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Question:
As a manager of a wound and hyperbaric center can I use the same hours for wound and ostomy? So 40 points in each specialty?

Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for you question! See page 11 in the 2024 PGP Handbook. You can enter the number of practice hours that you oversee/manage over both wound and ostomy. You would document the number of hours you oversee/manage wound and ostomy, you may oversee/manage 2,000 hours under wound and another 2,000 hours of ostomy but that would mean a total of 4,000 hours between the two. Hope that helps and good luck on your portfolio!

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For AP Recertification thru PGP - at least 10 CE hours are required in pharmacology. If I participate in a CE activity that awards 1.00 hour with 0.25 Hours in pharmacology, do I count the 1.00 hour or only the 0.25 pharmacology portion?

Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for your question! It would be 0.25 for pharmacology. Good luck on your portfolio!

Question:
Where can I find the current numbers of clinicians certified as either wound or ostomy clinicians through WOCNCB? Thank you!

Answered April 4, 2024
There are 8,318 holding a CWCN and then 6,322 holding the COCN. We have more than 10,000 certified nationally including all credentials: foot care CFCN, and the WTA-C for LPNs, as well as AP level WOC.

Question:
I completed my recert via PGP, will I get my certificate through the mail?

Answered April 3, 2024
Certificates are mailed monthly by our testing agency for all certifying or recertifying by PGP and Exam. These are due out approximately April 15th for the next printing.

Question:
I have tried all of the email links for personnel as well as info@wocncb to request information and none work. Please provide information on to email the WOCNCB. Thank you

Answered April 3, 2024
The email is: info@wocncb.org

Question:
I am a member of the NIH Clinical Informatics and Digital Health Study Section and Biomedical Computing and Health Informatics Study Section. I have reviewed grants that include wound, ostomy and continence proposals. May I include this as an activity under Category #3?

Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for your question! Not sure what section under 3 you were thinking. Is this volunteer work? If so, yes it would fit under volunteering. Good luck on your portfolio!

Question:
I would like to submit a Profession Practice CE Activity from the American Academy of Nursing (PROVIDER of this activity). This provider is not included on your provider list. I respectfully request consideration of this provider for the following Conference “2023 CANS virtual Advanced Methods Conference” held on 9-13-2023. CANS stands for the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. I am a researcher and WOC provider. The information presented at this conference is critical to the methods incorporated and used in our WOC practice, research, and studies! This Conference was approved by the ANCC accrediting organization. Please consider the incorporation of the 6 contact hours I earned from this incredible conference. V/R

Answered April 4, 2024
Thanks for your question! See page 9 in the 2024 PGP Handbook this is the list we currently accept CEUs from and unfortunately we no longer have a pre-approval process. Good luck on your portfolio!

Question:
I received approval of my PGP acceptance and my renewal is posted. When will I receive my certificates?

Answered April 1, 2024
Certificates are being mailed mid-April for the recent PGP approvals.

Question:
Hello, I am a nursing supervisor at MCHS in Mankato, MN. I have a nurse that is a C.F.C.S. However, at Mayo we don't recognize this certification. She would like to transition into a C.F.C.N if possible. Could she test out or what does that look like? Thank you!

Answered April 1, 2024
The eligibility for applying for the CFCN exam to earn the CFCN credential is to have 24 CE in foot care, plus 40 clinical experience hours in foot care. Please visit the website page under "Certification / Foot Care" and click on 'Eligibility'.

Question:
HI, I have a poster abstract accepted at Oncology Nursing Society. It is related to reducing CAUTI. I am a coauthor. I would like to use this in my continence pgp. How do I enter this? I have a "you have been accepted" letter. I was planning on using 5 points

Answered March 29, 2024
Thank you for your question. Yes you can claim for the poster and for presenting the poster

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