New Zealand Wound Care Society Inc

(Please note: your Area may meet prior to this to carry out voting – do check. Full members have voting rights.) Contact your local NZWCS Area Coordinator to confirm you will attend, and find out the venue in your area.
If you are in an area where there is no coordinator or you are unable to attend the pre-arranged venue, please feel free to gather 5 or more members together and submit their names to Jenny and save on phoning-in costs! Please contact Jenny Phillips to get the teleconference number.

Attending this meeting is a brilliant opportunity to network - take a plate and get together for a coffee with other NZWCS members near you!
All the documents for the 2008 Annual General Meeting can be accessed by clicking on each one: the Minutes from our 2007 Annual General Meeting, a list of NZWCS Area Coordinators and their contact details, details of Nominations required plus the voting sheet, a copy of the Rules of the Society and a further sheet of Amendments to the Rules – all to be discussed, plus a copy of the Agenda for this year’s meeting.

We are in need of a President as Jenny is stepping down – if you are interested, be sure to have yourself nominated! Your form needs to be with Jeannette by 5 September 2008 to be considered.

And, as a reminder, we are organising another Conference. This Conference will be held in Napier on 14, 15 & 16 May 2009 at the War Memorial Conference Centre. Book your child care now, and watch this space for updated information...

Renewing your membership for 2008-2009. Once you receive your Renewal letter, please, please, please check your details and amend as necessary. Then sign the form and return it, with your payment, to our Treasurer Emil Schmidt. Emil will issue a receipt, then forward both the receipt and your form to me for processing. I am processing your Renewals as you read!

As always, if you have any questions at all, please contact myself, Jeannette Henderson - NZWCS Administrator, or Jenny Phillips, as detailed.

If you are not a member but want to become part of the New Zealand Wound Care Society, feel free to have a look around! To join, simply click here to download our New Member Application form.

What is the New Zealand Wound Care Society?

The NZWCS is a voluntary organisation made up of health care professionals from a variety of disciplines who share a common interest in wound management. As an organisation it gives its members an opportunity to share experience, expertise and knowledge providing a forum to network with other members throughout the country.

Currently there are fourteen branches: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua/Taupo, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu/Palmerston North/Wanganui, New Plymouth/Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Marlborough/Nelson, Christchurch, West Coast, Dunedin, and Southland. Most areas have an Area Coordinator and National Committee member. The Area Coordinator is responsible for coordinating meetings and seminars for the local branch members, while the National Committee member represents each branch at a national level. In some areas these duties are undertaken by the same volunteer.

What are the advantages of joining the NZWCS?

The NZWCS provides a supportive network throughout the country for health professionals to share experience, expertise and knowledge in the area of wound care. Membership includes:

A quarterly copy of Primary Intention, the peer reviewed Australian Wound Management Association's wound care journal;

Web-site access providing local and national information, downloads and links to other sites of interest;

Reduced fees for seminars, study days and conferences, and free attendance at Area Education/Meeting evenings;

Scholarship opportunities for wound care courses and conferences.

To join the NZWCS just fill in a Membership Form and send it, with your appropriate membership fee, to our Treasurer at the address on the form.

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