FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Advances in Skin & Wound Care is pleased to announce the appointment of R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, FRCPC (Med) (Derm), FAPWCA, MEd, as Clinical Associate Editor of the journal.
Dr Sibbald's commitment to furthering the care of patients with wounds worldwide is well known in the wound care community. He is the chairman of the 3rd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies that will be held June 4-8, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as well as president-elect of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. The goal of this international gathering is to build the first comprehensive summary of the wound care evidence base by analyzing the data on wound care practice around the world and distilling it into a user-friendly format for distribution at the meeting.
At the University of Toronto, Dr Sibbald is Professor of Medicine and the Director of Continuing Medical Education in the Department of Medicine, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Public Health Sciences. In addition, he is the director of the International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course at the University of Toronto.
Dr Sibbald is board certified in internal medicine and dermatology, and he is a fellow of The Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He is the cofounder and past chair of the Canadian Association of Wound Care. Recently, Dr Sibbald was honored with the 2006 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Founders Award.
For more information on the World Union of Wound Healing Societies meeting, visit http://www.wuwhs2008.ca.
Kathleen Greer
Senior Editor