American Academy of
Wound Management
(AAWM)

The American Academy of Wound Management is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization established for the purpose of credentialing interdisciplinary practitioners in the field of wound management. The board of advisors is an interdisciplinary panel of experts in the field of wound care consisting of practitioners, academicians, and researchers. The American Academy of Wound Management is a full voting member of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA).

1155 15th Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.457.8408
Email: jmargeson@aawm.org

www.aawm.org

American Board of
Preventive Medicine
(ABPM)

In March 1999 ABPM received approval to change the name of its subspecialty certification in Undersea Medicine to Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. With this change in name to more accurately reflect the expansion of practice during the past decade to include regular use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for a variety of disorders, the ABPM plans to offer this subspecialty certification exam on an annual basis.

American Board of Preventive Medicine
111 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1110
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312.939.2276
Fax: 312.939.2218
Email: abpm@theabpm.org

www.theabpm.org

American College for
Advancement in Medicine
(ACAM)

The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine. ACAM’s goals are to improve skills, knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to complementary and alternative medicine, to support research, and to develop awareness of alternative methods of medical treatment.

24411 Ridge Route, Suite 115
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone: 949.309.3520
Fax: 949.309.3538
Email: info@acam.org

www.acam.org

The American College of
Hyperbaric Medicine
(ACHM)

Join the organization that supports the entire hyperbaric and wound care community! The American College of Hyperbaric Medicine offers one level of membership for all healthcare providers, as well as a special designation for corporations. This gives all members equal recognition and input into the advancement of hyperbaric medicine. We invite you to become part of this unique professional society.

9875 S. Franklin Drive
Suite 300
Franklin, WI 53132
Phone: 414.858.2240
Fax: 414.858.2260
Email: admin@achm.org

www.achm.org

Association for the Advancement of
Wound Care
(AAWC)

AAWC is the leading society for medical professionals and industry members. AAWC promotes excellence in education, clinical practice, public policy, and research, and is dedicated to the advancement of wound care. The AAWC gives its members the opportunity to build a collaborative community to facilitate optimal care for wound sufferers. This community encourages an equal partnership among all who care for patients.

83 General Warren Blvd.,
Suite 100
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610.560.0484 or
866.AAWC.999
Fax: 610.560.0501
Email: info@aawconline.org

www.aawconline.org

European Baromedical Association
for
Nurses, Operators and Technicians
(EBAss)

EBAss is an international, non profit association for Nurses, Operators, and Technicians involved in the provision of baromedical treatments. Our goal is to promote harmonisation of high quality standards throughout Europe.

9, Sainte Anne
B 7880 FLOBECQ
BELGIUM - EUROPE

www.ebass.org

European Underwater and
Baromedical Society
(EUBS)

EUBS exists to advance the science of undersea medicine and related scientific disciplines, including hyperbaric medicine, to assist in the promotion of research and publication in these fields, and to provide a forum for professional scientific communication among individuals
and groups involved with medical life sciences.

35 Westmede Chigwell ,
Essex 1G7 5LR ,
United Kingdom
Fax: 44.208.500.1778
Email: coppernob@freewire.co.uk

www.eubs.org

International Hyperbarics Association
(IHA)

The International Hyperbarics Association, Inc. is an educational and charitable organization focusing on the needs of the hyperbaric community. Members come from all facets of the medical field. IHA publishes data, articles, and papers regarding the latest hyperbaric news and strides. IHA also networks, grants, and facilitates access to hyperbaric patients, fellows doctors and staff, and grants funding to those in need of hyperbaric therapy.

