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Advances in Healing the Diabetic Wound

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CPME 0.75

John Steinberg
John Steinberg, DPM
Editor, PRESENT
Assistant Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
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This lecture by our renowned Editor John Steinberg, DPM presents several of the newest technologies in use for healing challenging diabetic foot wounds. There is a review of standard wound care including debridement, offloading, and moist wound care. Following is a discussion which includes case presentations on surgical balancing, bioengineered tissues, and negative pressure wound healing techniques for various wound types.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Describe the wound healing process.
2. Recall the University of Texas risk classification system.
3. Analyze the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and bioengineered products.
4. Recognize the use of negative pressure wound therapy.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 51 minutes.

Practicing Podiatrists
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
The The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine credits this activity for 0.75 credit hour.

Release Date: 07/31/2005 Expiration Date: 12/30/2011
Peer Review: on 07/31/2005


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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
John Steinberg, DPM has disclosed that he receives Honorarium/Expenses from Organogenesis, Integra, KCI and Smith & Nephew. He receives Grant/Research Support from Genentech, KCI and Organogenesis. He also serves as a Consultant to Integra and PRESENT, LLC. He is a member of the Merck, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson Speaker's Bureaus.