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The Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) offers a week long comprehensive skin and wound care training program at locations throughout the U.S. The course is designed to provide participants the most current standards of practice and the science behind the art of wound healing. Upon successful completion of the Skin and Wound Management Course, eligible Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses, Physical Therapists, PTAs, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians and Physician Assistants can sit for National Certification in Wound Care (on-site exam offered by the National Alliance of Wound Care®). Wound Care Certified (WCC®) are the largest group of wound care certified in the USA!
For 20 years, Health Education Network has offered excellent resources and educational materials to meet the special needs of long-term caregivers. Our manuals, handbooks, videos, and other products are relevant, practical, and cost-effective. All education and training materials are prepared by a dedicated staff of professionals who have first hand experience leading and motivating caregivers and delivering care to people of advanced age and infirmary. If you’re interested in learning more about how these products might serve your needs you can visit our website at www.HealthEd.net
T.H.E. Medical is North America's leading manufacturer of institutional quality patient care and patient handling products. Our core focus is to provide healthcare facilities with the equipment they need to protect their caregivers from injury while enhancing the safety, comfort and dignity of their patients. Our clinical nursing specialists insure success by thoroughly training and supporting caregiver staff. Our broad family of integrated products provides facilities with the ability to standardize to one vendor; thereby creating the safest healthcare environment possible. Established in 1989, we have become the preferred or exclusive supplier to hospitals, nursing homes and special care facilities across North America.
Are HAIs Hurting Your Bottom Line? Turn to APIC for Solutions.
APIC’s Long-Term Care Solutions Program for Infection Prevention and Control will help you stay compliant and protect your bottom line from the impact of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Rely on our 35 years of experience as the leading source in infection prevention, including specialized tools for long-term care professionals. Through this program, you will gain access to more than 3,000 other long-term care professionals. APIC, the largest infection prevention association in the nation has more than 12,000 members in all types of healthcare settings worldwide who bring science to the bedside. Check out our three tiers of service levels—designed to fit your budget and needs. Contact Artesha Moore today at amoore@apic.org for more information.
Also, subscribe to the only newsletter that focuses on the unique infection prevention challenges in long-term care: Infection Connection. Stay up-to-date on LTC infection prevention legislation, best-practices, research and more. Subscribe today! See APIC at www.apic.org
For over 35 years, our dedicated compliance research staff has provided critical information to industry professionals in an easy-to-use, read and understand format.We recognize the difficulties in locating compliance data and strive to provide you with the quickest access to regulatory requirements, guidelines and support documents to resolve compliance issues.
The Compliance Store’s purpose is to meet your needs quickly, concisely and effectively. For more information visit www.cpl-store.com
The Comfort Zone Blanket Warming System is a durable, portable, compact, and affordable system designed to provide warmth and comfort to those who are ill, recovering, or injured. It plugs into any 110 volt outlet or inverter and uses less than 3 amps. This innovative system assists patient with maintaining their energy and body temperature when they need it most without having to worry about blanket wires like most systems. For more information go to www.blanketwarmingsystem.com
First Quality Products, Inc®., brand name Prevail®, manufactures a full-line of high quality Disposable Adult Incontinence Products & Adult Incontinence Washcloths. For more information visit www.firstquality.com
Since its inception in 1992, HEALTHPOINT has established its presence in the research, development and marketing of branded biologics, pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of diseased and traumatized skin and related soft tissue. HEALTHPOINT products include: Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment, OASIS® Wound Matrix, and Hydrofera Blue™ Bacteriostatic Wound Dressings. HEALTHPOINT is also committed to advancing the care and treatment of wounds through continuing education from The Wound InstituteSM. To learn more about this comprehensive educational resource, please visit www.TheWoundInstitute.com. HEALTHPOINT is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit HEALTHPOINT’s website at www.healthpoint.com, call us at (800) 441-8227.
Discover The Personal Safety Corporation Difference..Quality, Savings & Service! It is all about balancing quality and price with consistent 24-48 hours turnaround of orders. At Personal Safety Corporation we know that our business partners require the highest quality and most dependable fall and wandering prevention medical devices. We also know that our business partners face enormous financial pressures requiring cost savings on everything they purchase. Lastly, due to the critical nature of our product line, we know that nursing homes and hospitals need our products as soon as possible. If you need overnight service just ask.
For more information on our products and service go to www.padalarm.com
Since 1992, The College Network, Inc. has provided busy adults with innovative educational solutions from leading universities for associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and master’s degrees. Using a blended-learning format that includes college equivalency testing plus online coursework through accredited university partners, programs can be completed without attending any classes on campus. Visit www.college-net.com/LTCNursing
Diana Waugh brings both formal education and years of practical nursing experience to heraudience. She has served on faculties in all types of nursing programs; managed a regionalrehabilitation program; worked as a long term care consultant for over 15 years; and even learned how to write and produce television commercials. In each endeavor, teamworkhas been the key to her success. Her belief in teamwork influences her approach to everytopic she addresses. For more information visit www.WaughConsulting.info
Medastat USA is a national health care company with a focus on wound care preventation and treatment by providing quality equipment and services with timely compassionate care. Medastat specializes in support surfaces for wound care, negative pressure wound care therapy and bariatric equipment. For more information visit http://www.medastat.com/
Millennium Pharmacy Systems offers an interactive medication delivery system with integrated EMAR and ETARs, physician orders, nursing documentation and barcoded med dispensing. The system eliminates all manual processes related to pharmacy management, documentation and order tracking, and replaces them with online, real time information available from any computer with internet access. Millennium Pharmacy Systems has four pharmacy locations currently serving over 90 organizations in the Mid-Atlantic area. For more information visit www.mpsrx.com
Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of first-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly provides answers - through medicines and information - for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs. For more information visit www.lilly.com
Boehringer Ingelheim, Inc., the US subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim, headquartered in Germany, operates globally in 45 countries with nearly 36,000 employees. The company is committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicines. For more information go to www.boeringer-ingelheim.com
sanofi-aventis possesses one of the richest and most innovative portfolios in the industry. As a result of its world-class research capabilities, we devote our efforts to major therapeutic areas in which there is a crucial need for innovative medicines to help millions of patients. For more information, visit www.sanofi-aventis.us
Sucampo is an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary drugs based on prostones, a class of compounds derived from functional fatty acids that occur naturally in the human body. Sucampo is focused on developing prostones for the treatment of gastrointestinal, respiratory, vascular and central nervous system diseases and disorders. For more information visit www.sucampo.com
Clinical Resources LLC Nurse owned and operated, Clinical Resources places experienced professionals in permanent, temporary and interim positions in hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, nationwide. For more information visit www.clinicalresources.com
