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
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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
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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
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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
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Baromedical Research Foundation
(BRF)
Mission Statement: Dedicated to the scientific advancement of hyperbaric medicine through
the planning and implementation of controlled clinical trials
5 Richland Medical Park
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 434-7101
Fax: (803) 434-4354
Email: samir.desai@palmettohealth.org
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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 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: info@theccws.org
www.theccws.org
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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.
Hôpital Calmette
CHRU de Lille
F-59037 Lille Cedex, France
Tel: +33(0)-3-20.44.54.91
Fax: +33(0)-3-20.44.50.94
Email: office@echm.org
www.echm.org
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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.
239 Brannan Street - 9C
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 308-9877
Email: fscramer2000@yahoo.com
www.ichm.net
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International Hyperbarics Association
(IHA)
IHA is an educational and charitable organization focusing on the needs of the hyperbaric community. IHA distributes and publishes data, articles, and papers regarding the latest hyperbaric news. The Association networks, grants, and facilitates access to hyperbaric patients, fellow doctors, and staff. IHA grants funding to those in need of hyperbaric therapy.
15810 East Gale Avenue #178
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Phone: (877) IHA-USA1(442-8721)
Fax: (714) 776-6253
Email: info@ihausa.org
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National Lymphedema Network
(NLN)
The mission of the NLN is to create awareness of lymphedema through education and to promote and support the availability of quality medical treatment for all individuals at risk for or affected by lymphedema. To achieve these goals, the NLN disseminates information about lymphedema to healthcare professionals so they can appropriately counsel their patients on its avoidance, and prescribe safe, effective treatment for those affected by this condition.
Latham Square
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 1111
Oakland, CA 94612-2138
Phone: (800) 541-3259
(510) 208-3200
Fax: (510) 208-3110
Email: nln@lymphnet.org
www.lymphnet.org
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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, now called Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, is in its 37th year of publication and is indexed on EMBASE. The Society convenes a scientific conference annually at a venue in the Indo-Pacific Region.
SPUMS
c/o Australian and New Zealand
College of Anaethetists
630 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia
Email: spumsadm@bigpond.net.au
www.spums.org.au
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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: (888) 224-WOCN (9626)
Fax: (856) 439-0525
Email: wocn_info@wocn.org
www.wocn.org
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Wound Care Society
(WCS)
The Wound Care Society is a charitable organization concerned with all aspects of wound care. It aims to improve the care and treatment of persons with wounds through the provision of education to nurses interested or working in the field of wound management.
“The Society aims to assist nurses to provide wound management based on sound research, whilst emphasizing the importance of providing total care for the patient”
P.O. Box 170
Hartford Huntington
Cambridgeshire, UK, PE29 1PL
Phone: 01480 434401
Fax: 01480 434401
Email: wound.care.society@talk21.com
www.woundcaresociety.com
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American Association for
Hyperbaric Awareness
(AAHA)
American Association for Hyperbaric Awareness was founded in order to advance the understanding of hyperbaric oxygen therapy by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of organization, and by encouraging translational research and the application of new scientific knowledge to develop improved disease treatments and cures. We provide professional development activities, information, and educational resources. We also inform legislators and other policy makers about new scientific knowledge and recent developments in hyperbaric medical research and their implications for public policy, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress.
www.aaha-us.com
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American College of
Hyperbaric Medicine
(ACHM)
Join the only organization that is exclusively dedicated to the practicing U.S. Hyperbaric Physician. ACHM provides the hyperbaric physician with tools for enhancing and improving practice.
Memebership benefits include:
• Revised HBO Protocols
• Competency Certification
• Dictation Guidelines
• Practice Building Consultation
• Billing/Coding Assistance
• Educational (CME) Offerings
2901 W. Kinnickkinnic River Pkwy
Suite 311
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone: (414) 385-1944
Email: admin@achm.org
www.achm.org
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Asia Hyperbaric & Diving Medical Association
(AHDMA)
Mission Statement: Promote Evidence Based Baromedicine Practice in Asia & to Provide an Annual Regional Forum to present and Exchange Ideas in Asia.
16 Persiaran Greentown 1, Greentown Business Centre
Ipoh, Perak 30450
Malaysia
Phone: +605 242 6237
Fax: +650 242 8533
Email: hyperbarichealth@gmail.com
www.ahdma.org
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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 18994
Denver, CO 80218-0994
Phone: (303) 918-9686
Fax: (303) 282-7031
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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.
P.O Box 85557, 842 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Canada M5N 1GO
Phone: (416) 782-2350
Fax: (416) 782-2340
Email: cawc@sympatico.ca
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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.
P.O Box 85557, 842 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Canada M5N 1GO
Phone: (416) 782-2350
Fax: (416) 782-2340
Email: cawc@sympatico.ca
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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
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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
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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
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National Board of Diving &
Hyperbaric Medical Technology
(NBDHMT)
The NBDHMT is a non-profit organization dedicated to the safe and effective application of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. It is the certifying agency for hyperbaric technologists, nurses, and diving medical technicians.
1816 Industrial Blvd.
Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: (504) 328-8871
Fax: (504) 328-8872
Email: nbdhmt@bellsouth.net
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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.
Rubicon Foundation
Email: www.rubicon-foundation.org
www.rubicon-foundation.org
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Southern African Undersea &
Hyperbaric Medical Association
(SAUHMA)
- To promote the practice of underwater and hyperbaric medicine.
- To facilitate the study of all aspects of underwater and hyperbaric medicine.
- To maintain the membership of the Association.
- To facilitate the improvement of knowledge and skills of the members.
- To advise on development, maintenance, and review of medical standards.
- To advance and stimulate research, investigation, and study.
Dr. W.A.J. Meintjes
Private Bag x 197, Halfway House
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa 1685
Phone: +27 11 312 0512
Fax: +27 11 312 0054
Email: sel-marie@sauhma.co.za
www.sauhma.co.za
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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-UHMS (8467)
(919) 490-5140
Fax: (919) 490-5149
Email: uhms@uhms.org
www.uhms.org
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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
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