The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced the 2017 AAWC Board of Directors election results during the AAWC Membership Meeting on April 7th in San Diego.
Newly, re-elected and/or appointed AAWC Board Members for the 2017-2019 term include:
Secretary: Robert Snyder, DPM, MSc, CWS
Nurse: Catherine Milne, APRN, MSN, ANP/ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP
Nurse: Linda Pruitt, RN, MS, WOCN
Physical Therapist: Marta Ostler, PT, CWS, CLT
Physician: Gary Gibbons, MD, FACS
Physician: Lisa Gould, MD, PhD, FACS
Podiatric Physician: Anthony Tickner, DPM, DABPM, FACCWS, FAPWCA, FAPWH
Research: Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, FNP, GNP, CWCN
Industry: Caroline Fife, MD, CWS, FUHM
In addition, Afsaneh Alavi, MSc, MD, FRCPC was appointed as the new International Board Member.
AAWC Board Members continuing their terms through 2018 include:
President: Greg Bohn, MD, FACS, ABPM/UHM, CWSP, FACHM
President-Elect: Thomas Serena, MD, FACS
Past-President: Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Treasurer: Tim Paine, PT
Consumer: Karen Bauer, NP-C, CWS, CHRN
Nurse: Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWS
Member-at-Large: Mary Haddow, RN, CWCN
Physical Therapist: Hollie Mangrum, PT, DPT, CWS
It is with fond appreciation that the Association recognizes recently retired Board Members: Secretary: Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN
International Board Member: Jan Apelqvist, MD, PhD
Nurse: Ruth Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN
Research: Linda Cowan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-B, CWS
Nurse: Jennifer Hurlow, MSN, GNP-BC, WOCN
Physical Therapist: Scott LaRaus, PT, DPT, CWS
Podiatric Physician: Eric Lullove, DPM, CWS, FACCWS
ABOUT AAWC - AAWC is the leading, nonprofit membership organization in the US dedicated to interprofessional wound healing and tissue preservation. The Association's focus is on education, public policy, and the application of evidence-based wound care practice. AAWC offers membership and associated benefits to everyone involved in wound care, including clinicians and other healthcare professionals, patients, lay-caregivers, clinics/facilities, corporations, students, retirees, and advocates. There are numerous ways that one can make a difference at AAWC. Please join as a professional or discover our patient/lay-caregiver advocacy network and join for free.
