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• Differentiate vascular wounds of the lower extremity—venous, arterial, and mixed—as well as various wounds of the upper extremity
• Evaluate topical wound management options, such as products, biologics, and advanced wound healing
• Distinguish how diabetes mellitus impacts wound healing and discuss current standards for mitigating this impact
• Practice measuring the Arterial-Brachial Index in a mini-lab
• Discuss pressure ulcer prevention, assessment, intervention, and legal implications
• Review the four core principles of wound healing

REVIEW OF SKIN ANATOMY & PHASES OF HEALING

• Epidermis, dermis – key cells and function
• Hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling
  • Key cells
  • Characteristics
  • Purpose
  • Duration

 

WOUND BED PREPARATION: TIME

• Tissue Management
  • Wound cleansing
  • Debridement
  • Low frequency ultrasound debridement
• Inflammation and Infection Control
  • Contamination
  • Colonization
  • Host reaction
  • Critical colonization
  • Symptoms – classic and new
  • Topical and systemic management
• Moisture Balance
  • Periwound
  • Dressing choices
• Epithelial Edge Advancement

 

TOPICAL WOUND MANAGEMENT

• Goals and roles of dressing choices, reimbursement
• Product categories
  • Alginates
  • Collagens
  • Composites
  • Contact layers
  • Foams
  • Hydrogels
  • Hydrocolloids
  • Specialty absorbatives
  • Transparent films

• Biologics/advanced wound healing
  • Cellular and tissue products
  • Acellular matrixes
  • Skin substitutes
  • Products coming soon

 

ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENTS

• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
• Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)

 

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR WOUNDS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY

• Arterial-Brachial Index
  • Demonstration
  • Mini-lab
  • Literature review
• Venous leg ulcers
  • Assessment
  • Treatment
  • Compression systems
• Arterial leg ulcers
  • Assessment
  • Treatment
  • Referral guidelines
• Mixed leg ulcers
  • Assessment
  • Treatment
  • Referral guidelines

 

DIABETIC & NEUROPATHIC FOOT ULCERS

• Epidemiology
• Treatment, prevention, patient education, offloading
• Literature review

 

PRESSURE ULCERS

• Prevention, risk assessment
• Staging
• Support surfaces
• Avoidable vs. non-avoidable, legal implications

 

UPPER EXTREMITY WOUNDS

• Assessment
• Treatment
• Special considerations for the hand

 

CASE STUDIES

• Assess, differential diagnosis, tests and measures, treatment choices, and possible outcomes for 3 separate cases

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**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

Continuing Education Information
This educational offering is designed to qualify for continuing education for many professionals in every state.


Materials that are included in this course could include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice for your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.


Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this educational offering. Please note, your state licensing board dictates what is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact customerservice@vyne.com or 800-397-0180.


CE information is based on 100% attendance.

Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants - Florida: Vyne Education, LLC. is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This educational offering is approved for 6 contact hours for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants - Florida: Vyne Education, LLC. is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This educational offering is approved for 6 contact hours for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Illinois: Vyne Education, LLC. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This educational offering qualifies for 6 CE Credit Hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Illinois: Vyne Education, LLC. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This educational offering qualifies for 6 CE Credit Hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New York: Vyne Education, LLC. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This educational offering is awarded 7.2 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - New York: Vyne Education, LLC. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This educational offering is awarded 7.2 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Arkansas: This educational offering has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6 contact hours for Physical Therapists.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Arkansas: This educational offering has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6 contact hours for Physical Therapists.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Indiana: This meets the IN-PT approval under 844 IAC 6-8-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Indiana: This meets the IN-PT approval under 844 IAC 6-8-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Maryland: This educational offering has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.6 CEUs.

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Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - North Carolina
NCBPTE approval by virtue of approval by The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Physical Therapy licensure board or state APTA chapter Approval good through 8/31/2018.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Oklahoma: This educational offering has been submitted to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision for preapproval of 6 contact hours.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Pennsylvania: Vyne Education, LLC. is seeking Direct Access approval from the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy.

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Other Professions
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

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Other Professions
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Rehabilitation Managers
• Nurses
• Long-Term Care Administrators
• Case Managers