WCEI - Blog » Wound Care Education Institute http://blog.wcei.net Wound Care Education Institute Blog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:57:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Topical Wound Management Basics (Parts 1, 2 & 3) http://blog.wcei.net/topical-wound-management-basics-parts-1-2-3/ http://blog.wcei.net/topical-wound-management-basics-parts-1-2-3/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:00:18 +0000 Drew Griffin http://blog.wcei.net/?p=1620 Bill Richlen

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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]]> http://blog.wcei.net/challenges-of-wound-care-bridging-the-gap/feed/ 0 Diabetic Foot-Advanced Wound Care Delivery and Limb Salvage http://blog.wcei.net/diabetic-foot-advanced-wound-care-delivery-and-limb-salvage/ http://blog.wcei.net/diabetic-foot-advanced-wound-care-delivery-and-limb-salvage/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:00:36 +0000 Drew Griffin http://blog.wcei.net/?p=1624

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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]]> http://blog.wcei.net/diabetic-foot-advanced-wound-care-delivery-and-limb-salvage/feed/ 0 What Kind of Wound Am I? Untangling the Types of Wounds to Know How to Treat Them http://blog.wcei.net/what-kind-of-wound-am-i-untangling-the-types-of-wounds-to-know-how-to-treat-them/ http://blog.wcei.net/what-kind-of-wound-am-i-untangling-the-types-of-wounds-to-know-how-to-treat-them/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:00:31 +0000 Drew Griffin http://blog.wcei.net/?p=1626

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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]]> http://blog.wcei.net/what-kind-of-wound-am-i-untangling-the-types-of-wounds-to-know-how-to-treat-them/feed/ 1 Creating a Project to Solve a Clinical Question http://blog.wcei.net/creating-a-project-to-solve-a-clinical-question/ http://blog.wcei.net/creating-a-project-to-solve-a-clinical-question/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:00:37 +0000 Drew Griffin http://blog.wcei.net/?p=1628

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.

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Securement Strategies will be presented by Donna Sardina RN, MHA, WCC, Co-Founder WCEI at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas September 7-10, 2011.
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
Below is a Video of an innovative product by Tapeless Medical.

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Lymphedema and the Wound Care Patient: Treatment with the Most Sophisticated Methods will be presented by John Beckwith PT, CLT-LANA, Primary Instructor, Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas in September.

During this session, participants will gain advanced insight into the complexities of managing lymphedema. 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.

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

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]]> http://blog.wcei.net/lymphedema-and-the-wound-care-patient-treatment-with-the-most-sophisticated-methods/feed/ 0 Palliative Considerations for Young Adults: When Cure is Not Possible and Compassion is at Its Best http://blog.wcei.net/palliative-considerations-for-young-adults-when-cure-is-not-possible-and-compassion-is-at-its-best/ http://blog.wcei.net/palliative-considerations-for-young-adults-when-cure-is-not-possible-and-compassion-is-at-its-best/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:00:57 +0000 Drew Griffin http://blog.wcei.net/?p=1639

Palliative Considerations for Young Adults: When Cure is Not Possible and Cure is at Its Best will be presented by Lunetha Britton RN, BSN, WCC, PONIV, St. Jude Children Research Hospital at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las vegas September 7-10, 2011.

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.

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

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Swelling: Curse of the Wounded Class, Control of Edema Enhances Control in All Wounds will be presented by Martin J. Winkler MD, FACS, Medical Director Compression Dynamics, LLC at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas NV September 7-10, 2011.
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.

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

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