Wound care sites on the Internet

Here are some of the more notable Internet sites of interest to wound care specialists:

Wound Care Information Network http://www.medicaledu.com/wndcover.htm

The Wound Care Institute

http://netrunner.net/wcihome/

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care

http://www.medexpo.com/hmp/AAWC.html

Podiatry Today Online

http://www.footdoc.com/footman/

The Wound Management Home Page by BioMechanics Magazine

http://www.ifi mpls.com/WoundManagement/

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society http://www.social.com/health/nhic/data/ hr1700/hr1725.html

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health http://www.niddk.nih.gov/NIDDK_HomePage.html

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel http://www.npuap.org/

American Academy of Wound Managment http://members.aol.com/woundnet

American Physical Therapy Association http://apta.edoc.com/

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) http://www.ahcpr.gov/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/

Maggot therapy http://www.com.uci.edu/~path/sherman/home_pg.htm

(Editor’s note: A wide variety of information also is available at the Internet site for American Health Consultants, publisher of Subacute Care Management. Automatic links can connect you with a variety of health care associations and information sources. Continuing education and continuing medical education credit information also is available at the site. The World Wide Web address is: http://www.ahcpub.com.)