Tag: Wound Care Education Institute

Wound Care Education Institute Launches Pioneering Nutrition Wound Care Course

BROOKFIELD, Wis., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — To help Registered Dietitians (RD) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) prepare for board certification in wound care, Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) has launched a tailored Skin and Wound Management course suited for the RD and RDN. The course reinforces knowledge with real-world, practical skin and wound management training while preparing the RD and RDN for the Nutrition Wound Care Certified (NWCC) certification.

 

“The course addresses the need for nutritionists on the wound care team and can help an RD or RDN become a nutrition wound care expert,” said WCEI Co-Founder/Clinical Instructor Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS.

 

Poor nutrition can have a substantial negative effect on the ability to build new tissue and defend against infection. A patient’s nutritional needs can change in the presence of wounds reinforcing the body’s requirement for a proper mix of both macro and micronutrients during wound healing. Patients with chronic and non-healing wounds often have special nutrient needs as well as other healing obstacles at play … read more

Wound Care Education Institute and Vizient Work Together …

BROOKFIELD, Wis., March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) and Vizient , the largest member-driven healthcare performance company in the United States, have partnered to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions within the Vizient Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) membership. As part of this campaign, Vizient is determined to achieve a 20-percent decrease in overall patient harm and a 12-percent reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions by 2019.

 

To support these goals, 50 clinicians from Vizient’s HIIN membership will attend WCEI’s Skin and Wound Management course during the week of April 23. The HIIN clinicians will be chosen from around the United States and meet in Irving, Texas, to complete the training.

 

“The Skin and Wound Management course is designed with patient-centered quality healthcare in mind,”

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NEW WOUND CARE CERTIFICATE COURSE

This course is ideal for beginners or anyone looking to brush up on their wound management skills! This wound care certificate course will serve as the basis for evidence-based wound management.

 

Foundation for Wound Care Knowledge
Based off of our expertise and valuable feedback from our past customers, we saw a need for a quick wound care course. This course allows professionals to explore their interests in wound care and decide if they should pursue full wound care certification. Our 23-hour course will provide the foundation to later expand your wound care knowledge and practical management … read more

NAWCO Initiates Wound Care Certification Internationally

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO®) announced today, the international expansion of its WCC® (Wound Care Certified) credential. The first group of international candidates sat for the proctored WCC® board certification exam at the conclusion of the NAWCO® approved Skin and Wound Management course in Nassau, The Bahamas on December 8, 2017.

 

“We are honored to be chosen as the approved credential for the Public Hospitals Authority, one of the best healthcare systems in the Caribbean.  We would also like to congratulate the Wound Care Education Institute® for being chosen as the preferred education provider for the system as well. This milestone represents our continued commitment to grow the number one wound care certification in the United States to areas throughout the world where the need for more qualified wound care clinicians is great.  We are excited to now offer WCC® certification beyond our American boundaries”, said Cindy Broadus, Executive Director NAWCO®.
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OnCourse Learning Acquires Leading Wound Care Training Company

Wound Care Education Institute will provide expanded offerings to healthcare clinicians

 

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OnCourse Learning today announced the acquisition of Wound Care Education Institute, an internationally recognized wound care education leader for healthcare professionals.

 

“Wound care impacts patients along nearly the entire care continuum,” said Patrick Sheahan, President and CEO of OnCourse Learning. “By educating clinicians throughout the continuum, patient care can be more positively influenced thanks to Wound Care Education Institute’s library of courses.”

 

WCEI was founded in 2002 in Lake Geneva, Wis., by Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, MBA, WOC, DWC, OMS, and Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, DWC, OMS. While working as registered nurses, they noticed a trend of nurses and healthcare professionals who had an interest in wound care but limited or non-existent access to specialized wound education. Morgan and Sardina decided to effect change by forming WCEI … read more