Home Health Wound Care: Practical Tips From the Field
Presenters
Benjamin Peirce, RN, CWOCN
Regional Director of Performance Improvement
Gentiva Home Health
Plantation, Florida
Eric Goodman, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
WOC & Foot Care Nurse
Home Health WOCRN, LLC
Downers Grove, Illinois
Learning Ojectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
• Discuss the specialized needs of home healthcare patients
• Prepare a checklist of appropriate resources and questions to ask of the patient and the patient’s family
• Review patient safety and provider reimbursement concerns
Intended Learners
This conference is designed for physicians, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, podiatrists, and dietitians involved in wound healing or wound care issues.
Activity Overview
This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and audio.
To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must complete the educational activity, complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. After successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form online at www.naccme.com, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.
Release date: June 16, 2015
Expiration date: June 16, 2016
Estimated time to complete: 1.00 hours
The fee for individual accredited sessions is $25.00 and the fee for the entire 2015 accredited package is $185.00.
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Accreditation
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME
NACCME designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE
This continuing nursing education activity awards 1.00 contact hours.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1.00 contact hours.
CDR
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME), is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
CDR Accredited Provider #HM001 Level 3 Synthesis.
Podiatrists
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards and requirements for approval of providers of continuing education in podiatric medicine through a joint provider agreement between North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) and the Wound Healing Society. NACCME is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. NACCME has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.00 continuing education contact hours.
Independent Clinical Reviewer: Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Nurse Planner: Susie Seaman, NP, Sharp Rees-Stealy Wound Clinic, San Diego, California
Planning Committee
The planning committee comprises of Oscar C. Alvarez, PhD, Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, CRNP, C. Tod Brindle, MSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, CLIN IV, Marie Brown-Etris, RN, CWON, Donald Scott Covington, MD, Susan Creehan, RN, CWON, Carolyn Cuttino, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Jeffrey Davidson, PhD, Robert F. Diegelmann, PhD, Lyn Donze, Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS, William J. Ennis, DO, MBA, Daniel Federman, MD, Caroline Fife, MD, Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWOCN, Paul Glat, MD, Lee J. Goldstein, MD, Eric Goodman, RN, CWOCN, CFCN , Rose Hamm, PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS, Lisa Hetherington, Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT, Harvey Himel, MD, MPH, FACS, Anne Hocking, PhD, Han Pham Hulen, MD, Jenny Hurlow, NP, Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, CS, FNP, Sundeep Keswani, MD, FACS, FAAP, Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS, Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD, William Li, MD, Brock Liden, DPM,William Marston, MD, Joseph McCulloch, PT, PhD, Timothy Paine, PT, CWS, Benjamin Peirce, RN, CWOCN, Tania Phillips, MD, Matthew Regulski, DPM, Gary Rothenberg, DPM, Lee C. Ruotsi, MD, Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN, Tina Thomas, Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD, Lia Van Rijswijk, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, Tracy Wilgus, PhD, Stephanie Woelfel- Dyess, DPT; and Csilla Mathe, Tiffney Oliver, Randy Robbin, Lynn Rubin, NACCME.
Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
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The faculty has reported the following:
Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN - Grant/Research— NINR, Veterans Administration; Consultant – MediSens
Janice Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, CRNP - Grant/Research— Convatec, Inc.
C. Tod Brindle, MSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, CLIN IV (Also rep AAWC) – Consultant: Molnlycke Healthcare LLC, Medline Inc; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau: Molnlycke Healthcare LLC, Medline Inc, Hollister Inc; Advisory Board Member: Wellmedix, Z-Medica
Marie Brown-Etris, RN, CWON – Grant/Research Support: 3M, Covidien
Donald Scott Covington, MD – Employee/Officer: Healogics Corp
Susan Creehan, RN, CWON - Wound Nurse Consultant: Chiles Consulting, Hiram Davis Medical Center, VHQC; Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC Speakers Bureau
Carolyn Cuttino, RN, BSN, CWOCN - Consultant/Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Smith and Nephew Biotherapeutics, Hollister
Jeffrey Davidson, PhD – Grant/Research Support – National Institutes of Health; Consultant – Molnlcke, National Institutes of Health; Scientific Advisor – Cook Biotech, Smith and Nephew; Officer – PeurRegen
Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS - Grant/Research Support – GSK, KCI, Organogenesis, VLifeSciences; Consultant – Integra Lifesciences, MacroCure; Scientific Advisor: MiMedx
William J. Ennis, DO, MBA - Consultant – Accelecare
Caroline Fife, MD - Alliance of Wound care Stakeholders Board member (501 C6 – unpaid), UHMS co-chair of Reimbursement and quality committee (501 C3—unpaid), US Wound Registry Executive Director (501C3 unpaid), Intellicure, Inc. Shareholder
Paul Glat, MD - Consultant - Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Integra Lifesciences, Smith and Nephew Biotherapeutics
Rose Hamm, PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS - Consultant –Celleration
Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT (Also rep AAWC) - Consultant – BSN; Executive Committee -AAWC Faculty Advisor, ILWTI, Program Director ILWTI Medical Missions, Inc.
Harvey Himel, MD, MPH, FACS - Consultant – Tissue Med Biosciences – Steering committee 6/1/13 – 4/1/14
Jenny Hurlow, NP - Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Convatec
Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, CS, FNP - Consultant – Tridien; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Coloplast, Principle Business Enterprise, Precision Fabrics
Sundeep Keswani, MD, FACS, FAAP - Grant/Research Support – National Institutes of Health NIGMA K08 GM098831-01
Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS - Grant/Research Support, Consultant –Integra Lifesciences, Inc., KCI, Kimberly-Clark, Inc.
Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD - Grant/Research Support - MacroCure, Smith and Nephew Biotherapeutics, Tactile; Scientific Advisor - Cardinal, Kerecis, Keretec, MacroCure, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC
Brock Liden, DPM - Grant/Research Support – TEI; Consultant - Hollister Biomed; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Hollister Biomed, TEI.
William Marston, MD – Consultant: Veniti Medical, Tactile Medical, Cardinal Healthcare
Benjamin Peirce, RN, CWOCN - Consultant - Navigant Consulting; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau - CMS, HMP Communications, Florida Association of Enterostomal Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, WOCN Society; Employee of and Stock Shareholder - Gentiva Health Services
Matthew Regulski, DPM - Grant/Research Support – MacroCure; Scientific Advisor – Oculus; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – BSN, Integra LifeSciences, Novogenesis, Osiris, Organogenesis, Pamlabs, Shire, Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics, WCI
Gary Rothenberg, DPM - Consultant –Organogenesis, Spiracur; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau – Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics
Lee C. Ruotsi, MD - Promotional Speakers’ Bureau - Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics
Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN - Scientific Advisor - Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau - Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics
Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD – Grant/Research Support: Organogenesis Inc, Smith and Nephew; Scientific Advisor: MoInlycke
Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS - Consultant - Lohmann & Rauscher, Central Medical Systems Inc.; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau - BSN, Hollister, Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics, Organogenesis, Osiris, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC, Spiracur, SteadMed; Advisory Board – BSN, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC
Dr. Alvarez, Dr. Carman, Dr. Diegelmann, Ms. Donze, Dr. Federman, Ms. Fowler, Ms. Hetherington, Dr. Hocking, Dr. Hulen, Dr. Keast, Dr. Li, Dr. Macdonald, Mr. Paine, Dr. Phillips, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Van Rijswijk, Dr. Wilgus, and Dr. Woelfel-Dyess have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
Ms. Mathe, Ms. Oliver, Mr. Robbin and Ms. Rubin have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
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