Wound Healing Society

What Wound Healing Society does

Wound Healing Society (WHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific organization founded in 1989 and headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, that operates as the principal professional home for wound-healing science and clinical practice. The society serves an international membership of more than 1,175 individuals across 33 countries — including basic researchers, clinicians (dermatologists, vascular surgeons, wound-care specialists), nurses, students, postdoctoral fellows, and industry professionals — through a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, the co-located SAWC Spring | WHS Annual Meeting (3,000+ attendees), educational webinars, case-based learning tools, awards and grant programs, and advocacy on Medicare reimbursement and telehealth policy.

The society's core technical assets are its two journals — Wound Repair and Regeneration (established 1993, 180+ issues, indexed in Medline/PubMed/Web of Science/Scopus) and Advances in Wound Care (top-ranked by impact factor in the wound-care category) — distributed respectively through Wiley Online Library and Mary Ann Liebert. Clinical practice guidelines covering pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, arterial ulcers, venous ulcers, and chronic wounds have been digitized through a May 2024 partnership with AvoMD, enabling EHR integration and an AI-powered 'Ask the Guidelines' clinical decision-support feature. Supporting infrastructure includes a member portal (members.woundheal.org), on-demand webinar libraries, the Young Professionals Network, and a Fellows recognition program.

Revenue is generated from individual membership dues ($60-$225/year across Student/Active/Nurse/Senior tiers), corporate membership tiers (Silver $1,000 / Gold $2,500 / Platinum $4,000 per year), annual meeting registration (with 20% member discount), institutional journal subscriptions through Wiley and Mary Ann Liebert, individual and corporate donations/sponsorships, and grants administration. Distribution combines the SAWC Spring/HMP Global co-located conference, Wiley and Mary Ann Liebert journal platforms, the WHS website and member portal, LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram presence, monthly newsletter, and sister-society relationships with the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society, European Tissue Repair Society, and Japanese Society for Wound Healing.

Name

Wound Healing Society

Legal name

Wound Healing Society

Website

https://woundheal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Wound Healing Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific organization founded in 1989 that connects more than 1,175 researchers, clinicians, and wound-care professionals across 33 countries through two peer-reviewed journals, clinical practice guidelines, the SAWC Spring annual meeting, and an awards and grants program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Wound Care & Ulcer Management (HLAKACAN)

Keywords

• Wound healing research
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Medical professional society
• Scientific publishing
• Medical conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual members including Active ($225/year), Nurse/Allied Health ($125/year), Student ($60/year), and Senior members. Also includes corporate membership tiers (Silver $1,000, Gold $2,500, Platinum $4,000).
2. Annual Meeting Registration: Registration fees for the SAWC Spring/WHS Annual Meeting, which draws 3,000+ attendees. Members receive 20% discount on registration.
3. Donations and Sponsorships: Individual contributions and corporate sponsorships supporting awards, grants, and educational initiatives. Donations can be directed to specific programs or general education fund.
4. Journal Subscriptions: WHS members receive complimentary online access to both journals. Non-members and institutions can subscribe. Print-on-demand available at discounted rates for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Wound Healing Society (WHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific organization that advances wound healing science and clinical practice through two peer-reviewed journals (Wound Repair and Regeneration and Advances in Wound Care), the annual SAWC Spring | WHS Annual Meeting, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, educational webinars and case-based content, a competitive research grants and awards program, and corporate membership tiers for industry partners. It also operates the Young Professionals Network, the Fellows recognition program, and a government advocacy and policy engagement program on Medicare reimbursement and telehealth.

Product overview

The Wound Healing Society offers a portfolio of programs and services centered on advancing wound healing science and clinical practice. The core offerings include two peer-reviewed journals (Wound Repair and Regeneration and Advances in Wound Care), the annual SAWC Spring | WHS Annual Meeting conference, clinical practice guidelines (now digitized via AvoMD), educational webinars and case-based flipbooks, an awards and grants program, the Fellows Program, and a Young Professionals Network. Corporate membership tiers (Silver, Gold, Platinum) provide industry partners with varying levels of engagement. WHS also conducts advocacy and policy engagement on healthcare reimbursement and telehealth issues. The AvoMD partnership represents a recent addition, digitizing WHS guidelines for EHR integration and launching an AI-powered 'Ask the Guidelines' feature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wound Repair and Regeneration
• Advances in Wound Care
• SAWC Spring | WHS Annual Meeting
• Clinical Practice Guidelines
• WHS Educational Webinars
• Corporate Membership (Silver, Gold, Platinum)
• AvoMD Digital Guidelines Integration

