title: ﻿﻿Site assessments: early steps on the journey toward outcomes ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ ﻿﻿﻿﻿.
abstract: ﻿Two volunteers who have continually dedicated time and effort to the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and the Global Alliance and World Alliance for Wound and Lymphedema Care (WAWLC) describe perceptions of their life-changing overseas volunteer experiences. Learning and teaching became a two-way enrichment process, as volunteers and local healthcare leaders shared knowledge and practice pearls during lectures and hands-on workshops for managing wounds and lymphedema ﻿.
authors.affiliation: ﻿ Institute for Advanced Wound Care, Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery, Alabama; Email: tatread@aol.com.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Treadwell
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Keast