Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Announces 2015 Board of Directors Election Results

MALVERN, Pa., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) announced the 2015 AAWC Board of Directors election results at the AAWC Membership Meeting held at SAWC Spring on May 1.

Newly-elected board members include returning Physician Board Member Greg Bohn, MD, FACS, ABPM/UHM; Physical Therapist Board Member Scott LaRaus, PT, DPT, CWS; and Podiatric Physician Board Member Eric Lullove, DPM, CWS, FACCWS.

Several AAWC Board Members were re-elected to a 2nd Term: Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN – Secretary; Ruth Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN – Nurse Board Member; Linda Cowan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWS – Research Board Member; Caroline Fife, MD, CWS, FUHM – Physician Board Member; Jennifer Hurlow, MSN, GNP-BC, WOCN – Nurse Board Member; and Linda Pruitt, RN, MS, WOCN/ET – Industry Representative.

Continuing their terms through 2016 are Jan Apelqvist, MD, PhD – International; C. Tod Brindle, MSN, RN, CWOCN – Nurse; Renee Cordrey, PT, PhD(c), MSPT, MPH, CWS – Member-at-Large; Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS – President;Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT, CLWT – Treasurer; Joy Schank, RN, MSN, ANP, CWOCN – Consumer Representative; Robert J. Snyder, DPM, MSc, CWS – Past President; Hollie Smith-Mangrum, PT, DPT, CWS – Physical Therapy.

AAWC acknowledges retired Board Members Randall Cook, MD, FACS, CWSP, ABPM/UHM – Physician Board Member; Brandon Hawkins, DPM, CWS – Podiatric Physician Board Member; and Tim Paine, PT, CWS, FCCWS – Physical Therapy Board Member.

"We continue to be pleased with the high caliber of candidates who run for and are elected to the Board," states Tina Thomas, Executive Director. "The organization will continue to need committed and diversified leadership to further its mission to advance the care of people with and at risk for wounds."

AAWC is a membership organization open to everyone involved in the care of wounds, including patients. 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.

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.

SOURCE Association for the Advancement of Wound Care

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