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LEAVENWORTH VA HOME TO ONE-OF-A-KIND
WOUND CARE
PROGRAM -- The Wound Management Academy offers a
three-week training program, and graduates can
take a test for national certification.
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Leavenworth program first for
VA system
By John Richmeier
Leavenworth Times
Leavenworth is home to one of the few programs in the country that
specializes in training nurses in the area of wound care.
“We’re the only one in the nation in the (Department of Veterans Affairs
system),” said Sharon Saim, director of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care
System Wound Management Academy.
 The
program, which was launched this year, is operated on the grounds of the
Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth but is open to nurses who work
outside of the Veterans Affairs system.
The academy was developed out of a need for nurses trained to handle
wounds that require a lot of care, according to Jim Gleisberg, public
affairs officer for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System.
He said officials with the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, which
includes hospitals in Leavenworth and Topeka, were having trouble getting
nurses into existing programs.
The Wound Management Academy offers a three-week training program, and
graduates can take a test for national certification, Saim said.
The academy offered its first two classes this year. Three more are
planned for 2009.
Saim said the program has been
fully accredited for five years by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses
Society.
In addition to being the first in the VA system, the academy is one of
only three stand-alone programs of its kind in the country, Saim said.
Each class for the Wound Management Academy is limited to around 10
students. Saim said four slots are dedicated to nurses from the VA Eastern
Kansas Health Care System — two for the Leavenworth hospital and two for
the Topeka hospital.
 VA
nurses are charged less for the tuition than others who attend the
academy.
Saim said each class includes 70 hours of classroom work and 40 hours of
clinical experience.
“It’s an intense three-week class,” she said.
The academy had its first class in April. The program had an accreditation
site visit later that month. Saim said she learned in July the academy was
being accredited.
The academy had its second class in September.
The next class is planned for April 2009.
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posted by Larry Scott
Founder and Editor
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