OVERVIEW

2021 Wound Healing Society (WHS) Virtual Meeting, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring Meeting and European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS) Joint Meeting is organized by Wound Healing Society (WHS) and will be held from May 12 - 14, 2021.

Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
• Develop strategies for advancing wound care as a professional practice and career.
• Employ an interdisciplinary approach to the prevention and treatment of chronic wounds.
• Describe the comprehensive management of patients with lower extremity wounds.
• Provide optimal healthcare delivery through improved understanding of reimbursement, quality measures, and the use of novel wound care delivery technologies.
• Implement the latest best-practice strategies to prevent and manage pressure ulcers.
• Describe various factors that inhibit wound healing including medical comorbidities, commonly used drugs and devices, and patient behavioral challenges.
• Explore challenging cases of difficult-to-heal wounds in which current and emerging wound therapies were used.
• Differentiate between acute and post-acute care services and organizations and describe how to better coordinate care across the spectrum.