Resources

American Foot care nurses association

The American Foot Care Nurses Association was founded on the idea of creating a community of Foot Care Specialists.  

We are not trying to replace Podiatrists and other Physicians.  We are trying to be their clinical associates.  We exam the feet that others overlook. That allows us to make referrals for the more advanced care that the Physicians can provide.  And by performing the "routine care" on senior and high risk feet, we not only recognize and refer problems, we can help keep the feet healthier and prevent problems. 

Wound Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) is recognized world-wide for the promotion of safe and effective wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) care. Leading health care organizations recognize the WOCN Society as the premiere nursing specialty organization to affect change to improve WOC patient outcomes. Cutting-edge education guides the practice of members and other health care practitioners dealing with WOC conditions. Nursing associations, policy makers, regulatory agencies, payers, institutions of higher learning and the public look to the WOCN Society for guidance, research and resources about the prevention and care of WOC conditions.

WOCN members are sought out as experts and advocates for WOC care. Because prevention and effective treatment is proven to be cost-effective, WOC nurses are employed in a variety of healthcare systems. WOCN members serve as content experts, educators, and advisers in collaborative health initiatives to assure access to a WOC specialty practice nurse. Industry partners recognize the WOCN Society as a model for all organizational partnerships.