Chronic Wound Care Clinical Lab: A Hands-On Approach to Ensure Progressive Wound Healing

Credit

Speaker

Cheryl Aaron, PT, DPT, CWS® Related seminars and products

---

Cheryl Aaron, PT, DPT, CWS® is a doctoral prepared physical therapist with over 36 years of hands-on wound care experience in multiple clinical settings, is the owner of Advanced Wound Care Consultants, and nationally-board Certified Wound Specialist® with the American Academy of Wound Management. Dr. Aaron has shared her wound care expertise with professional audiences across the country, including various disciplines and representing a variety of healthcare settings. She is a lively and passionate presenter, always incorporating the latest evidence-based research and clinical guidelines.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Cheryl Aaron is the owner of Advanced Wound Care Consultants. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Cheryl Aaron has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Additional Info

Access never expires for this product.

• ABIs; differentiate between venous and arterial sounds using pocket Doppler
• Identify dorsal pedal and posterior tibial arteries with Doppler
• Perform accurate ABIs, identifying mild, moderate and severe disease
• Apply 4 layer compression wraps in correct order with proper wrapping technique and tension
• Demonstrate toe wrapping technique with short stretch bandage

Visit our FAQ page at www.pesi.com/faq or contact us at www.pesi.com/info

Outline

The Chronic Wound

• What’s wrong? Identify causes of delayed healing
• How to jumpstart the healing cascade: strategies for success
• Nutrition’s role in healing chronic wounds
• Optimize healing; proper wound cleansing, managing bioburden, debridement types

Pressure Ulcers

• Pathophysiology and development of pressure ulcers
• Intrinsic and extrinsic factors
• NPUAP staging system
• Risk assessment
• Support surfaces, positioning, pressure mapping and diagnostic ultrasound

Arterial Disease and Ulcers

• Diagnostic signs and symptoms
• Characteristics of arterial wounds
• 6 Ps of arterial occlusion
• Diagnostic tests; TCPO2, Laser Doppler,
• Duplex Scan, LEA
• Other causes of tissue ischemia
• Minimally invasive treatments and surgical options

Diabetes and Neuropathic Ulcers

• Comorbidities and their effects on diabetic wound healing
• Causes of foot ulcerations
• Assessments for loss of protective sensation
• Characteristics of diabetic ulcers
• How to optimize healing in DFUs
• Total contact casts and offloading

Venous Disease and Ulcerations

• Diagnostic signs and symptoms
• Characteristics of venous ulcerations
• Diagnostic tests
• CEAP classification of chronic venous insufficiency
• Compression types
• Know how to accurately perform ABIs

Lymphatic system

• Anatomy of the lymphatic system
• What is lymphedema
• Staging
• Treatment

Lipedema

• What is it?
• Characteristics, onset and differential diagnosis
• Other often missed causes of lower extremity edema

Objectives

• Explain a thorough understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the integument.
• Distinguish and eliminate the causes of stalled wound healing.
• Devise the pathophysiology of various wound origins.
• Explain and accurately identify wound etiology.
• Compose appropriate treatment options based on wound assessment.
• Demonstrate confident performance of ABIs, compression wraps, and toe wraps.

​

Target Audience