The EWMA Journal electronic supplement, October 2011, includes translated articles from the two German wound management journals: Zeitschrift für Wundheilung and Woundmanagement.
In the editorials by the editors of the two journals, inserted below, you can read an introduction to the journals and the organisations behind them.
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Editorials
Dear Readers,
We are very happy to make a contribution to the October issue of the EWMA Electronic Supplement. We are very grateful for the invitation and we would like to thank the EWMA for the good cooperation in 2011.
Two of the following articles were originally published in the “Zeitschrift für Wundheilung” (ZFW) (Journal for Wound Healing). The ZFW is an body of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wundheilung und Wundbehandlung e.V.” (DGfW) (the German Society for Wound Healing and Wound Treatment).
The DGfW is a non-profit organisation with the aim of supporting the transfer of knowledge between science and practice in wound care. It was established in 1994 as a scientific society and has been a member of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlich Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e.V.” (AWMF) (German Scientific Medical Society) since 2004.
The statutory mission of the DGfW is to gain and promote new knowledge of wound healing and wound treatment in practice, research and science in the fields of diagnosis, therapy and prevention.
To that end the society supports targeted projects within the scope of working groups, an academy and a study centre.
The DGfW is financed through membership fees and donations. All funds are used exclusively to fulfil the statutory mission.
The society acts as editor of the ZFW. The journal is published quarterly by the publishing house “Congress Compact Verlag Berlin”. The content of the ZFW addresses different medical disciplines and other professions involved in wound care. Reports concerning possible active and preventive measures for improving the situation of people suffering from chronic wounds provide new impetus for everyday practice. Thus, an overview of useful and targeted treatment strategies is given to the reader. Hence, the ZFW pursues the objective of being a scientific journal with a focus on practical implementation.
The two articles presented are taken from three different issues of the ZFW published during the last five years.
Zeitschrift für Wundheilung
Dear Readers,
We are very happy to present the most recent Electronic Supplement of the EWMA journal (click on the image) which includes reprints of five instructive scientific articles from two German wound healing journals.
Two of these papers were originally published in the journal WUNDMANAGEMENT. WUNDMANAGEMENT is the official publication of the following German-speaking societies:
• Initiative Chronische Wunden e. V. (ICW e. V.)
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Wundbehandlung (AWA)
• Schweizer Gesellschaft für Wundbehandlung (SAfW)
• Wundnetz Kiel e. V.
• Wundverbund Südwest e. V.
• Wundzentrum Hamburg e. V.
WUNDMANAGEMENT serves as a platform for all those dealing with care, prevention and treatment of chronic wounds. It encourages the exchange of information and experiences relevant to very practical issues as well as the publication of scientific expertise and reports on wound management and health economics.
The readers will be informed of the latest developments in the care of acute and chronic wounds as well as of state-of-the-art scientific insights. In particular, the journal aims to promote the dialogue and fruitful cooperation among all those involved in wound care as well as pragmatic approaches for standardised measures.
The Editorial Board consists of a multidisciplinary team and ensures a high standard of the submitted scientific manuscripts through a peer-review process in accordance with the ”Uniform Requirements“ of biomedical journal editors.
Although it is primarily directed at the German-speaking readership, extended abstracts of the main articles are published in English to facilitate international contacts.
Despite the fact that approximately 90 % of the German population are members of a statutory health insurance which includes access to wound care and bandaging materials, considerable differences in individual wound treatment can still be observed. From an economic viewpoint, the optimisation of wound care through prevention of wounds, early detection and specific treatment harbours a significant money saving potential. Thus, the recent and current activities of the Initiative Chronische Wunde e. V. concentrate on pooling clinical and scientific data, on education and on public relations.
The articles were carefully selected to reflect these activities and we are proud to have the opportunity to make them available to an international readership by publishing them in the EWMA journal.
We hope that these articles will provide valuable information to all those who are engaged in the care of patients suffering from chronic wounds. In particular, we hope that readers will be able to implement the insights gained from these articles in their daily routines for the benefit of their patients.
Knut Kröger
Wolfgang Niebel
WUNDMANAGEMENT
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