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Wound Module 1: A Closer Look: Understanding Chronic Wounds

Program Date: 14 September 2022

Publication Date: 19 April 2023

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.0 CE; Dietitian 1.0 CPEU

Course Description

In this course, Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, will identify the difference between acute and chronic wounds; define common features associated with chronic venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers, and arterial ulcers; review the causes, pathogenic mechanisms, and classifications of wounds; and explore current guidelines for wound assessment, treatment, and prevention. Originally presented as a live webinar on 15 September 2022.

Course Objectives
  • Identify the difference between acute and chronic wounds. 
  • Define common features associated with chronic venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers, and arterial ulcers. 
  • Review the causes, pathogenic mechanisms, and classifications of wounds. 
  • Explore current guidelines for wound assessment, treatment, and prevention.

Performance Indicators: 4.2.6, 8.2.1

Activity Code: 181152

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS

Clinician, Saratoga Hospital
Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine
Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

Dot has been a Registered Nurse for many years and has practiced ostomy and wound care since 1980. She is board-certified by the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) and the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM). She spent most of her career practicing in Orlando, Florida, and in 2017 she relocated to New York and currently is a Clinician and Educator for The Saratoga Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. Among many professional activities, Dot is the Co-Chair of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, on the faculty of the Wound Certification Prep Course, and is the Secretary for the International Wound Infection Institute. Dot speaks nationally and internationally on all aspects of wound management, and has authored, and co-authored many journal articles and 12 book chapters.

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CE CPEU Adult Inpatient Nutrition

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.