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Exploring the Essential Features of “Nilma Elias Santiago – Wound Dressings: Selecting the Best for Healing”
Speaker: Nilma Z. Elias Santiago, PT, DPT, WCC, CWCP, CLT, OMS
Duration: 1 Hour 26 Minutes
Format: Audio and Video
Copyright: Aug 11, 2023
Media Type: Digital Seminar
Description
Let’s face it, dressing selection can be overwhelming because of the plethora of products that are in the wound care market space. Practical knowledge of dressing categories, functionality, appropriateness, and reimbursement is key in dressing selection. This session provides clinical guidance for selecting the most suitable wound dressings based on the type of and characteristics of wounds.
Speaker
Nilma Z. Elias Santiago, PT, DPT, WCC, CWCP, CLT, OMS
Integumentary Physiotherapy Clinic
Nilma Z. Elias Santiago, PT, DPT, WCC, CWCP, CLT, OMS, is a licensed physical therapist, a board-certified wound care specialist, a certified lymphedema therapist, and a certified ostomy management specialist. With over ten years of experience in wound care, she opened a private wound care practice in Florida that offers lymphedema, ostomy, and wound care services. Dr. Santiago is also an adjunct faculty of AT Still University in Mesa, Arizona, teaching physical therapists that are completing their post-professional doctorate in physical therapy. She has written articles published in healthcare magazines and presented a poster at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy in 2007, and in the 2018 Summit of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Nilma Z. Elias-Santiago maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Nilma Z. Elias-Santiago is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Objectives
- List the different types of dressings.
- Discuss the uses of each type of dressing.
- Evaluate the appropriate dressing based on the wound assessment.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each dressing type.
Outline
Wound Dressings: Selecting the Best for Healing
- Different types of dressings
- Uses of each type of dressing
- Appropriate dressing based on the wound assessment
Dressing Types
- Advantages of each dressing type
- Disadvantages of each dressing type
Recommendations of wound dressings base on case studies
Target Audience
- Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Registered Nurse
- Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- Medical Assistant
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Nurse Practitioner
- Podiatrist
- Physician Assistant/Associate
- Physician
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