PROGRAM DATES: July 10-August 4 with clinicals through September 1, September 25-October 20 with clinicals through November 17.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse Education Program (WOCNEP), UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Attention Shirley Woolems (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: Coni Ellis, MS, RN, OCN, CWOCN
CO-DIRECTOR: Janet Davis, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: 8-Week Traditional Onsite Programs: September 11-November 3, 2006. 4-Week Split-Option Onsite Didactic/4-Week Offsite Clinical Programs: Start dates same as 8-Week Programs. 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, 2001 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, 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:http://[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.
For more information on our programs for 2006/2007 please visit our website for dates and locations for our upcoming WOCN and Wound Specialty Programs. Download your application at: http://www.wickseducational.com