American Board of Wound Management (ABWM) · CWS® Content Outline effective January 1, 2023, corroborated by the official Handbook for Applicants updated June 2026; verified on 2026-10-11.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• ABWM CWS® — Certified Wound Specialist®
• Certified Wound Specialist® Board Certification — Handbook for Applicants, Updated June 2026
• How to Apply for an ABWM Exam
• Archived: The ECM: A Dynamic System for Moving Our Cells
• Intersocietal IWGDF, ESVS and SVS Peripheral Artery Disease Guideline, 2023
• Peripheral Artery Disease — Diagnosis
• Lymphedema and Cancer
• NPIAP Pressure Injury Staging Poster
• IWGDF/IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes-Related Foot Infections, 2023
• The Use of Visceral Proteins as Nutrition Markers: An ASPEN Position Paper
• IWGDF Guidelines on Offloading Foot Ulcers in Persons with Diabetes, 2023
• WHS Guidelines for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers — 2023 Update
• Venous Leg Ulcer — Overview
• Venous Leg Ulcer — Treatment
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Autonomic Neuropathy
• American Burn Association Guidelines for Burn Patient Referral
• How Do Clinical Trials Work?
• Know the Science — Design of the Study
• ESVS-2022-CVD-guidelines.pdf
• Recommendations | Pressure ulcers: prevention and management | Guidance | NICE
• How To Make Sense of a Scientific Journal Article | NCCIH
• Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema) - NHS
• Pulmonary embolism - NHS
• Heart failure - NHS