Navigating Patient Selection to Optimize the Clinical and Economic Effectiveness of Skin Substitutes
FACULTY
Robert Clemency, III, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Podiatrist, Medical Director
Community Healthcare System
Munster, IN
Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, FAAD
Chairman and Harvey Blank Professor, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Director, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Wound Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
PROVIDER STATEMENT
Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.
For questions regarding this educational activity, or to cancel your account, please call 609-371-1137 or email accreditation@hmpglobal.com.
INTENDED LEARNERS
This activity is designed for physicians, nursing professionals, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, podiatrists, and dietitians across all practice settings involved in wound healing or wound care issues.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:
- Investigate potential gaps and drawbacks of available efficacy data for skin substitutes
- Examine patient selection strategies to optimize the effectiveness and outcomes of skin substitutes
- Navigate clinical case outcomes for skin substitutes leveraging appropriate patient selection
ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and video/audio.
To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the educational activity, complete the 4-question post-test with a minimum score of 75%, and complete the activity evaluation form. 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: June 7, 2023
Expiration Date: November 30, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.00 hour
There is no fee associated with this activity.
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PHYSICIANS
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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
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DIETITIANS
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.
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FACULTY
The faculty has reported the following:
Robert Clemency, DPM, MS, FACFAS: Consultant- Organogenesis; Speaker’s Bureau- Organogenesis, Smith and Nephew; Advisory Board-Smith and Nephew
Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, FAAD: Advisory Board-Medline Industries, Inc.; Consultant-Medline Industries, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.: Consultant
CLINICAL REVIEWER
Daniel G. Federman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Newtown, CT
Daniel Federman, MD: Advisory Board-Amgen
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS (nurse planner)
Wound Clinic, Family Health Centers of San Diego
San Diego, California
Ms. Seaman has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).
HMP Education planners and staff include Kristin Ciszeski; Samantha Joy; Randy Robbin; and Andrea Zimmerman, EdD.
No HMP Education planner or staff has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).
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COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
Supported by an independent educational grant from Organogenesis Inc.