Wound & Skin Management Course and NAWC Certification Examination, Santa Ana CA

Dates and Location:

July 22nd - 25th, 2010

Embassy Suites Santa Ana/Orange County

1325 E Dyer Rd

Santa Ana, CA 92705

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 Certified with WCEI's Wound Care Course

Or just simply take the course for your own knowledge and benefit. Our wound certification course is an informative and empowering week for anyone interested in learning more about healing wounds.

Individuals who are not eligible for wound care certification may also attend the course. Wound-related product sales representatives or other non-clinicians can gain valuable insight into the business and science of wound care, thus giving them an edge over their competition.

Wound Care Certification

WCEI's Skin and Wound Management Course meets the pre-requisite requirement for the National Alliance of Wound Care® (NAWC®) certification exam. Eligible participants are given the option to take the wound examination onsite.

The Wound Care Certification Exam

The NAWC® Wound Care Certification Examination is administered at the conclusion of the course for those who meet the eligibility requirements to sit for the certification exam. The test is administered by NAWC - the National Alliance of Wound Care.

The Advantages of Wound Care Certification

• Earning a wound specialist certification offers many advantages and benefits including:

• Increased consumer/patient confidence

• Feelings of pride, self-satisfaction and confidence for the certified wound specialist

• Enhanced career opportunities and accelerated career advancement including higher pay levels

• Professional acknowledgement, recognition, and respect

Course Content

WCEI's Skin and Wound Management Course is a four or five-day wound care training seminar consisting of classroom training.

For 5-Day Class Sessions

Days 1-4

Concentrated all-day wound care training sessions

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Day 5

NAWC® Wound Care Certification Examination 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Administered by National Alliance of Wound Care®) following WCEI's wound care training.

4-Day Class sessions vary and may be customized to meet group needs.

Wound Care Training Course -- Curriculum

Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy/Physiology of Skin

Physiological Process of Wound Healing

Wounds

Wound Assessment - Etiology - Characteristics

Wound Management Interventions

Wound Bed Preparation

Arterial, Vascular, and Diabetic Ulcers

Special Wound Care Needs

Adjunctive Treatment Modalities

Nutritional Management

Bacterial Burden

Continuity of Care

Professional/Legal

Evidence-based Practice Guidelines

Change, Conflict Management, Communication

Patient/Family Education

National Health Care Issues

Legal/Ethical Aspects, Quality of Care Issues

Cost Management/Budgeting

Professional Responsibilities

Resource Utilization

Wound Care Team

Coordination of Services - Multidisciplinary Approach

Our wound care training is practical, valuable, interesting, fun, high-energy and interactive. Taught by top-notch, up-beat, high-energy instructors, the classes are specifically designed to hold the interest and maintain the energy level of health care professionals used to being active in their jobs.

For more information about becoming Wound Care Certified or to take the Skin and Wound Management Course, check out http://www.wcei.net/dates_locations