognize all newly certified Associates and Diplomates who received their CWCA®, CWS®, or CWSP® credentials from April 15th to June 13th 2021.
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Nurse Practitioners:
Visit Us at the AANP 2021 National Conference
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Visit our virtual booth at the AANP 2021 Conference for information on why the Certified Wound Specialist® (CWS® ) certification is a fantastic option for NPs who are looking to demonstrate their specialized knowledge in wound management.
The 2021 National Conference enables Nurse Practitioners to earn continuing education (CE) credits and network virtually with thousands of NPs from every specialty and practice setting who share your interest in high-quality education, evidence-based practice, information sharing and leadership skills.
The conference provides a broad selection of live and on-demand content and runs from June 15-August 31, 2021.
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DPMs: Visit Us at The Western
Foot and Ankle Conference
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Visit our virtual booth at the The Western Conference for information on why the Certified Wound Specialist® (CWS®) and Certified Wound Specialist Physician® (CWSP®) certifications are a fantastic option for DPMs who are looking to demonstrate their specialized knowledge in wound management.
The Western is a national level event organized by the California Podiatric Medical Association. This event has made a name for itself in the podiatric medical community as a leading exhibition and education meeting for foot and ankle specialists from all over the United States and abroad.
The conference runs from June 24-27, 2021.
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Visit the ABWM booth at WoundCon Summer |
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Registration is now open for WoundCon Summer 2021 and we invite you to register for free today for this global wound care conference and expo.
July 16, 2021
8:00AM – 6:45PM EDT | 1:00PM – 11:45PM BST | 10:00PM – 8:45AM AEST
WoundCon Summer offers 15 new CME/CE wound care sessions, new speakers, and exhibit hall activities such as product demonstrations, in-booth presentations with top thought-leaders and interactive Q&A sessions, a poster hall and networking lounge to help you expand your education on the latest in evidence-based wound care.
More Time to Watch, Never Miss a Session
In addition to the live conference day on July 16, WoundCon Summer will be available on-demand from July 17 through July 30, 2021.
Health Care Professionals Earn Up to 15 Free CME/CE Credits
Learn about the latest management strategies, treatments, and science in this area of medicine while earning up to 15 free CME/CE credits all while networking with wound care professionals and exhibitors from around the globe.
Available in your Time Zone
You will have access to our CME/CE wound care content in 3 time zones around the globe. Now you can attend WoundCon during hours more convenient in your local time zone.
WoundCon is created for health care professionals like you who are passionate about wound care and improving patient care. Be sure to let your colleagues know that licensed health care professionals attend for free and earn free CME/CE for attending.
*Complete accreditation details at woundcon.com
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Live Zoom Lecture: COVID-19 Skin Manifestations
June 21, 1PM -2PM ET
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Join the ABWM Foundation on June 21 at 1PM ET for a live zoom lecture titled "COVID-19 Skin Manifestations".
Coronavirus is a version of common viruses that causes infections in the nose, sinuses, and upper throat. There’s a term you may hear associated with COVID-19 called the Cytokine storm. Cytokines are part of our immune system and affect other cells. In wound healing, cytokines are a normal component of the inflammatory response to skin and tissue damage and necessary to facilitate wound closure. However, with COVID-19, the immune activity becomes overactive, creating a situation where the immune cells cannot stop themselves. This cytokine overreaction creates coagulopathy issues that may damage multiple organs, including the skin.
This presentation will examine skin and mucous membrane manifestations that may be related to COVID-19, review ICD-10 codes available for reporting COVID skin manifestations, and discuss differentiating COVID-19 skin manifestations from other tissue damage that look similar to other wound etiologies such as deep tissue pressure injury and Kennedy Terminal Ulcers/skin failure.
Participants can earn 1 hour of continuing education credit for the ABWM annual renewal. This credit is approved for the ABWM annual renewal and is not pre-approved for any other continuing education credit requirements.
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American Board of Wound Management
1800 M Street NW, Suite 400S
Washington, DC 20036
Email: info@abwmcertified.org
Phone: 202-457-8408
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