Wounds Canada Primary Care Newsletter, February 2020

Primary Care Newsletter, February 2020

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February 2020

As the leading wound care organization in Canada, Wounds Canada’s mandate is to provide you with evidence-informed information and tools to help you help your patients. This quarterly newsletter shares the latest from our team of national and international experts.

Wound Sleuth

A 58-year-old male with a seven-year history of non-healing lower leg wounds presented to a wound care centre. As a child, he had been successfully treated with radiation therapy to his lower legs for recurring furuncles. He went on to have no further issues with his legs until a traumatic injury at age 51 led to multiple wounds on his left leg that extended to the bone. Why won’t his wounds heal?

FIND OUT

Top Tips from Our Wound Experts

Diabetic foot infections are the most frequent complication of diabetes requiring hospitalization. Signs of diabetic foot infections may be masked so it is important to have a high index of suspicion when managing your patients with diabetes. – Mariam Botros, DCh, DE

Pressure injuries are not caused by pressure only. It is important to also check the other risk factors, such as poor nutrition, incontinence, mobility and sensory impairments, and then act accordingly. – Chester Ho, MD

Feature Article:
Exercise as an Intervention for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Patients living with PAD are at risk for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, heart failure, renovascular hypertension and vascular death. More localized complications include pain (both at rest and with exercise), decreased function and ulceration of the foot and lower leg, potentially leading to amputation. This article outlines how supervised exercise programs can be an effective component of treatment for patients with PAD.

READ IT

Upcoming Events

April 3–4, Calgary, AB: Wounds Canada 2020 Spring Conference: Calgary Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre

Wounds Canada’s spring conference is a two-day continuing education event designed to support health-care professionals who work with patients with wounds or who are at risk for developing wounds.

Accreditation

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. For complete information about claiming your credits, click here.

October 3–6, Toronto, ON: Wounds Canada 2020 Fall Conference: Westin Harbour Castle

Canada’s largest wound-related event; four days of sessions, networking opportunities, poster presentations and access to industry partners for health professionals from a variety of disciplines.

Coming Soon: Online version of Wound Care for Primary Care Practitioners

We are releasing an online version of our popular Wound Care for Primary Care Practitioners, allowing busy professionals to access the modules any time from anywhere; stay tuned for the launch date.

Details about these and other programs are listed on the Wounds Canada and Wounds Canada Institute websites, and new programs are added regularly, so check in often to see what’s new.

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