2010 and the International Wound Journal
2010; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1742-481x.2010.00655.x
ISSN1742-481X
Autores Tópico(s)Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
ResumoA belated Happy New Year to all of our readers. As many of you know I usually write my first editorial of the year during my Christmas vacation. This year is no different and I am currently enjoying the beautiful country of South Africa spending my time in Cape Town and the surrounding area, particularly the vineyards, not for the wine of course but rather the breath-taking scenery. Having not been to South Africa for a number of years I have observed significant advances and improvements in Cape Town – but then again that might be more to do with the impending World Cup. Cape Town and South Africa are caught up in the excitement of what is the World Cup of Soccer. You may be curious as to how I am going to link this to wound care? Well simply to use this as a demonstration of what a multidisciplinary approach can achieve when all players are team players with a common goal. In view of the many challenges South Africa has faced over the past decade, to rise from the challenges of apartheid and become a new nation of equality and tolerance, team work has ensured the delivery of an infrastructure capable of hosting a global event of the magnitude of the World Cup. This team approach has included government-both national and local-working with an international organisation (FIFA) to build confidence in delivery. Confidence built and plan in place they drove forward to ensure the delivery of an infrastructure, both facilities and communication networks to provide national resources necessary for this event. The true test will be the event itself. But from what I personally observed in Cape Town they are ready to embrace the world and show them a new modern South Africa. As strong parallel can be drawn with regards to team work in wound healing and what we can collectively achieve. If we only had the World Cup of Wounds we might get the level of government support necessary to achieve our goals. But Rome was not built in a day and neither was the football stadium in Cape Town! However what is exciting for wound care is that Wounds International (www.woundsinternational.com) recently announced that they are to host their first International conference in Cape Town in early 2011 so for those of us not so lucky to visit South Africa for the World Cup we may still get the chance to visit a beautiful city in a beautiful country. An interesting parallel is that, similar to FIFA, this organization is working with the local South African wound community to deliver an International event that also meets the needs of the local geography. The objective of the meeting will be to aid the development of wound care as a clinical specialty in the continent of Africa by providing a shared experience and mentoring typical of a true team approach. The focus of this meeting is different to the 2012 World Union meeting in Japan where the WUWHS provides an opportunity for global researchers to get together and share their current research and clinical practices. The Wounds International meeting will be a collaborative approach to aid the development of wound care as a clinical specialty both locally and internationally. We, the International Wound Journal, will be there working with both Wounds International and the South African wound care associations to provide a resource to aid all in the challenge of the development of wound healing as a clinical specialty. 2010 will see some changes to the International Wound Journal. Firstly our submission process has been changed to be more automated and progress of papers can be tracked. As of the beginning of 2010 the IWJ went on to Manuscript Central (www.manuscriptcentral.com/iwj). Listening to our customers and receiving over 100 papers submitted per year has required an improvement in manuscript management and we have now delivered. We have also increased the size and scope of our Editorial Board to ensure more efficient reviewing of manuscripts. 2010 also sees one of our founding Strategic Partners, Systagenix (formerly J & J) becoming involved in the IWJ once more as they drive their business globally. Watch out for some exciting material from Systagenix in the coming 12 months. Unfortunately we also lose two of our founding SP's as we move into 2010, namely ConvaTec and Smith & Nephew, but we thank them for their considerable support to the IWJ in its first 6 years and hope that we can welcome them back in the future. We are grateful to 3M and KCI for their continued support of the IWJ from its inception and their belief in its continued value and growth. We will work diligently to seek further partners for the IWJ and to increase our advertising revenue to ensure that we can continue to deliver a high quality Medline listed International offering needed by the wound community globally. The IWJ introduced a new dissemination model in 2009 where readers can get 12 month subscription for free. This controlled circulation model ensures that the IWJ gets to those who need and read it. This will continue in 2010. Should you be reading colleagues copy and wish one of your own please go to www.iwjregister.com to see if you qualify for a free subscription in 2010. So 2010 brings a few changes but be assured the IWJ will go from strength to strength and it will continue to evolve to meet the needs of you–our subscribers and authors. Dr Douglas Queen Editor, International Wound Journal
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