Guide to Chronic Wound Care
Guide to Chronic Wound Care
John C. Lantis, MD
Professor of Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Mount Sinai West
New York, New York
Anthony R. Iorio, DPM
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Community Health and Medicine
Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
New York, New York
This activity is designed for physicians, pharmacists, podiatrists, and nurses who are involved in the management of patients with wounds.
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Review the types of wounds that are associated with chronic non‐healing
- Discuss the normal healing process and pathophysiology of non‐healing wounds
- Apply evidence‐based methods of wound bed preparation and dressing based on clinical assessment
- Describe recent scientific and technological advances in chronic wound care
- Outline relative indications for considering patient referral to a specialized wound care clinic
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Date of last review: January 31, 2020
Release date: March 30, 2012
Expiration date: December 31, 2020
Estimated time to complete: 0.75 hours
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This continuing nursing education activity awards 0.75 contact hour.
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Independent Clinical Reviewer: Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Yale University
School of Medicine, Chief, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems, Bethany,
Connecticut; Daniel Federman, MD, FACP, Yale University School of Medicine, Newton, Connecticut
Nurse Planner: Susie Seaman, NP, Sharp Rees-Stealy Wound Clinic, San Diego, California
The planning committee comprises Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Daniel Federman, MD, FACP, Anthony R. Iorio, DPM, John Lantis, MD, Susie Seaman, NP; Diane Borges, PhD, Kristin Ciszeski, Mike Kearney, Tiffney Oliver, Randy Robbin, and John Savage, NACCME.
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The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Iorio: Grant/research support—NIH Electronic Health Record; Consultant—Wound Care; Employee—
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Dr. Lantis: Grant/research support—CoDa Therapeutics, Inc, Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, Macrocure,
Medline Industries, Inc, Smith & Nephew; Consultant—Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, KCI Licensing, Inc,
Smith & Nephew
Ms. Seaman: Scientific advisor—Molnlycke Health Care; Promotional speakers bureau—Molnlycke
Health Care
Dr. Dardik and Dr. Federman have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest
Dr. Borges, Ms. Ciszeski, Mr. Kearney, Ms. Oliver, Mr. Robbin, and Mr. Savage have disclosed no relevant
financial relationships with any commercial interests.
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Supported by an educational grant from Smith & Nephew.
