Patient-Pathway to Wound Management: Stepwise Approach to Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management
FACULTY
Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS
Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse Practicioner
Sanford Health Fargo
West Fargo, North Dakota
Christopher Barrett, DPM, CWS, FAPWCA
Program Director - The Centers for Wound Healing
Crozer Health System
Springfield, Pennsylvania
Matthew G. Garoufalis, DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
Medical Director - Professional Foot Care Specialists, PC
Chicago, Illinois
PROVIDER STATEMENT
Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.
For questions regarding this educational activity, please call 609-371-1137 or email accreditation@hmpglobal.com.
INTENDED LEARNERS
This activity is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, podiatrists, and physical therapists.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:
- Investigate the importance of heightened awareness of biofilm presence in DFUs and the potential for serious consequences
- Examine a “step-down/step-up” approach for antibiofilm treatment
- Review best-practice wound management for DFUs
- Explore an integrated stepwise approach to DFU management
CLAIMING CREDIT
To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the online activity and the evaluation. Upon completing the activity, there will be instructions on how to complete the evaluation and print a certificate or other documentation of credit.
Release Date: April 30, 2022
Expiration Date: November 30, 2023
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.00 hour
There is no fee associated with this activity.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
In support of improving patient care, HMP Education is jointly 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.
PHYSICIANS
HMP Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES
This continuing nursing education internet enduring activity awards 1.00 contact hour.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1.00 contact hour.
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
HMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
PODIATRISTS
HMP Education is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. HMP Education has approved this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 continuing education contact hour.
USE OF PROPRIETARY NAMES
This continuing medical education activity may include device or medicine brand names for participant clarity purposes only, due to the presence of different branded versions of the same product. No product promotion or recommendation should be inferred.
UNAPPROVED AND/OR INVESTIGATIONAL USES OF DRUGS AND DEVICES
This activity may contain information about experimental and other uses of drugs or devices that are not currently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult approved product labeling for any drug or device mentioned in this activity before use. The opinions expressed during this activity are the opinions of the respective authors, presenters or moderators and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of HMP Education.
DISCLAIMERS
The material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a physician-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own physician.
Neither HMP Education nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is affiliated with, or formally endorsed by a medical society.
The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and are not attributable to HMP Education or HMP. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.
DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
HMP Education is an independent provider of continuing medical education. HMP Education has no proprietary or financial interest in medical or healthcare products over which the FDA (USA) or EMA (EU) has regulatory authority.
In accordance with our disclosure policies, HMP Education is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited continuing education. These policies include assigning relevance to, and mitigating, all perceived or real conflicts of interest between any individual with control over the content and any ineligible company (commercial interest) as defined by the ACCME.
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Education has been independently peer-reviewed to validate content, mitigate identified conflicts of interest, and ensure:
- All recommendations involving clinical medicine is based on evidence that is accepted within the medical profession as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
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FACULTY
The faculty has reported the following:
Ms. Greenstein: Advisory Board – Coloplast, Urgo Medical; Consultant – Bandgrip; Speaker’s Bureau - 3M Health Care, Medical Solutions Division, Urgo Medical
Dr. Barrett: Speaker’s Bureau – 3M Health Care, Medical Solutions Division
Dr. Garoufalis: Consultant – AOTI, CMO Modulim, Renovoderm, Stryker; Speaker’s Bureau - 3M Health Care, Medical Solutions Division, MIMEDX
CLINICAL REVIEWER
Daniel Federman, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Associate Chief of Medicine
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Federman has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN (nurse planner)
Susie Seaman Wound Care Consulting
San Diego, California
Ms. Seaman has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).
HMP Education planners and staff include Samantha Bella, Samantha Conforti, Kristin Ciszeski, Kathy Edwards, Susanna Meader, Randy Robbin and Tiffney Oliver.
No HMP Education planner or staff has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).
ADA STATEMENT
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Commercial Support
The following company has provided an educational grant in support of this activity: 3M Health Care, Medical Solutions Division