(502) Update on the Guideline for Management of Patients with Lower-Extremity Wounds Due to Diabetes Mellitus and/or Neuropathic Disease
- Room: Ballroom B-C
- Session Number:502
Wednesday,June 08, 2022:8:40 AM -9:40 AM
Contact Hours: 1
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Description
This session will provide a synopsis of the 2021 Guideline for Management of Patients with Lower-Extremity Wounds Due to Diabetes Mellitus and/or Neuropathic Disease from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®). The discussion will include: a brief overview of the systematic process used to update/develop the guideline; a summary of evidence-based recommendations from the guideline for screening/ diagnosis, assessment, and management of patients with lower-extremity wounds due to diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or neuropathic disease (ND).
Specialty
Learning Outcome
Learners will describe current evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and management of patients with lower-extremity wounds due to diabetes mellitus and/or neuropathic disease to promote clinical and cost-effective patient outcomes.
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Pharmacology Credits:
0.25