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News

The WOCNCB will be attending various conferences throughout the year, please visit if you are there.

• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Annual Meeting & Expo April 26 – 28, 2008 Washington State Convention Center – Seattle, Washington
  
  
• World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET) Biennial Congress June 15 – 19, 2008 Ljubljana, Slovenia
  
  
• Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses Society (WOCN Society) 40th Annual Conference June 21 – 25, 2008 Marriott World Center Hotel – Orlando, Florida
  
  
• Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care October 27 – 29, 2008 Rio Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada

The WOCNCB has advertised the importance of Board Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses in several journals – look for us in the future in:

• JONA (Journal of Nurse Administrators)
• The Director (published by the National Association of Directors of Nursing /Long Term Care)

Certification News newsletter

• December 2008
• Summer 2008
• Spring 2008
• Fall 2007
• Spring 2007
• Fall 2006
• Spring 2006
• Fall 2005
• Spring 2005
• Fall 2004
• Spring 2004
• Fall 2003
• Spring 2003
• Fall 2002

Press Releases

• WOCNCB Exploring New Level of Certification (5-08) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Accredited by ABNS (3/2006) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Elects New Board Member Carol Calianno (2-3-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Elects New Board Member Diana Gallagher (2-3-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Elects New Board Member Donna Loehner (2-3-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Appoints New Public Member (2-3-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Foot Care SAE (1-23-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Receives Re-Accreditation (1-23-06) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Elects New President (11-30-05) (PDF)
• Legal Defensibility of Certification Credentials (10-20-05) (PDF)
• WOCNCB Launched New Advanced Practice Credential (7-13-05) (PDF)
• WOCNCB® to offer credentialing to Canadian WOC (ET) nurses (4-21-05) (PDF)
• WOCNCB® launched new credential in January 2005: Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN®) (2-4-05) (MS Word document)

What's New

Certification Grant
Employer Recognition Award
Benevolence Fund
PGP Handbook
Eligibility Change