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Collaboration with nursing groups is also an important
aspect of the Society’s mission. The WOCN (Wound, Ostomy,
Continence Nurse) group is very active in Korea, their
motto being “Place your care in the hands of an expert.” The
Society is working to provide continuous educational courses
for WOCNs, standardise wound care procedures and issue
certificates for these courses.
Although the quality of wound care has greatly improved
thanks to the many dedicated medical personnel and continued
educational opportunities available to them, there are
still many in need. The Society has an outreach program in
which members make charity visits to those in need of wound
care that are unable to reach adequate medical help. In collaboration
with nursing groups, we visit local prisons and
facilities for the homeless and supply care for many minor
wounds.
This is how life feels
to people with EB.
Their skin is as fragile as a butterfly’s
wing. They have Epidermolysis Bullosa,
a painful and currently incurable skin
blistering condition.
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Journal of the
Korean Wound
Management Society
We are currently welcoming international communication
and collaboration. Approximately 40 members participated
in the 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing
Societies (WUWHS) in September, 2012, and 13 members
participated as stream planners. Most members actively participate
in associated conferences and congresses internationally.
One of the Society’s many plans is to host the Congress
of the WUWHS in the near future.
Through these conferences, educational meetings, and collaborations,
the Society aims to provide standardised guidelines
for the care of all types of wounds. Universal prevention
and treatment guidelines are introduced, but the Society also
wishes to provide realistic practice guidelines for different situations.
For instance, care of a patient in the intensive care
unit cannot be the same as care at the home of a financially
compromised, bedridden, paraplegic patient, but each
should receive adequate management based on the same
universal principles.
Wounds are inevitable and may be found anywhere there are
people. However, through its educational and academic programs,
the Society hopes to decrease the incidence of
wounds and enable medical personnel to effectively manage
each wound based on evidence-based treatment algorithms
in order to significantly improve the quality of life for humankind.
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