WOCNCB President-Elect Appears on National Panel

Nov. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Milwaukee, WI   November 9, 2011   Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB®) President-Elect Donna L. Thompson, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, CCCN, addresses attendees of the 3rd Annual Conference on Federal Interdisciplinary Skin Integrity in San Antonio on November 9, 2011. The conference is in conjunction with the 117th Society of Federal Health Agencies (AMSUS) annual meeting. Ms. Thompson participates in a luncheon panel presentation regarding credentialing options in wound, ostomy, continence and foot care for federally employed healthcare professionals.

“The WOCNCB is honored to have been invited to address this group,” says Ms. Thompson. “As a specialty nurse and a board member of the WOCNCB, I welcome the opportunity to express my passion for certification and to inform others about the personal, professional and organizational values that WOCNCB certification in wound, ostomy, continence or foot care brings.”

For more information about AMSUS and the Federal Interdisciplinary Skin Integrity conference, go to
http://www.amsus.org/index.php/federal-interdisciplinary-...

About the WOCNCB

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board is a professional organization dedicated to providing consumer safety and protection by offering credentialing in the areas of wound, ostomy, continence and foot care nursing to registered nurses who meet WOCNCB’s stringent qualifications and pass its certification examination. WOCNCB certified nurses provide quality care to patients in a variety of settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home healthcare.  Today, over 6,500 WOCNCB certified nurses are practicing in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. The WOCNCB’s wound, ostomy and continence certification programs are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABNSC).  For more information, contact the WOCNCB at (888) 496-2622, email marketingmanager@wocncb.org, or visit http://www.wocncb.org

About AMSUS

AMSUS was organized in 1891 and chartered by Congress in 1903 to advance the knowledge of healthcare within the federal agencies and to increase the effectiveness of its members. It is dedicated to all aspects of federal medicine - professional, scientific, educational and administrative. Nearly 8,000 members represent all healthcare disciplines and serve in the Active and Reserve Components of all of the uniformed services as well as the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board is a professional organization dedicated to consumer safety and protection by offering credentialing for Registered Nurses in the areas of wound, ostomy, continence and foot care nursing.