Purpose
The purpose of the certification credential is to raise the professional
standards of the wound care sales industry by giving special
acknowledgment and recognition of a sales professional’s body of
knowledge in the area of skin and wound care management; to promote
consumer protection and to confer peer and public recognition to those
individuals who have demonstrated a high level of technical competence,
ethical
responsibilities, and knowledge of the skills and standards of
practice in the wound care industry.
Credentials
To achieve the CWCMS™ credential, candidates must satisfy all
educational requirements and must demonstrate valid level of
understanding and knowledge of skin and wound care management by
achieving a passing score on the Certified Wound Care Market Specialist
certification examination. A credential is awarded for a five (5) year
period. Upon expiration of the credentialing term, certificants are
required to re-certify with WCEI to maintain their credential.
Role of CWCMS™
The CWCMS™ provides products and/or services that assist the consumer in
the management and treatment of the skin, acute and/or chronic wounds. The CWCMS™ plays an important supportive role to the health care
provider through education and resources for optimum patient outcomes in
skin and wound care management.
Skin and Wound Management is a specialized area that focuses on overall
skin care and promotion of an optimal wound environment, including
prevention, therapeutic interventions and rehabilitative interventions.
Skin and Wound Management requires the skills of the interdisciplinary
team that includes the physician, nurses, WCC®, CWCMS™, dietitian,
physical therapist, occupational therapist, social workers, and other
health care disciplines or providers depending upon each individual
patient assessment.
Earning the CWCMS™ certification offers many advantages and benefits:
• Demonstrates to customers, competitors, suppliers, staff and
investors support of wound
care industry best practices
• Demonstrates a solid commitment to the wound care industry, and a
determination to
acquire best practices and advanced skills.
• Adds an independent 3rd-party professional recognition and
validation of competency
• Mark of accomplishment and facilitates acceptance from industry and
peers by providing
a measure of status and credibility
• Demonstrates dedication to career-long enhancement of knowledge and
skills by keeping
up with developments in the wound care industry
• Competitive edge
• Gain insight into the world of clinical wound care
• The opportunity to make contact with over 7000 healthcare
professionals who have gone
through WCEI's wound care course
The Skin and Wound Management Course is taught in a fun, relaxed and
professional environment. The classes are upbeat, positive, high energy
and designed specifically for health care professionals. Classes are
interactive to maintain participants’ energy and interest levels; and
all of the instructors are dynamic presenters who use lots of visuals, a
variety of learning styles, interesting examples and humor as part of
their instruction styles. We promise you won’t be bored.
Pre-requisite Online Training Module
The WCEI Certified Wound Care Market Specialist online training program
is a self-paced training module that takes approximately 1½ - 2 hours to
complete. The online training module is a pre-requisite for the CWCMS™
certification examination. Instructions for completion and online
access are given to applicant upon application approval.
Content includes:
1. Demographics and Economic Impact of Wounds
2. Wound Care Consumers
3. Wound Care Challenges in the Different Healthcare Market Segments
4. Medicare Reimbursement
5. Wound Care Sales Best Practices
6. Dealing with Wound Care Consumers
7. Communication with Physicians
8.
CWCMS™ Code of Ethics
Content of Examination
The CWCMS™ certification exam is an objective, multiple choice test
consisting of up to 100 questions and is available in a paper &
pencil format with a total testing time of two (2) hours.
The questions for the certification examination are prepared by the
CWCMS™ Certification Committee and teams of Subject Matter Experts
(SMEs). The examination questions are written to assess cognitive
levels of knowledge, comprehension, application and analysis related to
skin and wound management along with industry ethics.
The examination
is weighted in approximately the following breakdown:
| Skin Basics and Wound Etiology |
10% |
Tissue Management
|
5% |
| Risk Identification and Prevention |
10% |
| Wound Assessment |
15% |
Wound Healing and Monitoring
|
10% |
Treatment Recommendations
|
35% |
Legal, ethics, and policy
|
15% |
