ADVISORY/AAWM to Honor Jill Kinmont Boothe at Opryland Hotel Reception.Business Editors ADVISORY ... for Friday, Oct. 6 --(BUSINESS WIRE) The American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Wound Management will sponsor a cocktail reception to honor Jill Kinmont Jill Kinmont (current name: Jill Kinmont Boothe) (born February 16 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a former top skier. Jill Kinmont was a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics until her downhill accident during the tryouts in Alta, Utah in 1955 resulted in Boothe from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., on Friday October 6, 2000. The reception will be held in the Cleveland Room B, at the Opryland Hotel, in Nashville, TN during the 15th Annual Clinical Symposium on Skin and Wound Care. Attendees will include Certified Wound Specialists and AAWM AAWM American Academy of Wound Management members. Jill Kinmont Boothe was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in a skiing accident about 45 years ago while training for the 1956 Olympics. The AAWM will recognize Ms. Kinmont Boothe for her courage in dealing with the challenges of living in a wheel chair. Ms. Kinmont Boothe is concerned with pressure ulcer Pressure ulcer Also known as a decubitus ulcer, pressure ulcers are open wounds that form whenever prolonged pressure is applied to skin covering bony outcrops of the body. Patients who are bedridden are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. prevention and other wound care issues and complications on a daily basis. The movies The Other Side of the Mountain and The Other Side of the Mountain, Part II are about her life. "We are excited and honored to celebrate Jill Kinmont Boothe," said Robin Tellez, MS/HSA, RN, CWS CWS Chicago White Sox CWS College World Series CWS Church World Service CWS Child Welfare Services CWS Canadian Wildlife Service CWS Community Water System (EPA) CWS Canada-Wide Standard CWS Compressed Work Schedule , AAWM President. "Through her work and life experiences, we have the opportunity to learn first-hand why our work as Certified Wound Specialists is so important." For more information about the cocktail reception, contact the AAWM office at (305) 866-9592. The American Academy of Wound Management is the national certifying board for physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other health professionals involved in wound care. More than 1,500 health professionals have gained the designation Certified Wound Specialist through a rigorous portfolio review and examination process. |
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