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: Traditional 9-week program: TBA; split-option program: TBA; distance-learning program: individualized start dates; applicants may begin this program as soon as they are accepted for admission and their tuition has been paid, or if they have chosen to pay by the module, as soon as we have received payment for the 1st module. Onsite weeks are scheduled based on student readiness, but are typically there is one held every other month. Onsite weeks are TBA.
Certification review materials available. For more information, contact Kathy Rodgers at 404-778-3159, 404-778-4778 (fax), 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: April 16th to May 11, 2007, Wound, Ostomy and Continence; September 24 to October 19, 2007, Wound, Ostomy and Continence.
WOUND CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAM COURSES: October 29th to November 9th, 2007, Wound Specialty.
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.
Rupert B. Turnbull, Jr. School of ET Nursing
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, NA-40
9500 Euclid Avenue
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.
PROGRAM DATES: October 1st-November 23rd.
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: Janet Davis, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: 8-Week Traditional Onsite Programs: 2007-September 10-November 2
2008-January 7-February 29; March 31-May 23; September 8-October 31
4-Week Split-Option Onsite Didactic/4-Week Offsite Clinical Programs: 2007-March 26-April 20; September 10-October 5
2008-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
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.
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:http://www.musc.edu/nursing/continue/wound/wcsc.htm.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Phyllis Bonham, PhD, RN, MSN, CWOCN
PROGRAM DATES: Onsite 3-week course-August 11-September 1, 2007; October 13-November 3, 2007; February 16-March 8, 2008; August 9-30, 2008; October 11-November 1, 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 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, RNC, CWCN
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: October 29th to November 9th, 2007
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.
Wound Specialty 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.
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.