Certification in wound care
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ll physicians who are seeing patients with chronic non-healing wounds and plan to continue to do so for several years should strongly consider becoming certified. This is becoming an increasingly required credential and there are numerous wound healing certifications available, all of which are competing for membership. There are many reasons why the Council for Medical Education and Testing (CMET) is considered by many, if not most, physicians to be the first choice for physician certification in wound healing. CMET is the first and only physician-specific organisation providing wound healing certification for all prescribing physicians in the USA and abroad. The CMET examination was 4 years in the making and written by physicians in daily practice charged with writing text-referenced questions that reflected best practice. The exam was beta tested several times to ensure question validity. Questions not only met rigorous psychometric testing but also reflected best practice standards and not personal bias. It is by far the most widely accepted physician wound healing certification in the USA today with approximately 700 members certified. In addition, the CMET examination process is approaching its eighth year, and has withstood the test of time and is now well-established in the medical community. Other organisations are multidisciplinary; certifying physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other non-physician providers. Many offer the same test at the same time for all examinees. Physicians, however, deliver a different type of care than the other providers. They are responsible for diagnosis and management, and the instructions that the other providers need to follow. A physician-specific certification process takes into account the real differences between the role of the physician and the other members of the wound healing team. The following organisations are multidisciplinary: The American Alliance of Wound Care, American Board of Wound Management and the American Board of Wound Healing. The Wound Healing Society in 2013 did an extensive review of the certifications available in wound care and raised an issue regarding the use of the word ‘Board’ in naming these organisations. When speaking of certification processes, the term ‘Board’ is often used for those organisations that are recognised by The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). None of the organisations providing certification in wound healing are recognised by ABMS. All of the wound care certification organisations, therefore, are on an equal footing. One of the goals of the CMET is to move wound care toward becoming a recognised, boarded subspecialty in medicine.
Acting Editor Julie Smith [email protected]
Commercial Manager Andrew Wright [email protected]
Circulation Director James McGuire, DPM, PT, C.Ped, FAPWHc Director, Wound Healing Center, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Sally Boettcher [email protected] Production Manager Jon Redmayne Production Assistant Larry Oakes
Publishing Director Anthony Kerr [email protected]
Associate Publisher Julie Smith
Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen Santosh Mohanty, MD, FAPWHc Wound Healing Center, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center
For additional information on the CMET certification process go to: www.councilmet. org or send an email to [email protected]. For other information on certification or other related questions you may also contact the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing: www.APWH.org e: [email protected] J O U R N A L O F WO U N D C A R E A P W H S U P P L E M E N T V O L 2 3 , N O 7 J U LY 2 0 1 4
Supplement Editorial
MA Healthcare Ltd is part of the Mark Allen Group
www.markallengroup.com Journal of Wound Care is published by MA Healthcare Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB Tel: +44 (0)20 7738 5454 Email: [email protected] Websites: www.journalofwoundcare.com © MA Healthcare Ltd, 2014. All rights reserved. No part of the Journal of Wound Care may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishing Director. ISSN 0969-0700 Printed by Pensord Press Ltd, Blackwood, NP12 2YA
The paper used within this publication has been sourced from Chain-of-Custody certified manufacturers, operating within international environmental standards, to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint.
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© 2014 MA Healthcare
ltd
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ll physicians who are seeing patients with chronic non-healing wounds and plan to continue to do so for several years should strongly consider becoming certified. This is becoming an increasingly required credential and there are numerous wound healing certifications available, all of which are competing for membership. There are many reasons why the Council for Medical Education and Testing (CMET) is considered by many, if not most, physicians to be the first choice for physician certification in wound healing. CMET is the first and only physician-specific organisation providing wound healing certification for all prescribing physicians in the USA and abroad. The CMET examination was 4 years in the making and written by physicians in daily practice charged with writing text-referenced questions that reflected best practice. The exam was beta tested several times to ensure question validity. Questions not only met rigorous psychometric testing but also reflected best practice standards and not personal bias. It is by far the most widely accepted physician wound healing certification in the USA today with approximately 700 members certified. In addition, the CMET examination process is approaching its eighth year, and has withstood the test of time and is now well-established in the medical community. Other organisations are multidisciplinary; certifying physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other non-physician providers. Many offer the same test at the same time for all examinees. Physicians, however, deliver a different type of care than the other providers. They are responsible for diagnosis and management, and the instructions that the other providers need to follow. A physician-specific certification process takes into account the real differences between the role of the physician and the other members of the wound healing team. The following organisations are multidisciplinary: The American Alliance of Wound Care, American Board of Wound Management and the American Board of Wound Healing. The Wound Healing Society in 2013 did an extensive review of the certifications available in wound care and raised an issue regarding the use of the word ‘Board’ in naming these organisations. When speaking of certification processes, the term ‘Board’ is often used for those organisations that are recognised by The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). None of the organisations providing certification in wound healing are recognised by ABMS. All of the wound care certification organisations, therefore, are on an equal footing. One of the goals of the CMET is to move wound care toward becoming a recognised, boarded subspecialty in medicine.
Acting Editor Julie Smith [email protected]
Commercial Manager Andrew Wright [email protected]
Circulation Director James McGuire, DPM, PT, C.Ped, FAPWHc Director, Wound Healing Center, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Sally Boettcher [email protected] Production Manager Jon Redmayne Production Assistant Larry Oakes
Publishing Director Anthony Kerr [email protected]
Associate Publisher Julie Smith
Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen Santosh Mohanty, MD, FAPWHc Wound Healing Center, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center
For additional information on the CMET certification process go to: www.councilmet. org or send an email to [email protected]. For other information on certification or other related questions you may also contact the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing: www.APWH.org e: [email protected] J O U R N A L O F WO U N D C A R E A P W H S U P P L E M E N T V O L 2 3 , N O 7 J U LY 2 0 1 4
Supplement Editorial
MA Healthcare Ltd is part of the Mark Allen Group
www.markallengroup.com Journal of Wound Care is published by MA Healthcare Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB Tel: +44 (0)20 7738 5454 Email: [email protected] Websites: www.journalofwoundcare.com © MA Healthcare Ltd, 2014. All rights reserved. No part of the Journal of Wound Care may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishing Director. ISSN 0969-0700 Printed by Pensord Press Ltd, Blackwood, NP12 2YA
The paper used within this publication has been sourced from Chain-of-Custody certified manufacturers, operating within international environmental standards, to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint.
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ournal of Wound Care. Downloaded from magonlinelibrary.com by 130.194.020.173 on November 27, 2015. For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights reserved
