12th International Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Advanced Program

WOCN Advanced Program(WOCNAP) was accredited as one of the international enterostomal therapy education programs by the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET).

This education Program was introduced as a six-month course to those with an interest in WOC nursing care in July 2002. The course, named 'WOCNAP' was to nurture future leaders in the related fields by helping them to gain their knowledge about the subject of WOC nursing. Since the 5th International WOCNAP in 2004, International WOCNAP has successfully progressed with participation of 17 nurses who are from diverse nations; Philippine, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Hongkong, China, Singapore, Cambodia and 22 nurses from Korea.

The 12th International WOCNAP, which consists of a total of 320 hours of lecture and clinical practice, starts on October 8, 2012. Lectures are proceeding in English. Any nurse interested in WOC nursing care is eligible to apply for admission.

President Jin Soo Lee

Subject & Contents

Subject	Contents
Common	Anatomy and Physiology of Upper & Lower GI, Urinary System, Skin, etc. History of WCET, Korean Association of WOCN, Korea Ostomy Association, Learning Process, Ethic& Legal aspect on WOCN, Marketing, Research, Teaching Skill, Product Search, etc.
Ostomy	Type of Ostomy Surgery, Diseases and Medical, Surgical treatment related to Ostomy, Ostomy Management, Case Management, etc.
Wound	Pressure Ulcer, Leg Ulcers, DM foot, Wound Management, Fistula and Cancerous Wound Management, Debridement, etc.
Incontinence	Diagnosis and Management of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence, Manometry, Urinary Biofeedback, etc.

Admission Process

1. Period : October 8, 2012 ~ November 30, 2012 Monday to Friday, 8Am~5Pm

(Lunch, Dinner included, 320Hr)

ㅇ Lecture : 4 weeks(October 8, 2012 ~ November 2, 2012)

ㅇ Clinical Practice : 4weeks(November 5, 2012 ~ November 30, 2012)

2. Qualification : RN with at least two year experiences

3. Application Due date : Until August 20, 2012

4. Tuition : $2,000

※ The foreigner students who corresponds to the scholarship possibility target country the scholarship utmost urgency : 2 People (Additional support for round-trip ticket)

※ Scholarship urgent target country appendix reference

5. Requirement : application, Employment Certificate, portrait shot(passport size) and Letter from employer

※ For more information regarding the program, contact the Division of Education & Training in NCC. (Phone No. 82-31-920-0328 / E-mail: earlybird9@ncc.re.kr)

Scholarship possibility target country

Dividing	Country
Asia	AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, CAMBODIA, LAOS, .MALDIVES, MYANMAR, NEPAL, YEMEN
Africa	ANGOLA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, Verde C, CENTRAL AFRICAN REP, CHAD, COMOROS, DEM REP OF CONGO, DJIBOUTI, ETHIOPIA, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ZAMBIA, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURITANIA, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGER, RWANDA, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SUDAN, TANZANIA, TOGO, UGANDA
Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea	KIRIBATI, SAMOA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, TUVALU, VANUATU, HAITI