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Lecture Hall Wound Care | Review

Classification and Differential Diagnosis of Wounds

Available Credits
CPME 0.75

Marie Williams
Marie Williams, DPM
Director Podiatric Medical Education
Parkway Regional Medical Center
North Miami Beach, Florida
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We like to refer to Dr. William's lecture as Wound Care 101, because it offers a basic foundation on which to build a cadre of wound care knowledge. The phases, stages, etiologies and classifications are outlined, giving the practitioner a method of compartmentalizing each particular wound. Creating the optimum microenvironment is the key to success in treating wounds. Dr. Williams categorizes the available wound products and discusses the method by which they restore a suitable environment for healing. Alginates and collagenates are excellent for wounds with heavy exudates, but when do we use foams and hydrogels? Are platelet derived growth factors a magic bullet? Should enzymatic debriding agents be discontinued once the necrosis has been removed? Biosynthetic skin substitutes are typically derived from fetal foreskin. Will these products increase in size if they are gently manipulated? Dr. Williams addresses these and other issues in classification and differential diagnosis of wounds.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Describe the stages of wound healing.
2. Relay the classification schemes.
3. List the requirements of normal wound healing.
4. Describe the properties and uses of various wound healing products.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 44 minutes.

Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetes.
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
PODIATRY: The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine(OCPM) is an approved sponsor of Continuing Podiatric Medical Education through the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME).

The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine credits this activity for 0.75 credit hour.

Release Date: 12/30/2006 Expiration Date: 12/30/2012
Peer Review: on 12/30/2006

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Complete the 4 steps to earn CE/CME credit:
  • Complete and submit the required pre-test
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  • Complete and submit post-test and program evaluation. Credit will be issued with a passing score of 70% or better.
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Disclosure Information
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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Marie Williams, DPM has nothing to disclose