Columbia Wound Care Community Advanced Wound Care Symposium 2022

+ Target Audience: wound care clinicians across settings: physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, hospitalists, NPs/PAs, nurses

+ Information:

A focused, practical symposium delivering evidence-based strategies for complex wound management. Case-driven sessions link pathophysiology to bedside assessment, dressing selection, debridement decisions, infection control, and interprofessional coordination.

What You Will Learn

• Systematic wound assessment: etiology, staging, perfusion, moisture balance, and pain

• Debridement choices (autolytic, enzymatic, conservative sharp, surgical) and when to use each

• Dressing selection by wound goals: moisture donation, exudate control, odor management, and protection

• Infection and biofilm management: recognition, swab vs. tissue culture, topical/systemic therapy

• Edema/ischemia optimization: ABPI/TBI basics, compression therapy, revascularization referral

• Pressure injury prevention and treatment, device-related injury mitigation, off-loading techniques

• Adjuncts: NPWT, cellular/tissue products, growth factors, hyperbaric oxygen—indications and limits

• Documentation, outcomes tracking, and coding pearls for quality and reimbursement

Event Details

• Structure: Etiology-based blocks (diabetic foot, venous/arterial, pressure, surgical/traumatic, atypical) with take-home checklists

• Access: Practical handouts and algorithms designed for next-day implementation

Who Should Attend
Wound care clinicians across settings: physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, hospitalists, NPs/PAs, nurses (WOC/foot & ankle/vascular), therapists, pharmacists, case managers, and administrators seeking a concise, practice-ready update.

Why Attend

• Translate guidelines into clear bedside algorithms that improve healing rates and safety

• Reduce variation in care with standardized assessment and dressing pathways

• Strengthen interprofessional teamwork and discharge/transition planning

+ Topics:

• Diabetic foot ulcers: off-loading, infection/osteomyelitis workup, vascular optimization

• Venous & lymphatic ulcers: compression strategies, skin care, recurrence prevention

• Arterial ischemic wounds: perfusion assessment, pain control, referral thresholds

• Pressure injuries: staging, support surfaces, device-related prevention

• Surgical/traumatic and oncology-related wounds: drainage, radiation/chemo effects, flap/graft care

• Infection & biofilm: diagnostics, topical/systemic therapy, stewardship principles

• Adjunctive therapies: NPWT, CTPs/biologics, HBOT—patient selection and outcome expectations

• Program operations: documentation, metrics, coding/billing, and quality improvement