Joan Junkin – Master the Most Challenging Wounds: The 50 BEST Solutions to Dramatically Improve Wound Healing

Outline

Infection Control Solutions: Bacterial loads, Debridement Devices, Maggots and Biofilm

• Surfactants and non-toxic antiseptics to decrease bacterial load
• Debridement devices allow all clinicians to provide excellent mechanical debridement
• Don’t discount maggots – latest research results
• Update on biofilm research findings

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Solutions: Circulation Challenges, Off-loading and Complex Healing

• Circulation criteria before debriding
• Off-loading devices help you comply with the latest guidelines
• Research to address the complex healing challenges

Edema-Caused Leg Ulcer Solutions: Address Edema, Compression Options and Slough Interventions

• Address circulation and edema first
• Numerous compression products and donning devices (adequate arterial flow)
• One compression device or pumps (inadequate arterial flow)
• Speed up healing through new interventions to address the challenges with slough

Complex Pressure Ulcer Solutions: Tools and Algorithms to Take Back to Work

• Microclimate management tools and techniques to treat
• Repositioning tools
• Support surface algorithm
• Nutrition recommendations from current guidelines

Open Surgical Wound Solutions: Negative Pressure Devices, Instillation Therapy, Isolate a Fistula

• Use the wide variety of negative pressure devices effectively
• Why a leased device for high exudate
• Disposable options for low to moderate exudate Instillation therapy combined with negative pressure
• Devices to isolate a fistula

Arterial Insufficiency Wound Solutions: Diagnosis, Treatment Modalities, Arteriovenous Pumps

• New diagnostic options
• Research results by therapy modality
• Arterio-venous pumps