THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION AND OXYGEN FREE RADICALS IN WOUND HEALING Credits Awarded: 1.00 CME | 1.00 Contact HoursSpeaker: Chandan Sen, PhD The defensive immune response that is communicated by the host against foreign pathogens is inflammation. Inflammation occurs...
NON-CYTOTOXIC WOUND CLEANSERS — IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN SALINE? Credits Awarded: 1.00 CME | 1.00 Contact HoursSpeaker: Catherine Milne, APRN, MSN, ANP/ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP Clinicians have a long list to choose from when selecting a wound cleansing agent. Many of...
NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY: OPTIMIZING HEALING ACROSS THE CONTINUUM Credits Awarded: 1.00 CME | 1.00 Contact HoursSpeaker: Julie Rivera, MSN, RN-BC, CWOCN Negative pressure wound therapy NPWT) is an advanced wound care treatment modality that has been shown to...
WOUND CARE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS: PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Credits Awarded: 1.00 CME | 1.00 Contact HoursSpeaker: Ferne Elsass, MSN, RN, CPN, CWON The general principles of wound care are similar in pediatric patients and adults; however, current guidelines and...
IMPROVING WOUND DEBRIDEMENT THROUGH THE USE OF ADVANCED WOUND IMAGING TOOLS Credits Awarded: 1.00 CME | 1.00 Contact HoursSpeaker: Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP Chronic wounds affect approximately 2-4 million people in the United States each year. Although there are many...
