Wound Care Associates
(A Division of Wound Care Resources, Inc.)
180 Cherry Street  
Williams Bay, WI 53191-9704
Phone: 262-245-6812
Email: woundseminars@sbcglobal.net
School year office hours: Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Central Standard Time

*** “EARLY BIRD” Registration and Group rates 2 or more available.

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™
Seminar History & Highlights

• Created in 1982, renamed in 1990, trademarked and copyrighted in 1994.
• Presented in 49 states & 26 countries. Over 63,000 clinicians have attended.
• Hosted by more than 1,400 universities, colleges, & practice sites, including the United States Air Force & Veterans Administration.
• Seminar promotes understanding of objective physiology & de-emphasizes product & technology promotion/use.
• Presenter makes you analyze and work to synthesize material.
• Seminar not recommended for anyone who is looking to be told "what to do/how to treat".
• Seminar is recommended for those who want to "make a difference" in healing wounds.
• Taught by the same instructor, Jeffrey A. Feedar, PT, CWS® for 27 years.
• The 2003 Seminar was endorsed by The Institute for the Advancement of Wound Management (IAWM), formerly a subsidiary of the American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM), as an appropriate educational program to assist health care professionals in preparing to take the 2003 Certified Wound Specialist® examination
• Healing principles taught used by world-class athletes and clinicians.

This intermediate level seminar will present the wound-healing model and discuss: physiologic mechanisms of wound healing, evaluation, clinical decision-making and treatment. Participants will gain proficiency and be able to implement treatment plans after completing this seminar. Topics include, but are not limited to: the wound healing model, factors complicating repair, wound and vascular exams, wound micro-environment, debridement, dressings, infection control, treatment of wounds secondary to: venous and arterial insufficiency, pressure, insensitivity, ultraviolet, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, total contact casting, whirlpool, intermittent compression, and case histories. Here are a few of the many objectives achieved by attending the wound conference CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™. At the conclusion of this wound healing meeting, the participant will be able to....

• Understand the biology of wound repair
• Describe in clinical terms necrotic tissue, granulation tissue, re-epithelialization, contraction and remodeling processes
• Gain base of knowledge of the wound healing model and apply this knowledge in the clinical decision making process
• Identify common factors and conditions which complicates wound repair
• Correlate previously learned knowledge of the normal wound healing model with knowledge of common factors which complicate wound repair
• Objectify wound data
• Discuss the etiology and pathology of venous & arterial insufficiency, diabetic neuropathy, and more...
• Discuss the rationale for selecting treatments for these pathologies
• Identify the true etiology of pressure ulcers and explain why the four stages of pressure ulcers and associated clinical characteristics described in the literature is misleading
• Identify Biological effects of modalities
• Identify appropriate treatment parameters,
• and much, much more ...

2009 CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™
15.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU's)
Speaker: Jeffrey A. Feedar, PT, CWS®

Alabama
The Alabama Board of Physical Therapy has approved CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ for Continuing Education in Alabama for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants to meet their yearly requirement for Continuing Education.

Alaska
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ meets the criteria for approval of 15.5 CEU’s: (Continuing Education Units) established by Section 12 AAC 54.420. APPROVED PHYSICAL THERAPY COURSES AND ACTIVITIES. (a) The following continuing education activities are approved for continuing education credit if they meet the requirements of courses recognized by (D) other state physical therapy associations; or (E) other state physical therapy licensing boards. To be accepted by the board, a continuing education course or activity must contribute directly to the professional competency of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant and must be directly related to the skills and knowledge required to implement the principles and methods of physical therapy, as that term is defined in AS 08.84.190. Authority: AS 08.84.010 AS 08.84.100 http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pub/PT-OTStatutes.pdf

Georgia
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ has been approved for 1.3 CEU's for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants upon successful completion of the seminar. Approved on September 9, 2008 and expires on September 8, 2009.

Nevada
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ has been approved for 1.5 Clinical CE Units under the guidelines of Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 640.460(2) for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants upon completion of the seminar. Approved on September 7, 2008 and expires on July 31, 2009.

Oregon
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ qualifies for 15.5 CEU’s: (Continuing Education Units) in Oregon because: 1.) The seminar relates to the direct delivery of PT services and a completion certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the seminar, 2.) The seminar also qualifies for CE in Oregon because the seminar is approved by another state or recognized organization (ie: OPTA, APTA) and therefore automatically qualifies for CE in Oregon. All attendees will be provided with an outline and/or syllabus of the seminar in case the licensee is audited by the Board. For questions or more specific information on CE approval in Oregon, please contact the Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board at 971.673.0200 or visit their website at www.ptboard.state.or.us to view the Oregon Administrative Rules (division 35).

Washington
The Washington State Board of Physical Therapy has determined that CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ meets the requirement for the educational component of the wound care requirement for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants upon completion of the seminar.

West Virginia
This is a Continuing Education Offering approved for 2009 by The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses (WVBRN) for 16 Contact Hours (CHR's) or 15.6 Continuing education units (CEU's). WVBRN provider registration number WV2001-0377RN is in compliance with the West Virginia Code and Legislative Rule § 19CSR11-4.

Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association has approved CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ for 15.5 Contact Hours of Continuing Education for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants upon completion of the seminar. Approved on June 5, 2009, WPTA Course # 13215. Valid from July 11, 2009 to July 10, 2010.

Additional CEU's will be applied for. Other Allied Health Care Professionals seeking CME's/CEU's should contact our office for additional information.

Partial List of cities/dates for CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™

Partial List of cities/dates for ADVANCED WOUND HEALING™

Watch this site develop! Other dates and locations will be announced!

COSPONSORSHIPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES ARE WELCOMED!

Please contact the speaker, Jeffrey A. Feedar, PT, CWS®, for additional information. woundseminars@sbcglobal.net

Consultations at your facility, hospital, practice or university are available. Consultation services range from practice considerations in evaluating and treating patients, procuring appropriate equipment and supplies, documentation and marketing.

Call 262-245-6812 for information or Email woundseminars@sbcglobal.net

By Jeffrey A. Feedar, PT, CWS®, Director
Wound Care Associates
(A Division of Wound Care Resources, Inc.)

1. Irrigating a wound is always appropriate. (MYTH!)

2. Wounds need to be irrigated at dressing changes. (MYTH!)

3. Necrotic tissue is nature’s natural dressing. (MYTH!)

4. Heel ulcers with dry eschar need not be debrided. (MYTH!)

5. It is ok to make a wound bleed. (MYTH!)

6. The best way to prevent an infection in an open wound is to use an antimicrobial topical agent. (MYTH!)

7. Exogenous enzymes should be used to open wounds even when dominated by fibroblasts. (MYTH!)

8. The staging system used to describe pressure ulcers is accurate, objective and should still be used. (MYTH!)

9. People should be kept off their pressure ulcers. (MYTH!)

10. The dead space in a wound always needs to be taken up by a dressing. (MYTH!)

11. Pressure to the floor of an ulcer helps it to granulate. (MYTH!)

12. Routine swab cultures should be taken at initial evaluation. (MYTH!)

13. At the first sign of an infection antibiotics should be taken. (MYTH!)

14. All pressure relieving devices work. (MYTH!)

15. Effective wound healing protocols can be written. (MYTH!)

16. Specialty beds are required when a person has multiple ulcers. (MYTH!)

17. Whirlpools help heal granulating ulcers. (MYTH!)

18. Whirlpools are appropriate for treating a person with venous insufficiency. (MYTH!)

19. Necrosing wounds should be left to autolytically debride or auto amputate. (MYTH!)

20. Reimbursement guidelines for wound treatments are appropriate. (MYTH!)

21. Grafting / flapping over small healthy granulating wounds is cost effective and appropriate. (MYTH!)

22. Reimbursement guidelines are non-discriminatory against the person suffering from a pressure ulcer. (MYTH!)

23. We can't afford appropriate pressure relieving devices in our facility. (MYTH!)

24. Doctor's don't listen to my suggestions regarding wound care. (MYTH!)

25. Wound care is difficult. (MYTH!)

26. Patients are non-compliant. (MYTH!)

27. Behavioral changes are easy to make. (MYTH!)

28. Food and nutritional intake have little to do with wound healing. (MYTH!)

29. Calluses on diabetic feet are only caused by abnormal weight bearing. (MYTH!)

30. Diabetics should never go barefoot. (MYTH!)

31. Studying diseases and developing medicines to combat diseases is the best way to gain health. (MYTH!)

32. Clinicians don't care about patients, that is why patients get pressure sores. (MYTH!)

33. When lymph nodes swell, it's because the person is getting sick. (MYTH!)

34. The best way to treat a granulating wound with electrical stimulation is to put the conductive dressing/material directly into the wound bed. (MYTH!)

35. It is always appropriate to conduct ultrasound directly through hydrogels into the wound bed. (MYTH!)

If you have a favorite MYTH that you would like to see dispelled, write or e-mail to:

Jeffrey A. Feedar, PT, CWS®, Director
Wound Care Associates                                                                                                                           
(A Division of Wound Care Resources, Inc.)
180 Cherry Street, Williams Bay, WI, 53191-9704
Email: woundseminars@sbcglobal.net

Convey to us in one clear sentence the wound healing MYTH and a short description why you believe it to be a MYTH. Articles for review can be mailed or emailed, but if you email it, you must "copy & paste" as we do not accept attachments. The best MYTH debunked each month will win the submitter a free book, Pressure Sores published in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, June 1994, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (see: Wound Healing Books for sale). The best MYTH debunked each year will win free attendance at one of our seminars, CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™ or ADVANCED WOUND HEALING™. (See course description for agenda and cities and dates.) Attend these seminars to debunk MYTHS: and practice the art of wound healing in an objective manner based on physiology not MYTH.

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN WOUND HEALING™
&
ADVANCED WOUND HEALING™
Co-Sponsor a course at your facility or state chapter. These clinically oriented seminars will present The Wound Healing Model, Evaluation, Product use, Modalities, Case Histories, Goal Writing, and more!
INFORMATION
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
WOUND CARE ASSOCIATES
(A Division of Wound Care Resources, Inc.)
180 Cherry Street
Williams Bay, WI 53191
Phone: 262-245-6812
Email: woundseminars@sbcglobal.net
Web site: www.woundcareresources.com

Ultraviolet C has been shown to be bactericidal to many pathogens and is highly recommended in the treatment of open wounds. Call 262-245-6812 or Email: woundseminars@sbcglobal.net for pricing of UVC lamp.