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Hill-Rom Introduces Innovative Smart Bed
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Derma Sciences Holds Worldwide Rights to MEDIHONEY
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ConvaTec Is a Platinum Sponsor of 4th Congress of WUWHS
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Industry Experts Form New Editorial Advisory Board
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NAWC Recruits Certified Clinicians as Preceptors
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APWCA Plans National Clinical Conference
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Physician-Specific Wound Care Certification Available through CMET
Hill-Rom Introduces Innovative Smart Bed
Hill-Rom has introduced its Advanta 2 Bed for use in medical–surgical areas of hospitals and care facilities, combining ease-of-use, key safety features, and flexibility of care services.
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Derma Sciences Holds Worldwide Rights to MEDIHONEY
Derma Sciences has obtained exclusive worldwide rights to MEDIHONEY professional wound care and skin products.
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ConvaTec Is a Platinum Sponsor of 4th Congress of WUWHS
ConvaTec has announced its platinum sponsorship of the 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, which will be held September 2-7, 2012, in Yokohama, Japan.
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Industry Experts Form New Editorial Advisory Board
FXI Foamex Innovations has tapped several of the nation’s thought and content leaders in wound care to form a new healthcare advisory board for the company.
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NAWC Recruits Certified Clinicians as Preceptors
The Preceptor Program is a WCC certification option that allows licensed healthcare clinicians who have a strong passion for healing wounds, but do not have wound care experience, to earn the WCC certification credential.
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APWCA Plans National Clinical Conference
APWCA2010, Wound Care and the Related Sciences, highlighted by more than 40 world-renowned experts from all wound-care disciplines, will be held April 8-11, 2010, at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center in Pennsylvania.
http://www.apwca.org/apwca2010. For further information on these programs and other APWCA activities, visit http://www.apwca.org.
Physician-Specific Wound Care Certification Available through CMET
The Council for Medical Education and Testing is the first organization to offer physician-specific certification of this type. For more information call 215-364-1111 or visit
http://www.COUNCILmet.org.
From the Pages of Advances in Skin & Wound
Care
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Older Adults and Ulcers: Chronic Wounds in the Geriatric Population
Catherine Cheung, MD, FRCPC
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Aline M. Holmes, MSN, RN
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