Featuring
Kathleen D. Schaum, MS
William Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Healthpoint Ltd.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand the various types of debridement clinically available today
- Distinguish between clinical application of primary and maintenance debridement
Describe risk factors for and symptoms of CVI.
- Review evidence behind each debridement technique
- Evaluate the health-economic and clinical impact of various debridement protocols
- Explore recent and proposed future regulations on debridement/wound care
- Discuss recently published Wound Healing Society guidelines
- Define and utilize applicable codes for proper practice management
Disclosures:
All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose to the meeting audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentation. It is not assumed that these financial interests or affiliations will have an adverse impact on presentations; they are simply noted here to fully inform participants.
William Ennis, D.O., FACOS, MBA has disclosed that he is a consultant to Celleration and Accelecare Wound Centers. He is a scientific advisor for Derma Sciences and Healthpoint.
Ms. Schaum has disclosed that she is an employee/officer or member of the Board for Healthpoint
Accreditation:
MD/DO:
This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). NACCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Policies.
Nurses:
ANCC: NACCME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 1.5 contact hours (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 1.5 contact hours.
Podiatrists:
NACCME is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine. This program is approved for 1.5 continuing education contact hours.
Faculty Disclosures: All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflicts of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentations. It is not assumed that these relationships will have an adverse impact on presentations; they are simply noted to fully inform participants. Full faculty disclosures will be made at the beginning of the activity.
Thank you for participating in our program “Debridement:
Clinical and Economic Realities
” an interactive medical education event sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME).
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