Nutritional Management of Wounds

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Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND Related seminars and products

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Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, is a nationally recognized wound healing and nutrition expert based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Collins is nationally known for her work in the wound care arena. She has extensively studied the nutritional needs of patients with wounds and the effects of malnutrition on tissue regeneration. She is passionate about educating other health care professionals and has delivered more than 500 professional lectures on these topics. Dr. Collins is also a prolific author and has numerous publications to her credit. Dr. Collins has served as an editorial advisor to the journal, Advances in Skin and Wound Care, a contributing editor for Ostomy-Wound Management (renamed Wound Management & Prevention), and an editorial advisor for Today’s Diet and Nutrition. She also has served as a member of many medical advisory boards, including the American Professional Wound Care Association.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Nancy Collins is the president of Light Bulb Health, Inc. She was a former speaker and consultant for Abbott Nutrition and Medtrition. Dr. Collins receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Nancy Collins serves as the director of the American Professional Wound Care Association, is on the editorial advisory board of Wound Management & Prevention, and on the council of directors for True Health Initiative.

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Objectives

1. Recognize the role nutrition plays in acute and chronic wounds.
2. Define the term malnutrition and list the current criteria used to diagnosis malnutrition.
3. Identify the key macro- and micronutrients needed to fuel the wound healing process.
4. Describe the current research on collagen peptides in wound healing.

Outline

• Malnutrition
  • Current definition
  • Etiology based requirements
  • Nutrition focused exam
• Body Composition
  • Understanding scale weight
  • Sacropenic obesity may mask malnutrition
  • Distinguishing between cachexia and sarcopenia
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • General Goals of Medical Nutritional Therapy (MNT)
    • Caloric (energy) needs
    • Protein and amino acid needs
    • Fluid needs
  • Developing a nutrition care plan
    • Realistic goals
    • Interventions that are acceptable to patient
• Vitamin and mineral supplementation
  • Vitamin C
  • Zinc
  • Vitamin D
  • Role of multi-vitamins
• Collagen and Dipeptides
  • Current research on prolyl-hydroxyproline and hydroxyprolyl glycine
  • Role in fibroblast activity

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants 
• Physical Therapy
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Physicians
• Physicians Assistants
• Podiatrists