This course has concluded on June 16, 2016

CE InformationCourse Outline

    Dermatology: What the Wound Care Provider Needs to Know

    Presenters

    Afsaneh Alavi, MSc, MD, FRCPC
    Department of Medicine (Dermatology)
    University of Toronto, Canada
    Toronto, Canada

    Gary Sibbald, MD, MEd, FRCPC
    Professor of Public Health and Medicine
    University of Toronto
    Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    Learning Ojectives

    After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
    • Discuss a variety of normal and abnormal skin conditions
    • Assess treatment options for allergic reactions to substances in wound management
    • Review diagnostics and therapeutic interventions for dermatoses that are often present in patients with chronic wounds.

    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.
    For questions regarding this educational activity, please call 609-371-1137.

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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 Afsaneh Alavi, MSc, MD, FRCPCOscar 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, 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, Tania Phillips, MD, Matthew Regulski, DPM, Gary Rothenberg, DPM, Lee C. Ruotsi, MD, Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN, Gary Sibbald, MD, MEd, FRCPC, 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

    According to the disclosure policy of NACCME, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of NACCME to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation.
    All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.
    The faculty has reported the following:
    Afsaneh Alavi, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Grant/Research, Scientific Advisor, Promotional Speakers’ Bureau—Abbvie, Actelion, Jenssen, Galderma, Stifel, Valeant

    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
    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
    Gary Sibbald, MD, MEd, FRCPC - Research Support – 3M, CIDA, Coloplast, Systagenix/Acelity, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC, RNAO, Exciton Technologies, Inc., Hollister, Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics, Valeant, Abbott/Abbvie, MH-CCAC, Ferris Manufacturing Comp; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau - 3M, Coloplast, Systagenix/Acelity, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC, Galderma, Leo, Hollister, Valeant, Abbott/Abbvie, Eli Lilly Canada, Inc.; Scientific Advisor - 3M, Coloplast, Systagenix/Acelity, Mölnlycke Healthcare, LLC, RNAO, Hollister, Smith & Nephew Biotherapeutics, Valeant, Abbott/Abbvie

    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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