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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

 

CENTER FACULTY: Director: Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN; Assistant Director: Janet Ramundo, MSN, RN, FNP, CWOCN.

 

PROGRAM DATES: Traditional 10-wk program: September 13-November 16, 2010; Split-option program: September 13-October 22, 2010. Distance Learning Program: individualized start dates-students may begin the program as soon as they are admitted. All Distance Learning students complete an onsite week following completion of the theoretical component and preceding clinical preceptorship; onsite weeks are typically held Q 4-6 weeks.

 

4-day wound course for wound treatment nurses: September 7-10, 2010; December 6-9, 2010.

 

Certification Review Manual and Pocket Guides for WOC Nursing available for purchase ([email protected]).

 

For more information contact: Brenda Michael (404-778-3149, or [email protected]).

 

Wound Care Specialty Program and Harrisburg-Area WOC Nursing Education Program

Sponsored by Wicks Educational Associates, Inc.

 

Maple Building, Suite 202

 

5012 Lenker Street

 

Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

 

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

 

FAX: 717-737-7683

 

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: November 8th-November 19th, 2010- Mechanicsburg, PA

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The program consists of 70 hours of onsite course theory or a Home Study Module 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.

 

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

1900 W Olney Avenue

 

Philadelphia, PA 19141

 

TELEPHONE: 215-951-1120 or 215-951-1430

 

FAX: 215-951-1896

 

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

 

PROGRAM DATES: Program starts 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. Both formats offer the best of state-of-the-art rigorous clinical preparation taught by expert clinicians and guest speakers along with graduate level credits and resources.Students receive 10 graduate credits upon completion.

 

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

RB Turnbull, JR School of WOC Nursing

 

9500 Euclid Avenue NA40

 

Cleveland, OH 44195

 

TELEPHONE: 216-444-5966

 

FAX: 216-445-6343

 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Ravi Kiran, MD

 

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

 

CWOCN, CNS

 

Administrative assistant Barbara J Mandato

 

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

 

2010 PROGRAM DATES:

 

Summer begins July 12, Didactic ends Aug 6, Clinical ends Sept 3

 

Fall begins Sept 27/ Didactic ends Oct. 22, Clinical ends Nov 19

 

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.

 

ONLINE EDUCATION OPTION: The online option is a full scope WOC nursing education program. The didactic segment is presented completely online and includes four courses; Concepts in WOC Nursing, Wound and Skin Management, Fecal and Urinary Diversions, and Continence Management. Each of the courses are approximately four weeks long and include asychronous discussion threads, self directed learning modules, individual and group projects, and a comprehensive final exam. All course work is completed and submitted within the learning management system which tracks all virtual classroom activity. Once the didactic courses are completed, each learner will complete a 120 hour clinical experience with an approved preceptor close to the learner's geographic area. On completion of both the didactic and clinical components, continuing education credits and a graduation certificate is awarded, and the graduate is eligible to complete the certification exams through the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board.

 

webWOC Nursing Education Program

2800 University Avenue SE

 

Suite 100

 

Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

TELEPHONE AND FAX: 612-331-4601 (fax: 612-379-9263)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Offered in partnership with the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this 100% ONLINE program with split option clinical is designed for baccalaureate-prepared nurses, even novice computer users, who wish to pursue education in the wound, ostomy, and/or continence nursing specialty without traveling or putting their home/work life on hold!! webWOC was the first web-based program accredited by the WOCN and is celebrating its 10th year online in 2010. The Program is taught by experts in WOC nursing and in online education via online discussions, quizzes and exams and weekly LIVE online classes. The curriculum offered is rigorous in order to prepare nurses for the national certification exams and encourages collaboration with other students and building networks while learning. Upon completion of the Full Scope of the Program, webWOC Learners receive 11 graduate credits and/or contact hours. webWOC is also an approved provider of Continuing Education credits (Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #358) and began offering Certification Review Courses for Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care in 2010. For more information and a schedule of CE Courses go to http://webwocnurse.com/WOCcertification

 

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 Jeanette Lancaster Way

 

Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

 

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

 

FAX: 434-982-1562

 

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 offers WOC training within its master's programs as well as a postmaster certificate program. 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 integument systems. Onsite: Three 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 (MUSC) Wound Care Specialty Course

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

 

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/wcsc.htm

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:

 

Phyllis Bonham, PhD, MSN, RN, CWOCN, DPNAP, FAAN Associate Professor

 

PROGRAM DATES:

 

Onsite 3-week Courses Fall 2010:

 

August 14-Sept. 4, 2010; October 2-23, 2010.

 

Onsite 3-week Courses for 2011:

 

February 19- March 12, 2011

 

August 20- Sept 10, 2011

 

October 15-November 5, 2011

 

Split Option, Web-enhanced, Distance Learning Course * 2011 Course Dates: April 16-August 6, 2011.

 

*Requires the first week onsite at MUSC in Charleston, SC, April 16-24, 2011.

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The WOCN Society Accredited, 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 over 80 hours of classroom/didactic instruction and 40 hours of clinical experiences under the direction of a qualified preceptor. Two program options are provided: (1) an intensive, accelerated, onsite 3-week course (20 days) 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 split option, distance option requires the first week onsite in Charleston and the balance of the course is completed offsite using online and web-enhanced learning activities. In the distance option, clinical experiences can be completed after the didactic is completed offsite with a qualified preceptor or participants may arrange to return to MUSC for the clinical experiences. The Wound Care Specialty Course is approved for continuing nursing education contact hours. Visit the website for detailed information about the program and obtain an application and brochure. Successful graduates are eligible to take the national wound care certification examination offered by the WOCNCB.

 

University of Washington Wound Management Education Program (UW WMEP)

Continuing Nursing Education

 

University of Washington

 

Box 359440

 

Seattle, WA 98195-9440

 

TELEPHONE: 206-543-1047

 

FAX: 206-543-6953

 

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

 

and Betty Hanrahan, MSN, ARNP, RNBC, CWCN, CWS, FACCWS

 

PROGRAM DATES:

 

The next course will be offered in Spring 2011

 

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. Students will earn 6 graduate quarter credits.

 

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Education Program

Harrisburg Area WOC Nursing Education 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

 

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 13th to October 8, 2010

 

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.

 

VA Eastern Kansas Wound Management Academy

4101 4th Street Trafficway

 

Leavenworth, KS 66048

 

TELEPHONE: 913-758-4146

 

FAX: 913-946-1568

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Sharon Saim, RN, MSN, ARNP-C, CWCN

 

PROGRAM DATES: The Program provides an onsite three (3) week course that consists of approximately 90 hours of didactic and 40 hours of clinical experience, with Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse 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] or [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. Our goal is 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.

 

VA Eastern Kansas Wound Management Academy "meeting the wound care challenge through education".

 

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