Nothing compares to the feeling of celebrating a healed wound.
But the journey to healing is often long and arduous.
Between non-compliant patients, stubborn infections, and complex, slow-healing wounds, it's easy to feel defeated.
That's why we created the Wound Care Certificate Program.
If you want to heal wounds faster, feel more confident at the bedside, and give your patients the best possible care, this comprehensive program is for you.
Our team of 15 nationally recognized wound care professionals will share clinical insights you can use to manage patients' comorbidities, select the right dressing for any situation, and recognize the early warning signs of infection before it can take root.
You'll walk away with actionable, evidence-based techniques to tackle the most stubborn and hard-to-heal wounds, from chronic pressure injuries to diabetic foot ulcers.
Plus, you'll earn your Wound Care Certificate — and get recognized as a trusted authority your patients can depend on.
Wound Care Certificate Program
Advanced Training With 15 Leading Wound Care ExpertsClick here for CE credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Who Should Participate? Nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists and all other clinicians who want more success treating wounds.
For just $249.99, you'll get...- 15 leading wound care experts — including nurses, NPs, physical therapists, and dietitians
- Latest evidence and guidelines for venous, arterial, diabetic wounds, and more
- Earn up to 36.25 CE hours related to wound care
- Watch skill demonstrations for the most challenging wounds
- Documentation and intervention tips to reduce your legal risks
- FREE Bonuses! Including an “Advanced Pressure Injury” course
- And... your knowledge will be reflected with your wound care certificate!
If you're ready to learn first-hand from leading wound care clinicians, dieticians, physical therapists, and podiatrists... covering the most challenging and pressing issues you face every single day... then this comprehensive program is for you!
Our On-Demand Package includes full access to session handouts and presentation slides, as well as all these key features:
Advanced Training With 15 Leading Wound Care Experts
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Trends, Barriers, and Opportunities
Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP®, MAPWCA and
Frank Aviles, PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA
- Current hot topics
- Innovations in wound care
- Technology is changing the way we practice
- Barriers to evidence-based practice

M. Dolores Farrer, DPM, MBA, CWS®
- Establish debridement goals
- Appropriate use of conservative and sharp debridement
- Instrument selection for debridement
- Strategies for pre and post-debridement wound measurements

April Lumpkins, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP®, CFCN
- Set the goals for specific wound
- On-going evaluation of the treatment plan
- Most effective cleansing techniques
- Newest wound cleansing agents
- Selecting between primary, secondary & securement dressings

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND
- Malnutrition and the nutrition-focused exam
- Key considerations on body composition
- Distinguish between cachexia and sarcopenia
- Needs and goals of medical nutrition therapy
- Develop a realistic and goal-oriented nutrition care plan
- Vitamin and mineral supplementation: Vitamin C, D, and Zinc

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy & Wound/Fistula Managers
Joan Junkin, RN, MSN
- Tricks for removing the NPWT dressing
- Prepare for initial NPWT placement
- Tools for special and specific wound needs
- Initiation of therapy

Laurie Klipfel, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CDCES, WCC
- Evaluation of end-of-life skin changes
- Focus from healing to comfort: Pain control, improved energy, sense of well-being
- Management of side effects, including drainage, odor, bleeding, itching
- Prevention of infection/sepsis
- Treatment parameters for Kennedy ulcers

Nilma Z. Elias Santiago PT, DPT, WCC, CLT, OMS
- Phlebolymphedema causes and risk factors
- Evaluate history, clinical presentation, and diagnostic test results
- Arterial vs. venous ulcers complications
- Assessment, debridement, and dressing selection to manage the wound
- Compression therapy

Dianne Rudolph, APRN, GNP-BC, CWOCN®
- Differentiation between venous leg ulcers, arterial ulcers & diabetic foot ulcers
- Current classification schemes: CEAP, Wagner, UTHSCSA, and Fontaine classification
- Best standards of care for management of lower extremity wounds
- Surgical interventions for leg ulcers and indications for surgical consultation
- Comparison of compression modalities
- Emerging technologies in leg ulcer management

Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP®, MAPWCA
- Critically ill patients' risk for skin injuries
- Risk scales and assessment - Braden, Jackson Cubbin, Pressure Injury Staging
- Case studies - Bundle care, immobilization, injury causation

Multi-Million Dollar Marketing Secrets
Teresa Sanderson, RN, CCM
- The BIG lessons I learned
- One marketing pitfall to avoid
- Market your business with impact
- Create a steady stream of referrals

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Topical Oxygen
Laura Swoboda, NP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP®, WOCNF
- Improve hyperbaric oxygen therapy results
- Mono vs. multiplace chambers
- Transcutaneous oxygen therapy current evidence
- Healing outcomes and ulcer recidivism from TCO therapy

Strategies for Prevention, Assessment & Treatment
Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON®
- Practice tips for prevention
- Role of nutrition in pressure injury development
- Pressure injury assessment strategies from an expert
- Clues from wound infection and complications
- Latest wound dressings and therapies

Kim Saunders, MSN/ED, RN, CWON®, CFCN
- Predict and chart wound healing based on presentation
- Efficiently document a comprehensive wound plan of care
- Documentation tips for preventable pressure injuries
- Special considerations to note for mechanical injuries from the top-down
- Wound examples to evaluate care provided & documentation

Ann Kahl Taylor, MS, RN, CWOCN®
- Policy updates can become critical when scrutinized later
- Can't miss considerations for pressure injury prevention
- Key assessments as the courtroom downfall
- Documentation pitfalls to avoid
- Algorithm examples to immediately put into practice

Cheryl Aaron, PT, DPT, CWS®
- Assessment and diagnostic tools to incorporate
- Assessment of bacterial burden
- Orthopedic assessment strategies
- Vital role of dietitians
- Optimal wound healing requirements
- Selection process between available therapy modalities
Advanced Training With 15 Leading Wound Care Experts
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We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
— Jane, Geriatric Nurse
— Dawna, Critical Care Nurse
— Rebecca, Physical Therapist
— Teri, Wound Care Nurse
— Rosalina, Nurse
— Ann, Dietician/Nutritionist
— Shernette, LPN
— Katrina, Physical Therapist
— Adrienne, Nurse-Hospice/Palliative Care
— John, Physical Therapist
Advanced Training With 15 Leading Wound Care Experts
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