Anne Walsh, ANP-BC, CWOCN, ACHPN

“Wound Care Pro" app founder—a wound & ostomy care app for clinicians to heal or palliate wounds (iOS & Android).

New York, New York, United States

About

WOC NP with over 23 years of experience in wound care. Works in home hospice providing WOC consults, precepting NP students & fellows, educating nursing & medical staff in wound care. Also serves as a wound expert witness for facilities being sued for pressure injuries developing etc Founder of the educational wound app “Wound Care Pro” as a resource/tool for clinicians treating patients with wounds to heal or palliate. The app name was recently changed from “Palliative Wound Pro” as the same wound care principles typically apply, while the goals of care may differ e.g. healing or palliation. Published on the topics of wound care, differences between hospice & palliative care and pain management in the individual with advanced disease & substance use disorder. During leisure time, enjoys the outdoors, reading and time with family & friends.

Experience

  • VNS Health (31 yrs 3 mos)
    • Nurse Practitioner, CWOCN, ACHPN VNS Health Hospice & Palliative Care
      May 1995 - Present · 31 yrs 3 mos

      Provide hospice team support, student preceptorship and wound, ostomy & continence consults

    • NP
      Sep 2011 - May 2022 · 10 yrs 9 mos

      1995 until 2007 then returned 2011 NP in hospice

    • Adult Nurse Practitioner
      May 1995 - May 2022 · 27 yrs 1 mo

  • Wound/Ostomy Subject Matter Expert for nursing lesson plans at Elsevier
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Wound/Ostomy Subject Matter Expert at Multiple Legal firms
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

  • NP at MJHS
    Jan 2007 - Aug 2011 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    NP in home-based palliative care