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Vascular Insufficiency Ulcer Identification and Management

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Course Description

This course provides key concepts for the management of patients with arterial and venous insufficiency wounds. From a practical review of wound etiology and etiology-specific examination components to keys for local wound management and case studies, this short webinar is designed to allow the learner to immediately apply course material. The course also provides a key review for clinicians who would like to better prepare for wound management certification.

Contact Hours: 1
Video Course Format: Video
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

State Discipline Approval StatusProvider CodeExpiration Date

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Wound etiology
  • Risk factors
  • Etiology-based exam components
  • Wound characteristics
  • Precautions
  • Interventions

Course Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional in managing of patients with arterial and venous insufficiency wounds

Professional Objectives:

  1. Describe the etiology and risk factors of arterial and venous insufficiency ulcers. 
  2. Differentiate between arterial, venous, and mixed vascular insufficiency ulcers.
  3. Describe how to perform and calculate an ankle-brachial index.
  4. Identify and document vascular insufficiency wound and periwound characteristics. 
  5. State precautions clinicians should be aware of when working with patients with vascular insufficiency ulcers. 
  6. Describe keys to local wound management of vascular insufficiency ulcers. 
  7. State possible medical and surgical interventions for patients with vascular insufficiency ulcers.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. A current version of Adobe Flashplayer is also required when viewing on a desktop or laptop computer. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 1 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience:  Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, NHA and Nurses

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Betsy Myers is employed by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Authors:

Betsy Myers, MHS, MPT, OCS, CWS, CLT

Betsy Myers received a Masters of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1992 and a Masters of Health Sciences from the University of Indianapolis in 1998. She is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist and a Credentialed Clinical Instructor. Betsy received a citation of recognition and appreciation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives for her outstanding service as a physical therapist to the citizens of Oklahoma.

Betsy was the Teacher of the Year at the Krannert School of Physical Therapy, University of Indianapolis. She is also Certified Wound Specialist and a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. While her passion is for outpatient orthopedics, Ms. Myers has worked in a variety of clinical settings within regional hospital systems including: acute care, transitional care, a rehabilitation unit, general out-patient care, sports medicine, aquatic therapy, and a diabetic foot clinic. She is now part of the outpatient physical therapy staff at Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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