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Emory University School of Medicine Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Education Center

The Emory Clinic, Room AT732

 

1365 Clifton Road NE

 

Atlanta, GA 30322

 

TELEPHONE: 404-778-4067

 

FAX: 404-778-4778

 

WEB SITE:http://www.surgery.emory.edu/wocnec

 

CENTER FACULTY: Director: Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN; Assistant Director: Lea Crestodina, MN, RN, GNP, CDE, CWOCN; Special Projects Chair: Janet Ramundo, MSN, RN, FNP, CWOCN.

 

PROGRAM DATES: 10-week traditional program: January 5-March 13, 2009; March 16-May 15, 2009; September 14-November 20, 2009; Split-option program: January 5-February 13, 2009; March 16-April 24, 2009; September 14-October 23, 2009. Distance Learning Program: individualized start dates-students may begin the program as soon as they are admitted. All Distance Learning students complete an on-site week following completion of the theoretical component and preceding clinical preceptorship; on-site weeks are typically held Q 6-8 weeks.

 

Certification Review Manual and Pocket Guides for WOC Nursing available for purchase. Contact for information: [email protected].

 

For more information on the Traditional and Split-Option programs: Brenda Michael (404-778-3149, or [email protected]). For more information on the Distance Learning Program: Kathy Rodgers (404-778-3159, or [email protected]).

 

Harrisburg-Area WOC Nursing Education Program

Sponsored by Wicks Educational Associates, Inc.

 

Maple Building, Suite 202

 

5012 Lenker Street

 

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

 

TELEPHONE: 717-737-2770 or 800-807-9425

 

FAX: 717-737-7683

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.wickseducational.com

 

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Lucy J. Wicks, MSN, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM CO-DIRECTORS: Jane Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN, and Julie Phelps-Maloy, MS, ARNP, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: FULL-SCOPE: September 14-October 9, 2009, Location: Mechanicsburg, PA.

 

WOUND CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAM COURSES: Offered three times a year.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Harrisburg Area programs are accredited by WOCN. The full scope curriculum advances the knowledge of the Baccalaureate prepared nurse in the nursing management of individuals with wounds, abdominal stomas, urinary and fecal incontinence and role implementation strategies. The curriculum is offered in three formats: Home Study-Four Learning modules, On-Site/Split Option-four weeks on site instruction and a combined Home Study/On site option. All three options are followed by a 160 hour clinical practicum.

 

La Salle University School of Nursing Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Education Program (WOCNEP)

1900 W Olney Avenue

 

Philadelphia, PA 19141

 

TELEPHONE: 215-951-1413 or 215-951-1430

 

FAX: 215-951-1896

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.lasalle.edu/admiss/grad/msn/certificate_woc.php

 

CO-DIRECTORS: Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, and Jo Ann Catanzaro, MSN, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: Programs start in August yearly. For details, visit Web site (http://www.lasalle.edu) (graduate nursing certificates).

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Onsite traditional classes or distance learning via the Internet. The La Salle University WOCNEP is offered in 2 formats. Split Option-offered annually; onsite once-weekly classes at Philadelphia campus (easy commuting) with offsite clinical preceptorships near home. Online Distance Education-offered annually; Web-based distance-learning classes, plus 3 clinical immersion days in Philadelphia per course; offsite clinical preceptorships after the 2 required courses. Students receive 10 graduate credits upon completion.

 

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Rupert B. Turnbull, Jr. School of WOC Nursing

 

9500 Euclid Avenue, NA-40

 

Cleveland, OH 44195

 

TELEPHONE: 216-444-5966

 

FAX: 216-445-6343

 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Pokala Kiran, MD

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Paula L. Erwin-Toth, MSN, ET, RN, CWOCN, CNS

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Barbara J. Mandato

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]; [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://myclevelandclinic.org/digestive_diseases/professionals/enterostomal.aspx

 

2009 PROGRAM DATES: Winter Quarter Begins January 5, Didactic Ends January 30, Clinical Ends February 27

 

Spring Quarter Begins March 30, Didactic Ends April 24, Clinical Ends May 22

 

Summer Quarter Begins July 13, Didactic Ends August 7, Clinical Ends September 4

 

Fall Quarter Begins September 28, Didactic Ends October 23, Clinical Ends November 20

 

The Cleveland Clinic is a Magnet Hospital and was recognized among the top hospitals in the nation by US News and World Report.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The RB Turnbull, JR School of WOC Nursing is a fully accredited Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Education Program. Established in 1961 the Cleveland Clinic WOCNEP program offers candidates a full scope split-option course four times a year in Cleveland, Ohio. Clinical experience may be completed on the Cleveland Clinic campus or with an approved off-site preceptor. Continuing education credits awarded following completion of the course.