15810 East Gale Avenue #178
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Phone: 877. 442.8721 (877.IHA.USA1)
Fax: 714.776.6253
Email: info@ihausa.org

www.ihausa.org

National Alliance of
Wound Care
(NAWC)

The National Alliance of Wound Care (an NCCA accredited program) is a professional wound care certification and membership organization with over 6,000 Wound Care Certified (WCC) practitioners and members nationwide.
The aspiration of the NAWC is to unify wound care providers and practitioners from different professional backgrounds along the health care continuum in an effort to facilitate the delivery of quality wound care. We are proud members of the National Organization for Competency Assurance, American Board of Nursing Specialties, American Health Care Association, and the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

5464 N Port Washington Road #134            Glendale, WI 53217
Phone: 1.877.WCC.NAWC
Fax: 1.800.352.8339
Email: edirector@nawccb.org

Www.nawccb.org

Oxygen Research Foundation
(ORF)

The Oxygen Research Foundation is a nationwide research and education organization dedicated to expanding the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) through investigative studies and public awareness in conditions where amerliorating Hypoxia and Anemia lead to an improved quality of life. Oxygen is a fundamental element of life and we are dedicated to increasing its scientific availability when it is compromised through mechanical, pharmaceutical, physiological, biological, or other means.

2700 PGA Blvd. Suite 103
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone: 561.776.4004
Fax: 561.776.4008
Email: info@oxygenresearchfoundation.org

www.oxygenresearchfoundation.org

Rubicon Foundation
(RF)

Rubicon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization undertaking projects that contribute to the interdependent dynamic between research, exploration, science and education; improve the available resource for students, professionals and the general public; and preserve the valuable natural resources that are vital to future endeavors. Our Rubicon Research Repository (RRR) project is the single largest collection of diving and hyperbaric medical literature available online.

5708 Catskill Ct.
Durham, NC 27713.
Phone: 919.880.6963
Email: archive@rubicon-foundation.org

www.rubicon-foundation.org

Wound Healing Society
(WHS)

The WHS is composed of clinical and basic scientists, and provides a forum for scientists, physicians, practitioners, industrial representatives, and government agencies. The Society is open to individuals interested in wound healing.

The Society is a leading scientific organization in wound healing. Its membership consists of physicians, residents, practitioners, students and researchers. The Society publishes the journal Wound Repair and Regeneration.

341 N. Maitland Ave., Suite 130
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: 407.647.8839
Fax: 407.629.2502
Email: member@woundheal.org

www.woundheal.org

American Board of
Emergency Medicine
(ABEM)

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is one of the 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. ABEM certifies emergency examination standards on a voluntary basis; ABEM is not a membership association, but does offer subspecialty certification in Undersea and hyperbaric Medicine to diplomats of their Board.

American Board of Emergency Medicine
3000 Coolidge Road
East Lansing, Mi 48823-6319
Phone: 517.332.4800
Fax: 517.332.2234
Email: abem@abem.org

www.abem.org

The American College of
Certified Wound Specialists
(CCWS)

The College of Certified Wound Specialists was incorporated in January 2005. The American Academy of Wound Management had grown to the point that the formation of CCWS was a natural progression in the development of its goal to promote advanced wound care and set the standard of care in wound management in the wound community.

1155 15th Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.457.8409
Fax: 202.530.0659
Email: dabts@theccws.org

www.theccws.org

American Professional Wound Care Association
(APWCA)

APWCA represents all wound care medical disciplines. The organization sponsors multidisciplinary conferences and seminars. APWCA provides cutting-edge education.
The association is legislatively active on wound care issues. Membership benefits include insurance company representation, discounted registration for conferences and seminars, a Medline-indexed journal, “Advances in Skin and Wound Care,” newsletters, regular email updates regarding wound care products and research updates, legislative representation and more.

853 Second Street Pike #A-1
Richboro, PA 18954
Phone: 215.364.4100
Fax: 215.364.1146
Email: wounds@apwca.org

www.apwca.org

Baromedical Nurses
Association
(BNA)

The BNA provides registered nurses practicing hyperbaric medicine a formal organization for networking and professional support. The BNA has members in Europe, Asia, South and Central America, and the South Pacific. The BNA offers educational opportunities, support of nursing research, a presence on committees and boards of national organizations, a public voice in nursing issues, and opportunities for networking and information exchange.

