Advanced Treatments in Wound Care

Advanced Wound Therapies discusses existing and emerging treatment modalities to expedite wound healing in acute and chronic wounds. This presentation reviews the mechanism of action, patient selection, and usage of various methods of advanced wound treatment including negative pressure wound therapy, transcutaneous and hyperbaric oxygen, grafts and matrices, autologous treatments, energy therapies. Completion of the presentation will leave attendees with an understanding of adjunctive interventions to use in combination with biofilm based wound bed preparation to maximize positive outcomes for patients.

1. Review benefits and mechanisms of action of various methods of delivering negative pressure wound therapy.
2. Describe cellular tissue product terminology and classifications.
3. Discuss the connection between mechanobiology, biofilm, and energy therapies in chronic wounds.
4. Compare patient presentations for consideration of hyperbaric and transcutaneous oxygen therapies.

Credit eligibility by state, board, and more information can be found here: Advanced Treatments in Wound Care