Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy requires first and foremost a “high index of suspicion”.
Category Archives: Wound Care Certification
Securement Strategies
We have options other than tape to keep our dressings in place. But securing dressings isn’t always so cut and dry. Problems occur. In this session we’ll learn what can cause securement issues: body contours and movement, exudate, moisture, sensitive or broken skin, tissue types, depth and dimension of the wound. Does it have undermining or tunneling? You’ll come away with some creative techniques for large wounds, facial wounds, fragile, wet and hard to reach wounds. Learn about the other alternatives we have to keeping these dressings in place
Lymphedema and The Wound Care Patient: Treatment With The Most Sophisticated Methods
Lymphedema is generally not causative of wound development but is commonly associated with poorly controlled venous disease. Venous disease, if left alone, brings about combined lymphatic failure creating a complex environment for wound resolution and overall edema reduction. Complete decongestive therapy can be modified to suit this clinical picture with incomparable success, which will be explored during this important session.
Palliative Considerations for Young Adults: When Cure is Not Possible and Compassion is at Its Best
This session will look at two different patients that both have gross metastatic disease. These patients had a will to live that surpassed what is deemed normal. We’ll look at the steps that the team took to support them in their quest. In the end, the team approach allowed both patients to have the ability to face death and be at peace when it came.
Swelling: Curse of the Wounded Class, Control of Edema Enhances Control in All Wounds
Elastic compression therapy for swelling and venous leg ulcers is uncomfortable. Notoriously poor patient compliance creates the attitude that patient education about elastic compression is “not worth the time” by primary care providers. Think wound clinics and see the fruits of this therapeutic nihilism: sheer injury in edematous (CHF) senile skin, cellulitis and lymphorrhea in edematous tissue, venous leg ulcers and ischemic ulcers. The therapeutic triad: elevation, pneumatic and manual lymphatic drainage, and elastic compression, merits a conceptual physiologic update.
Wounds on the Web
Why do I need to be wired? There is a plethora of information available at your fingertips. You can access the standards of care, current research and products on the web. We’re going to show you how to access photos, power points, and obtain contact hours on the Internet. You’ll learn how to stay up to date, how to use social networking, and which hot links to access. We’ll discuss ways you can train your staff and patients through YouTube and we’ll help you sort out the good from the bad. So, sign up and log in to this session.
Don’t Put Your Foot in Your Mouth: What You Must Know About Diabetic Footwear (Advanced)
This is a MUST go to presentation designed to educate the wound care professional on how diabetic shoes in the high-risk patient can greatly reduce the likelihood of ulcerations in their feet. We will together identify who are the high-risk patients through patient examples, discuss the anatomy of the high-risk diabetic and the importance of professionally fitted shoes in this population. We will conclude with specific examples of how specific ulcers could have been prevented. We’ll discuss the Diabetic Therapeutic Shoe Bill guidelines under the Medicare law, and explain how diabetic shoes can be a profitable business for your practice.
Ostomy Pouching Challenges and Solutions
Having difficulty managing challenging stomas? This session will provide the front line caregiver with information that will assist in proper management of these challenging stomas. You’ll learn how to identify the type of ostomy you are dealing with, as well as the type of collection device required. We’ll discuss convex vs. concave and how to know when to use each. Learn the difference between small and large collection devices, single vs. multiple use appliances and the length of time they can be used. You’ll learn what to do when leaking occurs and troubleshooting techniques to secure a seal and identify the source of the odor.
I am a Wound Care Certified Clinician, Now What?
This session will bring the power of the WCC to the forefront. We’ll discuss the ways in which to market the credential to the industry, from self promoting of the clinician and how to use social media/blogging to speaking, authoring of articles to spotlight the advanced credential. We’ll look at incorporating other credentials to the creation of wound care team
Understanding Osteomyelitis: Challenges in Diagnosis & Treatment (Advanced)
Understanding Osteomyelitis: Challenges in Diagnosis & Treatment will be presented by Joseph Garner MD, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Central Connecticut and Leslie Scoutt MD, Yale University School of Medicine at this year’s Wild on Wound’s National Conference in Las Vegas from September 7-10, 2011 .