P.O. Box 531190
San Diego, CA. 92153
Phone: 303.918.9686
Fax: 619.651.7543

www.hyperbaricnurses.org

Canadian Association of Wound Care
(CAWC)

The Canadian Association of Wound Care is a nonprofit organization of health care professionals, industry participants, patients and caregivers dedicated to the advancement of wound care in Canada. The CAWC was formed in 1995 and its official meeting is the CAWC conference held in Canada each year.

2171 Avenue Road
Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario - Canada
M5M 4B4
Phone: 416.485.2292
Fax: 416.485.2291
Email: info@cawc.net

www.cawc.net

European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine
(ECHM)

The goals of ECHM are to study and define common indications for hyperbaric therapy, research and therapy protocols, common standards for therapeutic and technical procedures, equipment, personnel, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness criteria, to act as a   representative body with European health authorities, and to promote cooperation among scientific organizations involved in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine.

Prof. Daniel Mathieu-President           
Hôpital Calmette           
CHRU de Lille           
F-59037 Lille Cedex, FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0) 3 20445491
Fax: +33 (0) 3 20445094           

Dr. Jacet Kot - Secretary General
National Center for Hyperbaric Medicine
Powstania Styczniowego 9B
Tel: +48 (0) 58 6998632
81-519 Gdynia, POLAND
Fax: +48 (0) 58 6222789

www.echm.org

International Congress on
Hyperbaric Medicine
(ICHM)

The purpose of the ICHM Foundation
is to promote and support the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine. Membership includes physicians, scholars, laymen, and philanthropists. ICHM Foundation membership insures an invitation to the next triennial meeting of ICHM and a subscription to the ICHM newsletter, Oxygen. ICHM invites you to join in supporting its work in furthering Hyperbaric Medicine.

A/Prof Mike Bennett
Dept. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
Prince of Wales Hospital
Barker St, Randwick NSW Australia 2031
Phone: +61 2 9382 3880
Fax: +61 2 9382 3882
Email: m.bennett@unsw.edu.au

www.ichm.net

International Hyperbaric
Medical Association
(IHMA)

The IHMA is a society for hyperbaric medical professionals and interested persons. Our mission is to implement high ethical and scientific standards; promote sound research and treatment; educate the medical community, the public, and decisions makers; and work to make hyperbaric medicine universally available. The IHMA represents professionals and consumers in insurance company and government hyperbaric health-care policy affairs.

46 Draper Circle - B
Stafford, VA 22554-4754
Phone: 540.720.3844
Fax: 540.720.4837
Email: AnitaWDuncan@msn.com

www.hyperbaricmedical
association.org

South Pacific Underwater
Medicine Society
(SPUMS)

The SPUMS exists to promote and facilitate the study of and provide information on all aspects of underwater and hyperbaric medicine. The society’s journal, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (DHM), is now in its 39th year of publication in 2008, SPUMS and the European Underwater and Baromedical Society amalgamated their resources and now publish DHM jointly, DHM is indexed on Science Citation Index Extended (SCIE) and EMBASE. The Society convenes a scientific conference annually (generally in May/June) at a venue in the Indo-Pacific Region.

SPUMS
c/o Australian and New Zealand
College of Anaesthetists
630 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia
Email: spumsadm@bigpond.net.au

www.spums.org.au

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
(UHMS)

UHMS promotes the advancement of undersea and hyperbaric medicine science through educational events, research dissemination, and facility accreditation. UHMS advocates for fair reimbursement policies. Most members are diving or hyperbaric scientists and physicians. Associate members are nurses, technicians, respiratory therapists and others. UHMS is a source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine worldwide, protecting the health of divers, improving the science, and promoting sound protocols and standards.

21 West Colony Place, Suite 280
Durham, NC 27705
USA
Phone: 1-877-533-8467 (UHMS)
919.490.5140
Fax: 919.490.5149
Email: uhms@uhms.org

www.uhms.org

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence
Nurses Society
(WOCN)

The WOCN Society is a professional nursing society that supports its members by promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies, and incontinence.

WOCN National Office
15000 Commerce Parkway
Suite C
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: 1.888.224.9626 (WOCN)
Fax: 856.439.0525
Email: wocn_info@wocn.org

www.wocn.org