Designed as full day or half day events, the seminars are presented in an exciting, motivating and energizing format that makes the perfect learning environment.

Choose from Wound Assessment or Topical Wound Management topics.  Seminar dates and locations will be added throughout the year.

Send all staff members that work with wounds–LPNs, RNs, NPs, PTs, physicians, nurse managers, treatment nurses, wound care team members, clinic directors, MDS coordinators, consultants and any clinicians interested in wound care.

For a complete schedule visit our website and click on the One Day tab.  Visit us at www.wcei.net

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Description:
Combination of 2 or more physically distinct products manufactured as a single dressing that provides multiple functions :  a bacterial barrier, absorbency, a degree of

Composite Dressing

non-adherence to the wound bed and self adhesiveness

When to Use:
Primary or secondary dressing for partial or full thickness wounds, wounds with minimal to heavy exudate, granulating or necrotic wounds

Advantages:

Disadvantages:
Requires border of intact skin on which to  adhere the dressing

Examples:                   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Covaderm, Alldress, Telpha Island, Stratasorb, Tegaderm Pad, OpSite Post-Op

Reminders:

• cannot cut dressings – use appropriate size
• frequency of change varies – follow manufacturer’s instructions
• do  not stretch dressing during application

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Product Focus: Collagen Dressing

Description:
Freeze dried sheets of collagen, particles, pastes or gels usually derived from cow hides – they encourage the deposition and organization of newly formed collagen fibers and granulation tissue in the wound bed

When to Use:
Primary dressing for chronic non-healing wounds, partial and full thickness wounds, granulating or necrotic wounds, infected and non-infected wounds, tunneling wounds and wounds with minimal to heavy exudate, depending on the form of collagen used

Advantages:
- absorbent
- non-adherent
- conforms well to wound
- maintains moist wound environment
- easy to use

Disadvantages:
- not recommended for wounds with heavy eschar
- requires secondary dressing
- contraindicated: third degree burns and sensitivity to bovine (cattle) products

Examples:
- Fibracol, BGC Matrix, CellerateRX, Stimulen, Promogran Matrix

Reminders:
- Frequency of change will vary according to product used and exudate level of the wound
- Follow manufacturer’s guidelines

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Topical Wound Management Basics will be presented by Bill Richlen PT, WCC, CWS Infinitus, LLC, WCEI Instructor at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas NV September 7-10,2011.

In this 3-part session, you’ll get back to the basics, learning the principles of moist wound healing and what you can do to obtain this environment for your wounds. We’ll discuss wound management and some of the challenges we encounter when treating wounds. Choosing a dressing can be a difficult process. You’ll learn the topical dressing categories, simplifying the process of selection of the correct dressing. In this session, you’ll learn how to identify what your wound needs by what your assessment indicates. We’ll talk about the wet to dry dressing and whether or not it has a place in current day wound care.

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

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Challenges of Wound Care: Bridging the Gap will be presented by Josie F. Schantz MSN, RN-BC, WCC, Regional Professional Education Manager at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas NV, September 7-10,2011.

Wound care is a relatively new field in medicine. Often times, there is a big gap that seems to exist between medical practice and using clinical data to change healthcare practices.  The goal of this educational offering is to teach healthcare professionals about the science of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).  We will summarize NPWT mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications and warnings. We will discuss benchmark tips and techniques when applying dressings. Lastly, we will discuss research studies that substantiate the clinical effectiveness of NPWT

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

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Diabetic Foot Advanced Wound Care Delivery and Limb Salvage will be presented by Matthew G. Garoufalis DPM, FASPS, FACFAOM, CWS, Assoc. Chief & Assist. Residency Director, Podiatry Section, Surgery Service at the Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas September 7-10,2011.

This session will describe the appropriate and timely use of advanced wound care technologies as a standard of care and how they relate to the cost effective and practical management of the diabetic foot  wound and limb salvage. Experienced clinicians will find this session helpful.

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

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What Kind of Wound am I? Untangling the Types of Wounds to Know How to Treat Them will be presented by Michelle Moore MSN, RN, CWN, WCEI Clinical Instructor at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas NV September 7-10,2011.

In this session, we’ll look at the different types of wounds and some common ways to determine what type they are. We’ll discuss ways to treat them and ways to overcome the challenges and problems that we face when they have been identified and/or treated incorrectly. You’ll learn how using the knowledge of the wound can help you prevent, treat and advocate for the patient. Beyond the basics, this session will benefit the advanced clinician.

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

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Creating a Project to Solve a Clinical Question will be presented by Debra Clair Ph.D., RN, APN, WOCN, WCEI Instructor at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Convention in Las Vegas NV September 7-10,2011.

In this session, we will discuss identifying issues that pose questions to wound care providers. We will evaluate the best way to find the answers to these questions by creating a project to follow. We will choose a question and walk through steps of a project that can be taken in obtaining an answer to a clinical question. After a question is posed and answered, we will identify ways  to put the answer into practice and how to spread the word.

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

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Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy – Preventing the Rocker Bottom Foot will be presented by Jeffrey Jensen DPM, FACFAS, Dean of Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas this September 7-10,2011.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy requires first and foremost a “high index of suspicion”. Once diagnosed, we will address the conservative measures that would prevent the foot from progressing into the rocker-bottom foot that is susceptible to many further complications. We will also discuss adjunctive therapies in addressing acute charcot neuroarthropathy

For more information about the Wound Care Education Institute, please visit http://www.wcei.net.

Click Here To Register for the Wild on Wounds National Conference

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