Please join the Wound Healing Society for "Advanced Topic Webinars - Going beyond the Basics.” Participants view Webinar materials online while listening to the audio portion of the presentation via the telephone. These interactive sessions allow you the audience to ask questions directly of the speaker without the intimidation of a large audience! Our next session will be Update on Surgical Wounds, Hernias and Fistulas presented by Michael Franz, MD, FACS.
Update on Surgical Wounds, Hernias and Fistulas
December 14, 2007
3:00pm ET
The management of acute surgical wounds has evolved dramatically over the past decade. This discussion on “Surgical Wounds, Hernias and Fistulas” is designed to give the wound care clinician a relevant update on the management of routine and complicated acute surgical wounds. There will be a focus on abdominal wounds, including hernias, GI stomas and fistulas. Special devices and techniques for protecting surrounding tissues and supporting wound healing will be presented. The fundamental principles of moist wound care, acute debridement, foreign bodies like mesh implants and surgical site wound infection will be reviewed. The rational use of advanced acute wound modalities like negative pressure wound therapy, soft-tissue substitutes and bowel rest with total parenteral nutrition will be discussed. A vital role for integrated wound and stoma care will be described. Finally, newer concepts for the open abdomen and delayed primary closure of the abdominal wall will be summarized.
Michael G. Franz, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan. His clinical focus has been soft-tissue and gastrointestinal reconstruction following abdominal injury. His academic interest is surgical wound healing and his NIH funded laboratory studies the mechanism of load signaling during abdominal wall repair and cell therapy for complicated surgical wounds.
This is currently a non-CME event.
Members: $20
Non-members: $40
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