Overview
The Essentials - A Comprehensive Review Course on Wound Care Management and Intervention – a great refresher for all providers in wound care and a intense pragmatic review for certification preparation!!

The following topics will be covered as part of this intense 2-Day review course:

1)     Approach to the wound care patient

a)     Complete physical and history

i)      Co-morbidities

ii)     Medications

iii)    Past Medical History

iv)    Surgical history

v)     Social history

vi)    Family history

(1)   Genetic diseases associated with poor wound healing

b)     Nutritional assessment

2)     General wound etiology analysis and assessment

a)     Normal wound healing process and skin exam

b)     Chronic wound findings and skin disorders

i)      Factors leading to wound chronicity

ii)     Abnormal skin conditions

iii)    Chronic wound biology

c)     Wound Measurement

d)     Wound Photography

3)   General diagnostics

e)     Evaluation of tissue perfusion and oxygenation

f)      Wound infection and bioburden

g)     Wound biopsy

h)     Radiological evaluation

i)      General approach to diagnosis of lower extremity ulcers

4)     General Treatment strategies

a)     Nutritional therapies

b)     Correction of wound chronicity

i)      Optimizing arterial perfusion

ii)     Treatment of infection

iii)    Treatment of inflammation

c)     Wound Bed Preparation

d)     Wound dressing selection

e)     Wound Cleansing

f)      Pain

i)      Diagnosis

ii)     Management

(1)   Local

(2)   Systemic pain relief

g)     Wound protection/ off-loading

h)     Compression

i)      Splinting and casting

j)      Wound Debridement

5)     Surgical Wound Management

a)     Wound Debridement

b)     Tissue Replacements

c)     Bone Remodeling

d)     Flaps

e)     Grafts

6)     Specific conditions and diagnostics/treatments

a)     Metabolic and Endocrine

i)      Thyroid disorders

(1)   Wounds and conditions encountered

(a)   Hyperthyroidism

(b)   Hypothyroidism

(2)   Specific treatment strategies

ii)     Hyperparathyroidism

7)     Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Ulcers

(1)   Wound Classification/ definition

(2)   Epidemiology

(3)   Pathophysiology

(a)   Arterial disease

(i)     Macro vascular disease

(ii)    Microvascular disease

(b)   Venous disease

(c)    Neuropathy

(d)   Healing deficiency

(e)   Osteopathy

ii)     Gout

8)     Circulatory Disorders

i)      Arterial Insufficiency and Arterial Ulcers

(1)   Wound Classification/ definition

(2)   Evaluation of the patient

(3)   Risk Factors

 

ii)     Venous Hypertension and Venous Ulcers

iii)    Lymphedema

iv)    Vasculitus

v)     Hematological diseases

9)     Deep Tissue Injury and Pressure Ulcers

i)      Wound Classification

ii)     Epidemiology

(1)   Wound Location

iii)    Management

10)  Traumatic

i)      Thermal Burns

ii)     Chemical Burns

iii)    Cold injury

iv)    Blunt and sharp injury

11)  Infection

12)  Adjunctive Wound Therapies

a)     Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

b)     Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

c)     Pneumatic Medicine

d)     Physical Modalities

13)  Pain

a)     Diagnosis

b)     Management

14)  Systemic Therapy

a)     Medications

i)      Antimicrobial

ii)     Vascular (e.g. Arterial)

iii)    Others (Pain, Endocrine

15)  Taking an exam: Suggestions for:

a)     Preparation

b)     Relaxation

c)     Test taking skills and tips