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Understanding Collagen Dressings and their Benefit in Wound Care Complimentary Archived Webcast
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Dear Readers: To heal a chronic wound, one diagnoses and alleviates the cause of tissue damage then debrides necrotic tissue and provides an appropriately moist environment for healing.1 Without effective debridement, necrotic tissue may impede healing2 or act as a foreign body or a focus for microbial proliferation. Clarity is emerging on clinical efficacy of debriding modalities for chronic wounds.
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Infections complicate the treatment of wounds and impede the healing process by damaging tissue, reducing wound tensile strength, and inducing an undesirable inflammatory response.1,2 Increased bacterial burden in a wound increases the metabolic requirements of the tissues, stimulates a proinflammatory environment, and encourages the in-migration of monocytes, macrophages, and leukocytes—all of which can negatively impact wound healing.
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Telemedicine consultations are introduced to enhance communications between “specialist” and “primary care” providers.
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Chronic wounds are a great burden to the healthcare system and account for approximately $20 billion in healthcare costs annually in the United States.1 Foot ulceration is the precursor to approximately 85% of all diabetic amputations, and it is estimated that 14%–20% of patients with foot ulcers will have to undergo amputation.2 Infection of the ulcer increases the risk of amputation.3 If patients with ulcers are initially treated by a multidisciplinary team, major amputations can be prevented in 80%–90% of cases of limb-threatening ischemia and
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The incidence of neurotropic ulcers is reported to affect between 4% and 6% of the diabetic population and is associated with significant morbidity.1 It has been reported that 85% of lower leg amputations initially present as a foot ulceration.1 Complicating the initial clinical presentation of the ulcer is the extent and degree of pathology involved. The sensory deprivation and lack of pain associated with these ulcers causes the initial clinical presentation to include significant tissue necrosis requiring extensive surgical intervention.
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Coloplast Launches Education Program to Develop Core Competencies for the Caregiver
Coloplast (Marietta, Ga) has launched an award-winning, accredited modular educational program titled, “Skin: the Vital Organ.” This program is designed to develop specific skin health competencies essential for all levels of caregivers to provide a framework for employing best practices in preventive skin care.
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TheWoundInstitute.com Wins Prestigious Stevie Award
Healthpoint (Fort Worth, Tex) announces that TheWoundInstitute.com, an online source for accredited wound care education, received the prestigious Stevie Award for Professional Education at the 2006 American Business Awards held in New York, NY, June 12, 2006.
The American Business Awards is the only national, all-encompassing business award program that honors great performances in the workplace.
Press Release
ConvaTec and Boehringer Technologies Announce License Agreement
ConvaTec Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Rights for a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System
SKILLMAN, NJ (December 18, 2008) — ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today it has signed a long-term global exclusive license agreement with Boehringer Technologies to market and distribute Boehringer’s Engenex® Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System incorporating Bio-Dome™ Interface Technology.
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CME Showcase
"Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy"
Upcoming Accredited Webcast Release Date: December 22, 2008 Expiration Date: December 22, 2009 This activity is supported by an educational grant from PamLabs. To register for this Webcast, visit www.naccme.com/program/n-558/ |
"Current Concepts In Healing Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcerations"
Upcoming Live Accredited Webcast with Q&A Noon to 1 p.m. EDT January 20, 2009 Rebroadcasts 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT 3-4 p.m. EDT This activity is supported by an educational grant from Advanced Biohealing. To register for this Webcast, visit www.naccme.com/program/n-550/ |
| MRSA And Diabetic Foot Wounds: Where Do We Go From Here? Accredited Webcast Archive Version available now. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer. This activity is sponsored by the North American Center For Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). |
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PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD) AND CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA (CLI): Managing Vascular and Wound Healing Challenges with Current and Emerging Technologies Maintenance Debridement: A New Look at Science and Art Accredited Webcast with Q&A: November 17, 2008 at 3:00pm EST This activity is supported by an educational grant from HealthPoint Ltd. |
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