Innovation Theater

Innovation Theater Breakfast (non-CME): Advancing the Trajectory of Hard to Heal Wounds:Embedding Wound Hygiene into a Proactive Wound Healing Strategy

Thursday, April 27, 2023

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Speaker(s)

Andrew J. Rader, DPM, FAENS, FACFAOM, FASPS, FAPWCA, FACCWS

Indiana Foot & Ankle, Founder and Owner Jasper, IN; Medical Director, Memorial Hospital Wound Care Center Huntingburg, IN
Memorial Hospital, Jasper, IN; St. Mary’s Hospital, Evansville, IN
Rafael Rafols, MD, CWSP, FACCWS

Wound Management Group, Founder and Owner Mission, Rio Grande City, and Harlingen, TX
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg, TX; Solara Specialty Hospital McAllen, TX

Sponsored by Convatec.

Hard to heal wounds challenge both patients and the clinicians who treat them. This program will explore the etiology of hard to heal wounds and the efficacy of consistent deployment of the Wound Hygiene protocol as an effective strategy in advancing these wounds to healing. The discussion will be enhanced with real world clinical cases, focused on conservative and advanced wound dressing options dependent on the wound trajectory.

Learning Objectives:
• Identify the barriers to wound healing
• Explore how wound bed preparation components within the Wound Hygiene protocol are applied in practice
• Review patient case presentations illustrating Wound Hygiene principles in practice

This Satellite Symposium non-CME presentation is held in conjunction with the SAWC Spring | WHS 2023 Meeting. The opinions and recommendations expressed do not necessarily reflect the view of HMP Education or SAWC. This program is not intended or eligible for continuing education (CME/CE) credits and does not meet guidelines governing CME/CE.