Please contact individual education program for dates, types of structure(s), and costs.
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: September 15-November 18, 2008; Split-option program: September 15-October 24, 2008; 2009 Dates TBA (Classes begin in January, March, and September). 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
PROGRAM CO-DIRECTORS: Lucy J. Wicks, MSN, RN, CWOCN, and Jane Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: FULL-SCOPE: September 15-October 10, 2008, Location: Mechanicsburg, PA.
WOUND CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAM COURSES: January 28-February 8, 2008, Wound Specialty, Location: Mechanics-burg, PA; May 12-23, 2008, Wound Specialty Program, Location: Mechanicsburg, PA; October 27-November 7, 2008, Wound Specialty Program, Location TBD.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Wicks is a fully accredited Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Education Program offering 3 program options: (1) Split Option-offered several times annually at various locations; (2) Home-Study-offered on a rolling admissions basis for students interested in self-paced learning; (3) Combined Home-Study/On-Site-offered for students who wish to participate in the self-paced home study program but also wish to attend a portion of the on-site class. Our Wound Care Specialty Program is a fully accredited Wound Care Specialty course, encompassing the nursing management of complex wounds, fistulas, and tube management, offered several times a year at both our corporate office and off-site locations.
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: Semesters start in August and January. For details, visit Web site.
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 ET Nursing
9500 Euclid Avenue, NA-40
Cleveland, OH 44195
TELEPHONE: 216-444-5966
FAX: 216-445-6343
MEDICAL DIRECTOR: James Wu, MD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Paula L. Erwin-Toth, MSN, ET, RN, CWOCN, CNS
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEB SITE:http://www.ccf.org
2008 PROGRAM DATES: Winter Quarter Begins January 7th, Didactic Ends February 1st, Clinical Ends February 29th
Spring Quarter Begins March 17th, Didactic Ends April 11th, Clinical Ends May 9th
Summer Quarter Begins July 7th, Didactic Ends August 1st, Clinical Ends August 29th
Fall Quarter Begins September 15th, Didactic Ends October 10th, Clinical Ends November 7th
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 Betty Kebede (Unit 163)
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030-4009
TELEPHONE: 713-745-0219, 713-745-0216, or 713-745-0218
FAX: 713-745-0025
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEB SITE:http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/woundostomy
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Janet Davis, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: 8-Week Traditional Onsite Programs:
2008-January 7-February 29; March 31-May 23; September 8-October 31
4-Week Split-Option Onsite Didactic/4-Week Offsite Clinical Programs:
2008-January 7-February 1; March 31-April 25; September 8-October 3
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: 434-924-2787
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEB SITE:http://www.nursing.Virginia.edu/programs/admissions/wocpost/default.asp
PROGRAM DIRECTORS: Catherine R. Ratliff, PhD, APRN-BC, CWOCN, 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: 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, Wound Care Specialty Course
College of Nursing, Dept of Continuing Education-Professional Development
99 Jonathan Lucas Street
Charleston, SC 29425
TELEPHONE: 843-792-2651
FAX: 843-792-3680
E-MAIL: [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, RN, MSN, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: Onsite 3-week course-February 16-March 8, 2008; August 9-September 30, 2008; October 11-November 1, 2008. Split Option, Web-enhanced, Distance Learning Course*-April 12-August 2, 2008. *Requires the first week onsite in Charleston, April 12-19, 2008.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Two program options are provided: a traditional onsite 3-week course with all didactic and clinical onsite in Charleston and a split-option Web-enhanced distance-learning course that is designed for completion in 4 months that requires the first week onsite, April 12-19, 2008, and the balance of the course is completed online with clinical offsite. Approved for contact hours. The complete course runs from April 12-August 2, 2008.
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:
Winter/Spring, February 6-June 20, 2008
Summer/Fall, August 6-December 17, 2008
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)
CORRECTION: The description for this program was incorrect in the January/February 2008 and March/April 2008 issues of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. It appears correctly below. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
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, August 13-October 16, 2008: Web-Supported Course Work, August 13-September 23; Onsite Class Session in Seattle, September 29-October 16, 2008.
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: Lucy J. Wicks, MSN, RN, CWOCN, and Jane Carmel, MSN, RN, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: May 12-May 23, 2008-Mechanicsburg, PA
October 27-November 7, 2008
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The program consists of 80 hours of onsite course theory plus a 60-hour clinical practicum. Graduates of the Wound Care Specialty course are able to transition into the WOCN full-scope program on course completion.