Helpful Resources for Wound Care Industry Professionals
ABWM Foundation has developed educational videos for individuals studying for upcoming exams or fulfilling requirements for ABWM annual certification renewal. Each module runs about 45 minutes. Each module counts for 1 hour of continuing education credit for the ABWM annual renewal. This credit is approved for the ABWM annual renewal and is not pre-approved for any other continuing education credit requirements.
Instructions
Requirements for successful completion of this continuing education activity include:
Coronavirus is a version of common viruses that causes infections in the nose, sinuses, and upper throat. There’s a term you may hear associated with COVID-19 called the Cytokine storm. Cytokines are part of our immune system and affect other cells. In wound healing, cytokines are a normal component of the inflammatory response to skin and tissue damage and necessary to facilitate wound closure. However, with COVID-19, the immune activity becomes overactive, creating a situation where the immune cells cannot stop themselves. This cytokine overreaction creates coagulopathy issues that may damage multiple organs, including the skin. This presentation examines skin and mucous membrane manifestations that may be related to COVID-19, review ICD-10 codes available for reporting COVID skin manifestations, and discuss differentiating COVID-19 skin manifestations from other tissue damage that look similar to other wound etiologies such as deep tissue pressure injury and Kennedy Terminal Ulcers/skin failure.
The lecture covers the principles of NPWT, including macro- and microeffects on the wound, the history of NPWT, powered versus non-powered negative pressure, incisional devices, evidence for NPWT use, indications / contraindications, complications of NPWT, application principles, and case reports of NPWT use.
Speaker: Dawn Franceschina, PT, DPT, CWS
As part of the Wound Healing Awareness Month (WHAM) campaign, ABWM Foundation is offering a FREE Zoom Lecture on “insensate foot”. The participants can earn 1-hour CEU credit for their ABWM renewals.
Lecturers are:
• Dr. Joseph McCulloch, PT, PhD, FAPTA, CWS®, ABWM Foundation Chair
• Dr. Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS®, “Save a Leg, Save a Life” Foundation Founder and President
Participants will:
• comprehend the relationship of structural and biomechanical factors that lead to diabetic foot ulcer formation
• recognize various surgical intervention strategies utilized to address diabetic foot ulcers and their recurrence
This educational module is designed for all wound care practitioners and provides an overview of the presently accepted cause of venous ulceration, with a brief historical overview of past theories. The principles of proper venous ulcer management are then discussed including the role of compression in healing and lifetime maintenance of the condition.
At the end of this presentation the learner will be able to:
-Describe the function of wound dressings by category
-Identify the impact of additives and specialty design in wound dressings
-Discuss the key components to successful wound management
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Disclaimer:
The information presented is solely for educational purposes and should not be construed as specific instructions for the diagnosis or treatment of patients. Utilization of any information derived from this program, in patient care, remains strictly the professional responsibility of the healthcare provider.
These courses have not been reviewed by the ABWM Foundation, however, they may help to fulfill the mandatory continuing education requirement for ABWM Certificants.
To have an online continuing education resource added to this list, please email info@abwmfoundation.org.