Clinical Medicine

(TH14) Leading a High Performing Wound Care Program

Thursday, March 9, 2023

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Room: 124/125

CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Management: (1.5) Nursing Contact Hours: (1.5) AAFP: (1.5)

Four experienced geriatricians experts in wound care will address the components of a high performing PALTC wound care team. The physician and nurse practitioner speakers include the the director and graduates of a wound care fellowship program and leader of PALTC wound care services. Presenter will review QI measures and expected outcomes of a high performing wound care program, discuss the benefits and liabilities of contracted wound care services, and review the regulatory, billing, documentation, and compliance requirements in wound care management. The speakers will describe the roles, responsibilities, and contributions of key members of the wound care IDT. The session will also review the recently changed nomenclature of pressure injury and staging, describe advanced wound care techniques that may be offered by facility IDT members , discuss pain management during the wound care and dressing changes, and review offloading techniques to assist with wound healing.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Describe the roles, responsibilities, and contributions of key members of the wound care IDT
Discuss the regulatory, billing, documentation, and compliance requirements of wound care management
Contrast the benefits and liabilities of a contracted wound care services with an inhouse wound care management team
List quality improvement measures and expected outcomes of a high performing wound care program

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

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Julie Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP

Physician
Saint Louis, Missouri

Slides PDF

Speaker(s)

Aimee D. Garcia, MD, CWS, FACCWS

Associate Professor, Acting Chief of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
Houston, Texas
Christina Traber, GNP, MSN, BSN

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
St. Louis, Missouri
Monica A. Stout, MD

Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Veena Wang, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri