360° of Healing Webinar Series
This webinar series will focus on key topics within the wound care industry and allow insight from experts in their field. Included are the seminar topics, explanations, dates and registration.
Keeping current in wound care concepts can be difficult but is extremely important in today's technology driven treatment environment.
KCI's Professional Education department is proud to offer six unique one hour webinars in 2010 through the 360 Degrees of Healing Webinar Series.
This series will focus on key topics within the wound care industry and allow insight from experts in their field. Below are the seminar topics, explanations and dates. Speak to your local KCI Representative for more information or register online.
Series Events
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Total Management of the Open Abdomen
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- Date:
- March 30th 2:00- 3:00 PM EST
- Speaker:
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Dr. Mark Kaplan MD, FACS
Dr. Mark Kaplan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Temple University and a Medical Doctorate degree from Temple University School of Medical in Philadelphia. He completed his Surgical Residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He is board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
In the past 20 years, Dr. Kaplan has had numerous hospital and academic appointments. He is currently the Chairman of the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care as well as the Associate Chairman in the Department of Surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine. In addition, he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Indiana in Indianapolis, Michigan State University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Washington University in St Louis.
Dr. Kaplan's published articles, presentations, abstracts and poster presentations are too numerous and diverse to mention. Suffice it to say that he is well published. His abdominal compartment syndrome and negative pressure wound therapy articles and research findings have been referenced by many other medical clinicians. Dr. Kaplan is not only a renowned national but international speaker. He has given presentations as far away as Queensland, Australia, Antwerp, Belgium, Milan, Italy, Paris, France, and the United Kingdom.
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This session will review problems associated with and leading to the open abdomen. Techniques for open abdominal management and case studies illustrating these topics will also be addressed.
Latest research supporting the use of ABThera™ for total management of the open abdomen will be shared with the group.
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Bringing Safety Home – V.A.C.® Therapy Safety Information
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- Date:
- May 25th, 2011 2 P.M. EST
- Speaker:
- Sonja Bruce, RN MPH:
Sonja Bruce, RN MPH is a Regional Professional Education Manager (RPEM) who has 23 years nursing experience in specialties such as general surgery/ENT, trauma, oncology surgery, oncology medicine and rehabilitative medicine. She holds Master’s of Public Health with a focus on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention from the George Washington University. Prior to joining KCI, she held positions as a discharge planner and disease case manager at Kaiser Permanente within various health care settings such as hospitals, SNF and clinics. For the past 8 years, Sonja has worked at Kinetic Concepts Incorporated (KCI, INC) as a Clinical Account manager, Account Executive and currently a Regional Professional Education Manager. She is responsible for managing all Professional Education programs in her region and working closely with the KCI Sales Team by leading the identification of all logistical needs for regional educational activity and programs. She mentors field sales representatives on education programs, presents wound care in-services to physicians, nurses, and other health care practitioners. She also develops web based educational programs for KCI and recruits regional key opinion leaders and assists them in becoming part of the KCI Speaker’s Bureau.
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- A must do webinar that will cover relevant and important safety information with regards to V.A.C.® Therapy. This will webinar will provide an overview of bleeding precautions , dressing change frequency and the risks of retained foam. In addition, safety reminders and the importance of foam count and removal will be addressed. Where to seek help and advice for the patient and clinician will also be discussed along with overview of the New 2010 Clinical Guidelines.
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Novel Wound Care Concepts in the Management of the Lower Limb
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- Date:
- June 22nd, 2011 2:00- 3:00 PM EST
- Speaker:
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Dr. John Lantis MD
John Lantis earned a bachelor’s of science degree in pre-medical studies from Davidson College and a doctor of medicine degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. He currently serves as the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Associate Attending Surgeon at St Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City as well as the Director of Clinical Research - Department of Surgery for this institution. In addition, he is an Assistant Professor of Surgery , College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Dr. Lantis has given numerous local, national and international presentations in the fields of vascular surgery and wound management. He is an active researcher who has been widely published in many peer reviewed journals including the Journal of the Vascular Surgery, Annals of Vascular Surgery and Diabetes Care and has authored several vascular text book chapters.
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Chronic ulcers of the lower limb can be difficult and costly to treat. This 45 minute session will provide a deep dive in to the latest techniques in managing chronic wounds of the lower limb such as venous insufficiency ulcers.
DSL#10-0392
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Venous Insufficiency Ulcers — A look at the whole patient, not just the hole in the patient
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- Date:
- August 24th 2 P.M. EST
- Speaker:
- Dr. John Lantis MD
John Lantis earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in pre-medical studies from Davidson College and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. He currently serves as the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Associate Attending Surgeon at St Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, as well as the Director of Clinical Research, Department of Surgery for this institution. He is also Assistant Professor of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Dr. Lantis has given numerous local, national and international presentations in the fields of vascular surgery and wound management. He is an active researcher who has been widely published in many peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the Vascular Surgery, Annals of Vascular Surgery and Diabetes Care. He has also authored several vascular text book chapters.
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- This session will review:
Venous insufficiency creates many challenges for both patient and caregiver. This webinar will focus on the disease state and associated challenges when dealing with patients affected by venous insufficiency. In addition, treatment regimes ranging from local wound care to surgical procedures, along with case studies, will be included to examine various methods of treating venous leg ulcers. This webinar will provide useful information for all practitioners treating patients with venous insufficiency and the often-resultant venous leg ulcers from this disease state.
DSL#11-0136 (3/11)
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Meeting 2009 Pressure Ulcer Classification & Treatment Guidelines
- Date:
- April 29th 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. EST
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Dot Weir RN, CWON, CWS
Dot Weir is a highly respected nurse and educator who is board certified as a wound specialist by both the WOCN and the American Academy of Wound Management. Ms. Weir has extensive experience having dedicated over 26 years of her career with a focus on wound care in acute, home, and long-term care settings. She is listed as a founding board member of the Association of the Advancement of Wound Care having held the offices of both Treasurer and President. Currently Dot is wound care coordinator for in-patient and out-patient wound care services at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
Ms Weir has authored or co-authored four books on wound healing, a practical guide to the management of wounds, pressure ulcers, and chronic wound care. Her articles had been published in the Journal of WOCN, Disease Management Digest and Wounds. She is a popular and knowledgeable lecturer known for her passionate commitment to the highest standards of patient care and treatment.
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- This session will review:
- 2009 NPUAP classification system and nutrition guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
- Role of nutrition in wound healing and ways to optimize for compromised patients
- Practical solutions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers
- Role of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and the healing of pressure ulcers.
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Case Managing Wound Care Across the Continuum
- Date:
- May 27th 2 P.M. EST
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Connie Sunderhaus RN‐BC, CCM
Connie Sunderhaus is Vice President of CXJ Corporation and managing consultant of the Health Care Group. Connie's past clinical experience includes case management, patient education, and home healthcare. She is the author of multiple articles published in case management and other national healthcare journals. The role of the case manager is the focus of her educational programs with in‐depth reviews on each topic as what is most important to the case manager and how case managers can utilize information in caring for their patients. She is a contributing writer for a national case management education company and serves on several national speakers' bureaus. Currently she is a regular author for Case in Point®, writing the patient primer page.
Connie is the 2009‐2010 Treasurer of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), an appointed member of the Public Policy Committee, a past officer, and represented the organization with the Joint Commission. Connie is a past president of the Chicago Chapter of CMSA, and an active member of various community organizations.
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- This session will review:
- Wound etiology
- Physiology of healing
- Additional factors affecting wound care outcomes
- Case management process for wound care
- Cost effective case management options for challenging wound types
- Industry support for case management of wounds
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Integrating Limb Salvage into Practice Guidelines and Care Protocols
- Date:
- June 24, 2010 2 P.M. EST
- Speakers:
- Dr. Charles Andersen MD, FACS, FAPWCA and Dr. Vickie Driver DPM
Dr Charles Andersen graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Utah State University and received his Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Utah. He completed a General Surgery residency and a fellowship in Peripheral Vascular Surgery. He is board certified in Surgery.
Dr Andersen was commissioned in the US Army after completing his residency and was the Vascular and Surgical Consultant for the Surgeon General for several years. He established the Vascular Surgery Service and the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, and a multidisciplinary Foot at Risk Clinic in Madigan Army Medical Center. Currently, Dr. Andersen is the Medical Director of Wound Care at Madigan Army Medical Clinic and the Chief of Vascular/Endovascular and Limb Preservation Service at Madigan Army Medical Center.
Dr. Andersen has presented in the US, Japan, Korea, Philippines, France and Italy. He has published articles and research outcomes in prestigious journals such as the American Journal of Surgery, Journal of Vascular Surgery, Annals of Surgery, and the Journal of Ankle and Foot Surgery to name just a few. Dr. Anderson has been the principal or associate investigator for over 100 research studies. Two of his studies were, "A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial of V.A.C.® Therapy in the Treatment and Blinded Evaluation of Abdominal Wounds, A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial of V.A.C.® Therapy with Split-Thickness Skin Grafting in the Treatment and Blinded Evaluation of Venous Stasis Ulcers".
Dr. Driver received her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine and a Master's degree in Medical Education from California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco and is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Her research specialties are in the areas of diabetic foot ulcers, limb preservation and wound care. She has been the principal investigator in many research studies, published numerous articles and presented abstracts, posters and lectures both nationally and internationally. In addition she has received numerous awards for her business and community endeavors in the San Francisco Bay area.
Dr. Driver is currently the Director, Clinical Research Foot Care, Endovascular and Vascular Services, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Research Fellowship and International Scholars Program at the Boston University School of Medicine and Boston University Medical Center.
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- This session will review:
- Current statistics and prevalence of diabetes and associated amputations in America
- Effects of diabetes and factors leading to amputation
- Important factors in building a Limb Preservation Program
- Recent limb preservation research
- The role of Negative pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in limb preservation
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Assessing and Preventing Wound Complications
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- Date:
- July 29th 2 P.M. EST
- Speaker:
- Susan Mendez Eastman RN, CWCN
Susan Mendez-Eastman is a Certified Wound Care Nurse at the Nebraska Medical Center and a Research Nurse Assistant at the University of Nebraska College of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a Certified Wound Care Nurse and Plastic Surgical Nurse.
Susan is definitely an outstanding and prolific writer. She has published approximately 40 wound care articles in RN, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Advanced Skin Wound Care, and Ostomy Wound Management journals to name a few. She has participated in many chronic wound studies as a Research Assistant and is a well known national and international speaker on Wound Care. She has presented at least 70 times in the US, Canada and Australia in the past couple of years. In her spare time, Susan reviews manuscripts for potential publication in the American Journal of Nursing, and she is a Master Panel Reviewer for the NCLEX Nursing exams.
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- This session will review:
- How wounds heal
- Barriers to wound healing
- Which medications may impede wound healing?
- When is compression therapy needed?
- Potential complications associated with wound healing:
- Infection
- Hemorrhage
- Dehiscence
- Fistula
- A variety of wound care products will be explored including Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
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Wound Assessment & Coverage Criteria Documentation Pitfalls
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- Date:
- August 19th 2 P.M. EST
- Speaker:
- Nancy Morgan RN, BSN, MBA, WOCN, CWCN, WCC
Co-Founder and Owner of Wound Care Education Institute
Nancy combines her expertise as a Certified Wound Care Nurse, along with her extensive background in wound care education and wound management program development. Nancy is a nursing entrepreneur, who is an experienced and recognized international presenter. Her fun motivational teaching style has inspired health care professionals across the nation.
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- This session will review:
- The evolving role of documentation standards from tracking to litigation and reimbursement
- Appropriate wound assessment techniques
- Accurate and consistent documentation
- Industry initiatives to assist in wound assessment and reimbursement
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Optimizing Wound Healing with Debridement and Advanced Therapies
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- Date:
- September 23rd 2 P.M. EST
- Speaker:
- Melissa K. Johnson BS PT CWS:
Melissa has been a physical therapist over 11 years. She is board certified by the American Academy of Wound Management since 2004 as a wound care specialist. She has worked in multiple settings including acute, long term care, home, and outpatient treating patients with a focus on wound care.
She is presently a member of the American Physical Therapy Association where she is Vice President of the Wound Management Special Interest Group for the Clinical Electrophysiology Section.
Presently she is the clinical manager of the Piedmont Fayette Wound Care Center and Inpatient Wound Services at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville Georgia, which she assisted in coordinating and developing a multidisciplinary wound care center in 2006.
She has been a coordinator and presenter of education series for the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections and Annual Conference Meetings including presentations on pressure ulcers and the diabetic foot.
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- This session will review:
- The role of the physical therapists in managing wound care patients
- Advances in skin and wound care
- The role of debridement prior to application of advance wound care therapies
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Innovations in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy : V.A.C.Via™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - The Latest Therapy Solution from KCI
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- Date:
- October 26th 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST
- Speaker:
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Allen Gabriel, MD
Dr. Allen Gabriel received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Utah and a Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He completed his Plastic Surgery residency at the Loma Linda School of Medicine, and recently completed a Breast and Aesthetic Fellowship at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN. Currently, Dr Gabriel is a practicing physician in Seattle, WA.
Since graduation from medical school, Dr Gabriel has conducted wound care research projects and published articles in journals such as International Wound Journal, Wounds, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Journal of Investigative Medicine and Bariatric Plastic Surgery. In collaboration with several leading wound care experts such as Drs. Niezgoda, Gupta and Dot Weir, he published "The Peri-operative use of Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy in Skin Grafting, Differentiating Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices, and Management of Wound Environment with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy." In addition, Dr Gabriel is a national speaker and has presented at the American College of Surgeons conference, WOCN annual meeting, Bariatric Surgery conference , and Clinical Symposia on Advances in Skin and Wound Care.
DSL#11-0663 (9/11)
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Mobility. Convenience. Simplicity. V.A.C.Via™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System stands on the solid foundation of proven V.A.C.® Therapy. With streamlined access, a portable design, 1-button operation, and 7 days of V.A.C.® Therapy, the V.A.C.Via™ Therapy System provides simplicity, mobility, and convenience like never before. The V.A.C.Via™ System is designed for moderate to lower-severity wounds, with low to moderate exudate. This session will review the features of the latest V.A.C.® Therapy technology and the clinical and economic cases that describe the outcomes Dr. Gabriel has experienced in his practice to date.
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Prevention & Management of Pressure Ulcers in the Long Term Acute Care Environment
- Date:
- November 15th 2:00 PM EST
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Kate Young-Biasiolli, BSc. Hon Bio. OPT, Certificate Adult Ed.
Kate Young is a Senior Professional Education Manager with over 6 years experience in V.A.C.® Therapy. Kate graduated from Trent University, Peterborough Ontario with honors in Biology and then went on to complete her training as Orthotic Prosthetic Technician at George Brown University in Toronto, Ontario. Kate has held positions between Canada and the U.S. in Sales, Sales Training, and Professional Education. She has assessed, created and developed multiple high-impact educational programs and simulation-based activities taught at the regional, national and international levels. Her latest role of Senior Professional Education Manager – International allows her to focus on sharing and developing Professional Education for KCI customers across the globe.
DSL#11-0728.WA
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KCI believes education is key to promoting quality of care. Keeping current in wound care concepts can be difficult, but is extremely important in maximizing outcomes. The KCI Professional Education department will be hosting a one-hour educational webinar session on Prevention & Management of Pressure Ulcers. Causes of pressure ulcers will be reviewed along with management strategies for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
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The Science of Regenerative Tissue Matrices — Graftjacket® Regenerative Tissue Matrix
- Date:
- November 16th 2 P.M. EST
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Regenerative medicine is an emerging revolutionary approach in modern medicine. Unlike traditional treatment modalities, it aims to restore function to diseased or damaged tissue by delivering living cells, which integrate into the physiology of the body, to stimulate the body's own natural healing process of repair and regeneration. This session will detail the research behind regenerative medicine as well as the use of Graftjacket® Regenerative Tissue Matrix (RTM). Graftjacket® RTM provides a scaffold for the body's repair or replacement of damaged or inadequate skin tissue, such as diabetic foot ulcers, or for other homologous uses of human integument. Join us to discover the use and economics behind KCI's latest addition to our Active Healing Solutions portfolio.
- Dr. John Harper, Ph.D.:
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Dr. Harper serves as Senior Vice President, Center for Advanced Research and Technology at KCI. Dr. Harper has also held positions of Vice President of Global Clinical Development and Clinical Sciences in the Active Healing Solutions division of KCI. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and completed post-doctoral training in cancer biochemistry and cell biology at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California and the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. For 17 years Dr. Harper served as VP Clinical Sciences at LifeCell Corporation, the leader in acellular scaffold technology and makers of GraftJacket. Dr. Harper has 40 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and his principal areas of research interest are extracellular matrix biochemistry and wound healing. His full CV is available on request.
- Margaret Halstead:
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Regional Director Health Economics & Reimbursement Margaret-Ann Halstead is currently Director, Health Economics & Reimbursement with Active Healing Solutions at Kinetic Concepts and has held several different positions at KCI since 1997. Prior to joining KCI Ms. Halstead ran several home medical equipment company and was a consultant with other Home Medical Equipment companies regarding sales, marketing, billing and claims denial appeal for Medicare and third party reimbursement. Her knowledge and experience spans 20+ years in wound care working with physicians, wound healing centers, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies regarding treatment and management of pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers along with other wound types. Ms. Halstead holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.
DSL#11-0716