Cheryl Aaron – Chronic Wound Care Clinical Lab

When you’ve tried everything in your arsenal and the patient’s chronic wound persists – a specialized approach is needed.

Cheryl Aaron – Chronic Wound Care Clinical Lab

Description:

• Stop chronic wound degrading cycles
• Use evidence-Strategies based on wound types or comorbidities
• Application of the ABI: How can you handle the pressure to get the best results with the ABI?
• The four-layer wrap and toe wrapping application are key components.

When you’ve tried everything in your arsenal and the patient’s chronic wound persists – a specialized approach is needed. This is where you can get help.-Learn by doing clinical lab how to treat chronic wounds using advanced healing techniques. Join Dr. Cheryl Aaron, PT, DPT, CWS®, as we address and eliminate the concerns that compression dressings often raise, become confident in Doppler use, ABIs, and wrapping techniques. You will feel confident and able to take on evidence after the session.-Based practice techniques to treat the most severe wounds, prevent amputations, and improve quality-of-life. This interactive learning experience is for you!

HANDS-ON LAB

• ABIs – Use pocket Doppler for differentiation between arterial and vein sounds
• Doppler helps you to identify dorsal pedals and posterior-tibial arteries.
• You can perform accurate ABIs and identify mild, medium, or severe disease.
• Use 4 layers of compression wraps with the correct order and proper tension.
• Demonstrate the use of a short stretch bandage to wrap your toes

OUTLINE

The Chronic Wound

• What’s wrong? What’s wrong?
• Strategies to help you jumpstart your healing process
• Nutrition’s role in healing chronic wounds
• Optimize healing, proper wound cleansing, managing bioburden and debridement types

Pressure Ulcers

• Pathophysiology of pressure ulcers and their development
• Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors
• NPUAP staging system
• Risk assessment
• Positioning, pressure mapping, and support surfaces

Ulcers and Arterial Disease

• Diagnostic signs and symptoms
• Characteristics for arterial wounds
• 6 Ps of arterial obstruction
• Diagnostic tests; TCPO2, Laser Doppler
• Duplex Scan LEA
• There are other causes of tissue ischemia
• Surgery options and minimally invasive treatments

Diabetic and Neuropathic Ulcers

• Comorbidities and the effects they have on diabetic wound healing
• Foot ulcerations: What causes them?
• Assessments of the loss of protective feeling
• Diabetic ulcer characteristics
• How to optimize healing with DFUs
• Total contact castings, offloading

Ulcerations and Venous Disease

• Diagnostic signs and symptoms
• Venous ulcerations: Characteristics
• Diagnostic tests
• CEAP classification for chronic venous insufficiency
• Types of compression
• How to perform ABIs accurately

Lymphatic system

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

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Lipedema

• What is it?
• Characteristics, onset, and differential diagnosis
• Another cause of lower extremity edema that is often overlooked

OBJECTIVES

• Give a detailed explanation of anatomy and physiology.
• Eliminate the reasons for stalled wound healing.
• Identify the pathophysiology and origins of different wounds.
• Identify and explain the causes of wounds.
• Assess the wound and determine the best treatment options.
• Demonstrate confidence when using ABIs, compression wraps, or toe wraps.