Session 51: Fighting Obesity: Skin Diseases in the Bariatric Population

Fighting Obesity: Skin Diseases in the Bariatric Population

Moderator/Speaker: Kim LeBlanc, MN, RN, CETN(C), PhD (cand)
Speaker: Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWCN, APN-CCNS, FAAN
With obesity and super morbid obesity on the rise, wound care clinicians are faced with the prospect of inheriting even more challenging patients who also deal with weight and poor wound healing. How do providers deal with a treatment plan that may be futile in those who cannot lose weight? What are the options if weight loss is the primary issue needed prior to wound healing? In this session, complex cases of non-healing wounds in the morbidly and super morbidly obese patients will be addressed alongside treatment plans and therapeutic options for this challenging patient population.