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Publication Date: 14 May 2023
Publication Date: 14 May 2023
In this video, the presenters will explore the collaborative role of dietitians in wound care prevention and treatment. Here we identify key indicators that nutrition requirements are being met to support wound healing and discuss opportunities for collaboration between multidisciplinary teams using a case study approach.
President, CASE Software & Books
Greensboro, NC, USA
Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant to health care providers. She received her PhD in human nutrition from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Her professional career has included clinical practice, university teaching, and business consulting. She is president of CASE Software & Books, a professional and educational resource company. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics and served on the Academy’s Evidence Analysis Work Groups on wound care and hydration. In 2018 she received the Academy’s Excellence in Practice Award for Consultation and Business Practice. She is currently the Immediate Past President of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and serves as one of the NPUAP representatives on the International Clinical Practice Guidelines Governance Group.
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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