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“Dress for Success: Clinical Considerations in Wound Dressing Selection”

WoundSource presents…“Dress for Success: Clinical Considerations in Wound Dressing Selection”

Choosing a wound dressing can be a difficult task, a task that is often debatable, confusing, and complicated. However, understanding this important step in the wound healing cascade is integral to maintaining and achieving healing outcomes for our patients with chronic and acute wounds.

This program will provide the participants with an overview of dressings by category and discuss dressing implementation in varied wound etiologies. Also, it will offer some clinical pearls of wisdom in regard to dressing applications and the decision-making process. Wound dressing decisions should be based on a clear understanding of the products, their components, and their qualities. To apply a dressing to an acute or chronic wound, the clinician needs to understand the current state of the wound, as well as the product components of the dressing and how they will meet the needs of the wound or ulcer. Dressing selection is not just a rudimentary process a clinician goes through, but rather a well-thought-out pathway that can help lead a wound to closure.

Learning Objectives  |  Participants in this webinar will:

  1. Understand the different categories of wound dressings
  2. Understand a general thought process to drive dressing selection based on wound etiology
  3. Develop an understanding of the importance of dressing selection to wound healing outcomes based on the phases of wound healing and wound characteristics
  4. Develop an understanding of dressings’ impact on the cellular level of wound healing

Presenter:

Marta Ostler, PT CWS, CLT, DAPWCA, is the past manager of Northeast Wyoming Wound Care, a department of Sheridan Memorial Hospital, where she has been for the past 24 years. She recently relocated to Billings, Montana, and has joined St. Vincent’s Healthcare in their outpatient Physical Therapy Department.

Target audience: Nursing

Questions should be directed to WoundSource.