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Advanced Wound Therapies
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With so many existing and emerging treatment modalities to expedite wound healing in acute and chronic wounds, it is difficult to keep up with them all. This presentation reviews the mechanism of action, patient selection, and usage of various methods of advanced wound treatment including negative pressure wound therapy, transcutaneous and hyperbaric oxygen, grafts and matrices, autologous treatments, energy therapies. Completion of the presentation will leave attendees with an understanding of adjunctive interventions to use in combination with biofilm based wound bed preparation to maximize positive outcomes for patients.
Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC CSWCN-AP®
Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC CSWCN-AP®, is a professor of health sciences, family nurse practitioner, and certified wound specialist in Milwaukee metro, Wisconsin. Dr. Swoboda is on the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)’s Prophylactic Dressing Standards Initiative Task Force, a member of the editorial board for the Wound Care Learning Network and Wound Management and Prevention, and on the board of directors for the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Laura Swoboda has employment relationships with Waukesha County Technical College, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Community Health Division of Froedtert. She receives a speaking honorarium and consulting fee from Aroa, Convatec, Histologics, and MMM. She receives a speaking honorarium from Urgo. Dr. Swoboda receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Laura Swoboda serves on the board of directors for the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care and the Wound Ostomy Continence Certification Board. She is an editorial board member of Wound Care Learning Network. Dr. Swoboda previously was a consultant for Essity and Innovacyn.
