Industry Supporter Information

With APWCA2010, we will continue to offer many exciting options and opportunities to recognize the financial support your company provides to APWCA.  The result is increased awareness of the services and/or products that you provide to the wound care community.  Please note the enclosed material explaining various new opportunities available and contact us with any questions or suggestions.
 
When providing support, there are many considerations as to where each company or organization chooses to donate their funding. Here are some of those considerations that should hopefully allow the company you represent to allow APWCA to be a primary Association to receive your support. During the past nine years, since our formation in May, 2001, the Association has grown to approximately 2,800 members, 75% - 80% of which are prescribing physicians. APWCA is one of the most rapidly expanding organizations in wound care in the United States and with increased membership, we have also developed many new activities to support the members who provide wound care to patients on a daily basis. Industry support is vital toward carrying out the mission of the Association.  There are important differences that are part of supporting APWCA and its National  Clinical Conference.  First is that our membership demographic is about 80% physician. A larger percentage of conference attendees are physicians and then other wound care meetings. Additionally, APWCA is a completely independent organization and not affiliated with a corporate entity. This an important distinction as many if not ALL other larger national wound care conferences that are multidisciplinary are affiliated with a major corporate or owned by a corporate often for profit organization. APWCA is involved with many activities that benefit and move the field of wound care further. One of these is the development the first Certificate of Added Qualification Examination specifically for physicians regardless of Association affiliation that is administered by the not for profit Council for Medical Education and testing (CMET).  Robert Bartlett, MD, FAPWCA is the CMET president which the only physician specific organization in wound care. The purpose of forming this organization is to develop and now administer the physician specific wound care certification exam which is anticipated to be a precursor toward the establishment of Specialty Recognition in Wound Care, Residency Programs and then a true Board Certification process. In addition the APWCA supports industry through insurance interaction and other methods so that providers may have access to services and supplies needed to treat patients. The increased scope of Association activities and programs require greater financial resources.
 
We hope you will once again make a financial commitment to assist the APWCA in meeting its goals and objectives.  Please also consider increasing your level of financial support so that this Association can continue to flourish as we partner together to improve care, provide educational resources and champion patient advocacy.  
 
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss your commitment to APWCA2010.  Thank you very much for your consideration.

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