Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA

Wound Care Clinical Coordinator
NRMC
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Frank Aviles Jr, PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA


Frank is currently the Wound Care Clinical Coordinator at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center (NRMC) overseeing and assisting with wound care practices across the continuum of care. He has over 32 years of wound care experience and serves in multiple roles as a physical therapist, wound and lymphedema specialist, hyperbaric technician, consultant, and educator.

Frank is also involved with Louisiana Extended Care Hospital Natchitoches, LHC group, the Academy of Lymphatic Studies, Virtual Wound Rounds, The Frank & Lizzy Show, and Wound Healing Roundtables.

He has been an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) member since 1990, is a board certified wound specialist, a fellow of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists, a certified lymphedema therapist, advanced wound care certified, currently serves as the practice chair for the Special Interest Group section of the Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management Section of the APTA, editor for the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, is on the Why Wound Care Advisory Board for HMP Global, is on the editorial board for Today’s Wound Clinic, Today’s Wound Clinic – “Let’s Be Frank” columnist, board member for Community Healthcare Education Network (CHEN), board of directors for the American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA), advisory board member for Wound Source, education committe for the American College of Certified Wound Specialist (ACCWS) , board member for the Save a Leg Save a Life Foundation (SALSAL), and international editorial board member for Wound Masterclass

Kent Imaging (Individual(s) Involved: Self; Products/Services: Snap Shot): Consultant/Advisory Board; Wound Vision (Individual(s) Involved: Self; Products/Services: Scout): Consultant/Advisory Board

Presentation(s):

• A CLT Approach to Wound Care

  Thursday, October 13, 2022
  3:40 PM – 4:00 PM US CDT

• Weightlessness Associated Cephalad Fluid Shifts; The Potential to Evaluate Venous and Lymphatic Dysfunction

  Thursday, October 13, 2022
  5:07 PM – 5:20 PM US CDT