This session will explore the pathogenesis, natural history, clinical manifestations, and treatment approaches including medical and surgical interventions, for inflammatory bowel disease. Special attention will be paid to ostomy situations related to this patient population and management considerations.
Do your patients come to you with all the appropriate wound, ostomy, or continence supplies? Do you transition them to the next setting with all the appropriate supplies? Does the type of insurance matter? If you are in home health serving Medicare, Medicare advantage, Medicaid or other commercial patients, an outpatient center, wound center, long term care, or acute care and not sure what supplies are covered by insurance or how to get them ordered then this session is for you. Learn what supplies are covered and how to ensure your patients get what they need for the transition of care to the next setting in the most time efficient and cost effective manner possible. This will not be a product session but a session for you to learn how to access the coverage listings and how to establish what your patient specifically needs and the most expedient way to obtain those products for your patient.
Foot wounds are now the most common diabetes-related cause of hospitalization and are a frequent precursor to amputation. Persons with diabetes have a 30-fold higher life-time risk of undergoing a lower extremity amputation compared to those without diabetes. An infected foot wound precedes about two-thirds of lower extremity amputations and infection is surpassed only by gangrene as an indication for diabetic lower extremity amputation. Persons with diabetes have at least a 10 fold greater risk of being hospitalized for soft tissue and bone infections of the foot than persons without diabetes.
With these data as a backdrop, we will review the current state of play regarding treatment of the diabetic foot and wounds in the developed and developing world. We will explore policy factors associated with the team approach to amputation prevention as well as tips for the structure of successful teams, both at SALSA and worldwide. The concept of the “Toe and Flow” philosophy of prevention will be explored. Subsequently, emphasis will be placed on specific successes and failures and perhaps a way forward toward prevention. We also explore the use of novel new technology merging consumer electronics with medical devices in an effort to prevent problems before they start.
Keeping up with new products and resources that help us provide patient care can be overwhelming for any clinician. That’s why the BUZZ Report is an annual highlight of the Wild On Wound (WOW) Conference and this year, we are happy to share this at our joint conference with WOCN. This session will discuss new BUZZ-worthy products and resources in wound, ostomy, and continence care.
Presented by 11Health & Technologies Inc.
11 Health is a patient led, patient focused healthcare company with a single minded objective to help change ostomy care. The company was started by a long term ostomate, Michael Seres, who had struggled with severe chrone’s disease most of his life resulting in him needed a bowel transplant and requiring an ostomy.
Michael’s experience convinced that a combination of technology and patient to patient support could transform the patient experience by working in partnership with doctors and in particular, WOC Nurses.
The 11 Health proposition is to support the patient remotely using a combination of hi tech and hi touch to extend the hand of care received in-hospital delivered by WOC Nurses. Data is delivered in real time giving the patient and their clinical team actionable insights that make a meaningful difference to patients in terms of reduced ER visits and total re-admissions.
Presented by Abbott Nutrition
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Presented by Medela LLC
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has become a cornerstone treatment for complex and hard to heal wounds and its distinct mechanisms of action (MOAs) extensively researched. However, there has been little investigation into the fundamental requirements necessary in an NPWT system to effectively deliver these mechanisms and maximize the therapy’s clinical benefits, as not all devices are the same. In this presentation we will:
Supported by 3M Medical Solutions
New evidence influences health care decisions every day. It is important to stay current with new data and research to deliver impactful patient care. During this session, panelists will discuss their wound healing perspectives and ways they have adapted to change during this pandemic, while demonstrating real-world scenarios and patient case outcomes for the way new data has made a difference in their practice.
Supported by Smith+Nephew
There now exists an array of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy options. Until recently, no established recommendations or guidance existed regarding the type of NPWT system to use. Join this session to learn from Dr. Theresa Hurd and Dr. Rafael Diaz-Garcia, two expert clinicians who contributed to the 2021 publication, International Consensus Panel Recommendations for the Optimization of Traditional and Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Wounds.
Does it sound complicated or overwhelming to implement clinical and operational changes within your institution? This session will allow you to learn first-hand from clinicians that have enacted change and experienced positive results.
Supported by ConvaTec Inc.
The past year has been a long journey, filled with challenges, unexpected insights and solutions. The ability of WOC nurses to adapt and continue to provide excellent care for patients during a global pandemic is unprecedented. Join us in discussing the lessons learned, and how Moldable technology has made an impact on patients and nurses in a changing healthcare environment.