DGfW German Society of Wound Healing and Wound Treatment

Abbreviation:	DGfW
English name:	German Society of Wound Healing and Wound Treatment
Original name:	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wundheilung und Wundbehandlung e.V. (DGfW)
Country:	Germany
Contact:	dgfw@dgfw.de; www.dgfw.de
Year of foundation:	1994
No. of Members:	1.600
President:	Prof. Dr.med. Gernold Wozniak
Board:	Prof. Dr. Peter Vogt, Vice President Doctors Monika Müller, Vice-president Nursing RA Dr. Rolf Jungbecker, Treasurer Oliver Gültig, Representative Outpatient Nursing Wilfried Jungkunz, Representative non Hospital Doctors Prof. Dr.med. Hans Martin Seipp, Coordination Science and Research and Communication
Cooperating Organisation board representative:	Dr. med. Martin Koschnick
Education Contact:	Prof. Dr.med. H.M. Seipp
Journal:	Zfw „Zeitschrift für Wundheilung“, 6 issues / year Editor: Prof. Dr. Dissemond joachimdissemond@hotmail.com
Main Objective:	Provide transfer between research, science and practical wound treatment in order to improve wound healing management
Main Activities:	Annual Congress  Education Program with certified diploma (accredit process) Own curriculum for wound healing educating (in consensus with 72 scientific medical organizations in Germany) Reimbursement contracts for wound treatments with health insurance Evidence based wound guide line development Support for scientific work Active member of German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies

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