Session 14: VLU: Compression and Beyond

VLU: Compression and Beyond

Moderator/Speaker: Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN
Speaker: Suzie Ehmann, PT DPT, CWS, CLT-LANA, DN-Cert
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) remain the most common lower extremity ulcer that wound clinicians will encounter in their practices. Although compression therapy is the mainstay of treatment for patients with VLUs, the successful treatment of these ulcers involves a multidisciplinary approach. New research has focused on nonsurgical methods to improve the management of venous ulcers, medical therapy, physical modalities, and surgical therapies. This session will review the latest data on the medical management of venous ulcers.