Quantifiable outcome

• 180+ journal issues published since 1993
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AvoMDcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to digitally transform WHS clinical guidelines for Pressure Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Guidelines are now accessible through AvoMD platform with EHR integration capability and AI-powered 'Ask the Guidelines' feature. Collaboration enables clinicians to rapidly access wound care guidelines in digital format.
• Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS)coreOthersSister society maintaining close collaborative relationships for joint initiatives, conferences, and advancing wound healing globally.
• European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS)coreOthersSister society collaboration including joint sessions at annual meetings. First-place Young Investigator winner is invited to present at ETRS meeting. Visiting Scholar Awards include ETRS collaboration.
• Japanese Society for Wound Healing (JSWH)coreOthersSister society maintaining collaborative relationships for joint initiatives and advancing the field globally.
• European Wound Management Association (EWMA)minorOthersPartnering society collaborating on specific initiatives, educational programs, and collaborative projects to advance wound care standards.
• World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS)minorOthersPartnering organization working closely with WHS on specific initiatives and collaborative projects.
• Korean Wound Management Society (KWMS)minorOthersPartnering society collaborating on specific initiatives and educational programs.
• Wound Care Collaborative Community (WCCC)minorOthersPartnering organization working on specific initiatives and collaborative projects.
• HMP GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual SAWC Spring conference co-located with WHS Annual Meeting. Partnership dramatically expands society's reach to practicing clinicians. WHS receives 20% member discount on SAWC registration.
• OmezaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSilver corporate partner with logo and link on WHS website. Represents industry support for wound healing innovation and education.
• WileycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublisher and distributor of Wound Repair and Regeneration journal through Wiley Online Library. Provides platform for peer-reviewed publication and institutional access.
• Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublisher and distributor of Advances in Wound Care journal. Provides platform for peer-reviewed publication and institutional access.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• European Wound Management Association (EWMA): European-focused professional society for wound management with overlapping mission of advancing wound care through education, conferences, and guidelines; collaborates with WHS on joint initiatives and is a comparable scientific society in the same wound healing domain.
• World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS): Global umbrella organization of national wound healing societies that partners with WHS on collaborative projects and shares the scientific society model advancing wound care standards internationally.
• Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS): WHS sister society in the Australasian region covering tissue repair and wound healing; comparable mission, structure, and member programs including Young Investigator awards and joint conference sessions.
• European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS): European sister society of WHS covering tissue repair science with joint Young Investigator sessions and Visiting Scholar Awards; highly comparable membership-society model focused on wound healing and regenerative science.
• HMP Global: Operator of SAWC Spring conference co-located with WHS Annual Meeting; a major wound care conference and education provider that serves overlapping clinician audience with comparable educational programming and CME/CE offerings.
• National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP): Multidisciplinary nonprofit focused on pressure injury prevention and treatment — directly relevant to WHS Pressure Ulcer clinical guidelines and overlapping wound care clinician/researcher audience.

Regional players

• Japanese Society for Wound Healing (JSWH): Japanese national society for wound healing that collaborates with WHS as a sister society; comparable scientific society model with regional focus on wound healing research and clinical practice.
• Korean Wound Management Society (KWMS): Korean partnering society for wound management that collaborates with WHS on educational programs; a regional peer with comparable scientific society structure focused on wound care.

Broad incumbents

• Society for Investigative Dermatology: Major dermatology research society whose Journal of Investigative Dermatology overlaps with wound healing science; a broader specialty society with adjacent scientific content, member programs, and impact-factor-ranked journals.
• American Diabetes Association (ADA): Large nonprofit health organization publishing Diabetes Care and supporting research on diabetic complications including diabetic foot ulcers; WHS members and WHS clinical guidelines address the ADA-relevant DFU population, making it an adjacent peer in chronic disease research society model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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