The Mission of the Wound Healing Society is to advance the science and practice of wound healing.
The Wound Healing Society is a non-profit organization composed of clinical and basic scientists. The Society provides a forum for interaction among scientists, physicians, licensed practitioners, industrial representatives and government agencies. Membership to the Society is open to individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the field of wound healing.
Founded in 1990, the Society is recognized among professionals and government agencies as the leading scientific organization focused in this area of wound healing. Today, its membership consists of about 500 physicians, residents, practitioners, students and other researchers from the U.S. and other countries. The Society publishes the leading journal in this area, Wound Repair and Regeneration.
For more information, click here to go to the SAWC/WHS Meeting website.
Free Access To The Chronic Wound Care Guidelines The publication of the Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds by the Wound Healing Society (WHS) in the December 2006 issue of Wound Repair and Regeneration (WRR) represents the culmination of a three-year effort involving numerous individuals and entities. Endorsed by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. On behalf of the WHS and WRR, we are happy to announce permanent open access to this issue of the journal, through the link below.
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Free Access To The Prevention Guidelines The committees were charged with extending their work to address evidence-based modalities for preventing chronic wounds. These were published in the March-April 2008 issue of Wound Repair and Regeneration. On behalf of the WHS and WRR, we are happy to announce permanent open access to this issue of the journal, through the link below.
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If you wish to receive the Wound Care Guidelines pamphlets please send an email to: member@woundheal.org with the quantity needed, name, company, complete address and phone number and in what manner you will be using the guidelines and we will send them out at our earliest convenience.
If you wish to download the guidelines to your PDA, and have not already downloaded a PDF reader for your PDA, simply go to the Adobe site and download the appropriate reader for your PDA, i.e. Palm for a Palm, etc. Then you can easily access the Guidelines PDF file.
Announcing: The Anita Roberts Award For New Investigators
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ADVANCE NOTICE
There will be a European Tissue Repair Society and Wound Healing Society joint meeting with the participation of The Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society in Limoges, France
Venue: Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences (in the heart of Limoges), University of Limoges, France
Dates: Tuesday August 25 - Saturday August 29, 2009
Contact: Prof. Alexis Desmoulière
E-mail: alexis.desmouliere@unilim.fr
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Take WHS with you!
Share the Wound Healing Society with your peers the next time you present. Download the official Wound Healing Society 2009 Annual Meeting slide. |
Membership You can renew your membership or become a member by clicking above.
 Become a Wound Healing Society member and list your wound care clinic for free on the Society's website! The Society will offer complimentary contact information for member's wound care clinics. Visitors to the Society's web site will simply select a state off the map of the United States and click on the links for the list of wound care clinics in that state. If you are interested in this exciting new benefit and are a current Society member, please go the Members Only, click "Add My Clinic" and completely fill out information.
Now Available: Online manuscript submission to Wound Repair and Regeneration
Advantages include electronic submission and review, manuscript tracking, and more. Visit the site and follow the simple instructions to have your paper considered for publication.
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