 

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse Education Program (WOCNEP)

 

UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

 

Attention H. Carole Sigler (Unit 163)

 

1515 Holcombe Boulevard

 

Houston, TX 77030-4009

 

TELEPHONE: 713-745-0219

 

FAX: 713-745-0025

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/woundostomy/dIndex.cfm?pn=9FC2EC64-57D7-41

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Sandi Brunello, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: 8-Week Traditional Onsite Programs:

 

2009-March 23-May 15; September 14-November 6

 

2010-January 4-February 26; March 22-May 4; September 13-November 5

 

4-Week Split-Option Onsite Didactic/4-Week Offsite Clinical Programs:

 

2009-March 23-April 18; September 14-October 9

 

2010-January 4-29; March 22-April 16; September 13-October 8

 

Master credit available if requirements met. Approved for contact hours.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Education Program (WOCNEP) at M. D. Anderson provides education for nurses who wish to specialize in the care of individuals with acute and chronic wounds, fistulae, GI/GU continent and cutaneous ostomies, and urinary/fecal incontinence problems. Approved for contact hours. Master credit available if requirements met.

 

webWOCN Nursing Education Program

In partnership with Metropolitan State University

 

2800 University Avenue SE

 

Suite 100

 

Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

TELEPHONE AND FAX: 612-331-4601

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.webwocnurse.com

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Ruth A. Bryant, MS, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR: Bonnie Sue Rolstad, BA, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: Semesters start in January, May, and August.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This flexible, accessible, and rigorous program is offered in partnership with Metropolitan State University. Faculty has been teaching WOC nursing online in this program for more than 2 years. A student may enroll as a graduate student and receive 12 graduate credits on completion or enroll as a continuing education student. This program also offers continuing education for nurses and WOC nurses through online seminars.

 

University of Virginia Graduate Program in WOC Nursing at the University of Virginia School of Nursing

UVA School of Nursing

 

Attention: Catherine Ratliff

 

P.O. Box 800782

 

McLeod Hall

 

202 15th Street SW

 

Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

 

TELEPHONE: 434-924-0141 or toll free 1-888-283-8703

 

FAX: 434-982-1562

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.nursing.Virginia.edu/programs/admissions/wocpost/http://default.asp

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Catherine R. Ratliff, PhD, APRN-BC, CWOCN

 

ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Carolyn W. Eddins, MSN, FNP, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: Fall semester starts in late August. For details visit the school of nursing Web site.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The University of Virginia School of Nursing now offers WOC training within its master's programs. WOC nursing incorporates principles and practices that promote, maintain, and restore health for persons with wounds, ostomies, and continence problems throughout their lives. WOC nurses specialize in the care of individuals with disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary and integumentary systems.

 

Onsite: 3 graduate-level credits for a total of 9 credit hours. Fall semester: A 3-credit-hour graduate-level class on introduction to WOC nursing is offered.

 

Spring semester: A 3-credit-hour graduate-level class on advanced WOC nursing. Summer semester: A 3-credit-hour practicum on WOC nursing is offered.

 

Medical University of South Carolina, Wound Care Specialty Course

College of Nursing, Dept of Continuing Nursing Education

 

99 Jonathan Lucas Street, MSC 160

 

Charleston, SC 29425

 

TELEPHONE: 843-792-2651

 

FAX: 843-792-3680

 

E-MAIL: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

WEB SITE: The application and program brochure can be downloaded from the Website: http://www.musc.edu/nursing/continue/wound/http://wcsc.htm

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Phyllis Bonham, PhD, RN, MSN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: Onsite 3-week course-2009: August 15-September 5; October 3-24. 2010 course dates TBA. Split Option, Web-enhanced, Distance Learning Course-Requires the first week onsite at MUSC in Charleston, SC. The balance of course completed offsite. Clinical can be completed offsite or at MUSC. 2010 dates TBA.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Wound Care Specialty Course is a continuing nursing education course to prepare registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees for the practice of wound management. The course is an intensive program comprised of at least 60 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of precepted clinical instruction. Two program options are provided: (1) an intensive, accelerated, onsite 3-week course with all didactic and clinical experiences onsite in Charleston, and (2) a split-option web-enhanced, distance-learning course that is designed for completion in 4 months. The distance option requires the first week onsite in Charleston and the balance of the course is completed online with offsite clinical experiences. The Wound Specialty Courses are approved for continuing nursing education contact hours. Visit the Web site for detailed information about the program and obtain and application and brochure.

