Wound Treatment Associate Program 2018

Selman-Holman and Associates is proud to present the Wound Treatment Associate (WTA®) Program led by Ritken and Associates. The WTA Program is a wound care educational program provided by WOCN® Society and geared toward non-specialty licensed wound care providers and medics/corpsmen.*
The purpose of the WTA Program is to prepare a non-WOC certified nurse to provide optimal care for patients with acute and chronic wounds under the direction of a WOC specialty nurse, WOC APRN, or physician.*
The WOCN ® Society has been recognized with distinction by the ANCC as a provider of continuing education and is recognized by CMS as a resource for best practices related to wound management.* Successful completion of this course provides 24 contact hours for continuing education and meets didactic requirements for WOCNCB certification as a WTA (WTA-C).
WOCN® Approved WTA Coordinators
Sue Kennedy, RN, BS, CWOCN, FACCWS, COS-C, and Debbie Ritter, RN, BSN, CWOCN, FACCWS are co-founders and Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses with experience in the home care/hospice, acute care, rehab, and LTAC settings. They are also members of the WOCN Society™
Certification
Successful completion of the WTA Course enables nurses to sit for board certification through the WOCNCB® if eligibility requirements are met. There is a fee for the certification exam. WOCNCB® certification qualifies the individual to use the credentials "WTA-C." (Wound Treatment Associate-Certified)

**8.5 Online Hours Must Be Completed Prior To Class**

Online Courses To Be Completed Prior To Onsite Class Start Date   
• Introduction to Modules
• Lesson 1: A & P of Skin and Soft Tissue Implications for Routine
Care
• Lesson 2: Skin and Tissue Loss Caused by External Factors
• Lesson 3: Establishing Protocols for Prevention
• Lesson 4: Legal and Regulatory Issues
• Lesson 5: Physiology of Wound Healing
• Lesson 6: Systemic Factors Affecting Healing
• Lesson 7: Wound Assessment and Documentation
• Lesson 8: To Be Completed Prior To Onsite Class Start Date
• Conference calls with Course Coordinators may be scheduled
throughout as requested by Clinicians

**Participants are required to bring a laptop or tablet to onsite class**

Onsite Modules
Day 1
• Lesson 10 Module: Topical Therapy Practice in Dressing Selection - Part 1
• Lesson 10 Module: Topical Therapy Practice in Dressing Selection - Part 2
• Lesson 11 Module: Assessment and Management of Refractory Wounds
• Wound Product Demonstration and Supply Management Discussion
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Demonstration
• Return Demonstration and Competency Check of NPWT
• Lesson 14 Module: Prevention and Management of Neuropathic Ulcers
• Demonstration of Sensory Function Evaluation using Semmes Weinstein
monofilament
• Return Demonstration and Competency Check utilizing the
Semmes Weinstein monofilament
• Demonstration of Ankle/Brachial Index Assessment - module view and
onsite demonstration
• Lesson Review Questions Revisited and Wrap-up
Day 2
• Lesson 12 Module: Management of Arterial/Ischemic Ulcers
• Competency Check for Ankle Brachial Index Assessment
• Lesson 13 Module: Management of Venous Ulcers
• Demonstration of 4-layer compression wrap application.
• Competency Check for 4-layer compression wrap application
• Demonstration of 2-layer compression wrap application.
• Competency Check for 2-layer compression wrap application
• Lesson Review Questions
• Post-Test Blueprint
• Practice Exam: Read Exam Prep Tips in Workbook
Day 3
• EXAM 1: Overall Course Content
• EXAM 2: Case Scenario
• Evaluation
• Wrap Up: Discuss role development, certification, and pursuit of
continued wound education
• Discussion of remediation needs if applicable

Upon receipt of course fee, attendee will be granted access to all online course modules and issued a WTA Handbook/Workbook. Your fee also includes:


» Scheduled on-site class days
» Continuous access to course coordinators via phone, text,
and email
» All needed course supplies and equipment
» Final exams
» 24 Nursing Contact Hours upon successful completion
» Remediation and re-testing if required
» Follow-up: course coordinator resources as needed

Selman-Holman Seminars Refund Policy (only applies to seminars put on by Selman-Holman & Associates)

Fourteen (14) days or more before scheduled seminar date = 100% refund

Thirteen (13) to seven (7) days before scheduled seminar date= 75% refund or credit

Six (6) days or less before scheduled seminar date= No refund or credit