 

University of Washington Ostomy Management Education Program (UW OMEP)

University of Washington, School of Nursing

 

Continuing Nursing Education

 

155 NE 100th St, Suite 306

 

Seattle, WA 98125

 

TELEPHONE: 206-543-1047

 

FAX: 206-543-6953

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.uwcne.org

 

CO-DIRECTORS: Renee Anderson, MSN, RN, CWOCN,

 

and Donna Rydberg, MSN, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES:

 

Another course will be offered in the Spring of 2010.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This online program is offered for registered nurses who seek advanced knowledge and skills in ostomy management and who function well as independent learners, who have access to a computer, and who feel comfortable using the internet as an educational resource. Didactic content, assignments, examinations, and course evaluations are presented sequentially over eight weeks in an asynchronous online format. A unique feature is that students in the program have the opportunity to access the site and interact with other students and faculty at times convenient to their schedule with faculty available daily. A minimum of forty hours of clinical experience arranged by the student with a WOCN-qualified preceptor in two different clinical settings follows the didactic component. This program has no onsite requirement. Students will earn 6 graduate quarter credits.

 

University of Washington Wound Management Education Program (UW WMEP)

University of Washington, School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education

 

155 NE 100th St, Ste 306

 

Seattle, WA 98125

 

TELEPHONE: 206-543-1047

 

FAX: 206-543-6953

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.uwcne.org

 

CO-DIRECTORS: Renee Anderson, MSN, RN, CWOCN, and Betty Hanrahan, MSN, ARNP, RNBC, CWCN, CWS, FACCWS

 

PROGRAM DATES: Summer/Fall 2009, August 12-October 15, 2009: Web-Supported Course Work, August 12-September 22; Onsite Class Session in Seattle, September 28-October 15.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This program is offered for registered nurses who seek advanced knowledge and skills in the management of chronic and complex wounds. The web-supported portion of the program is six weeks and provides content using multiple teaching and learning strategies, with twenty-four hour per day availability and universal access to the classroom and content. This prepares the student for the intensive on-site portion of the class which consists of fourteen days of didactic and clinical experience. The course addresses a broad range of wounds, healing problems, and components of specialized nursing practice using a variety of expert faculty. Concepts guiding the didactic content and practicum are prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of the healing process. A unique aspect of the program is the selection and matching of students with preceptors certified in wound care and practicing in various health care settings. Additionally, observation of resources using adjunctive treatment modalities is included in the onsite session. Students will earn 6 graduate quarter credits.

 

Wound Care Specialty Program

Sponsored by Wicks Educational Associates, Inc.

 

Maple Building, Suite 202

 

5012 Lenker St

 

Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

 

TELEPHONE: 717-737-2770 or 800-807-9425

 

FAX: 717-737-7683

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www.wickseducational.com

 

PROGRAM CO-DIRECTORS: Jane Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN, and Julie Phelps-Maloy, MS, ARNP, CWOCN

 

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Lucy J. Wicks, MSN, RN, CWOCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: May 4-15, 2009-Mechanicsburg, PA; November 2-13-Location TBA

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The program consists of 70 hours of onsite course theory plus a 60-hour clinical practicum. Continuing education contact hours are awarded upon completion of course theory. Graduates of the Wound Care Specialty course are able to transition into the WOCN full-scope program on course completion.

 

VA Eastern Kansas Wound Management Academy

VA Eastern Kansas Wound Management Academy

 

4101 4th Street Trafficway

 

Leavenworth, KS 66048

 

TELEPHONE: 913-682-2000, ext. 5-2579

 

FAX: 913-758-4172

 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

 

WEB SITE:http://www/leavenworth.va.gov/

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Sharon Saim, RN, MSN, CWCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: The Program provides an onsite three (3) week course that consists of approximately 70 hours of didactic and 40 hours of clinical experience, with Wound Ostomy Continence preceptors, in the VA and greater Kansas City area. The course is approved for contact hours by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. For more information and up to date program dates please contact [email protected].

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Wound Management Specialty Program is a continuing nursing education program, offered by the VA Eastern Kansas Wound Management Academy and is fully accredited as a traditional on site educational program by the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Society.

 

The Academy is located in Leavenworth, Kansas at the Eastern Kansas Health Care System's VA Medical Center. The course prepares the nurse to practice preventive, rehabilitative, health maintenance, and therapeutic interventions in the management of acute and chronic wounds, fistulae, management of percutaneous drains and tubes, and lower extremity diseases. It is our goal to prepare nurses with a quality wound specialty program that optimizes patient outcomes across the lifespan.

 

Graduates of the course will be eligible to take the national board certification examination offered by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Certification Board to become a Certified Wound Care Nurse.

 

For more information and up to date program dates please contact [email protected].