Palliative Wound Care

Faculty: Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, FAPWCA; Cathy Kalinski, RN, BSN, CWCN, COCN; Peter Sheehan, MD; Aletha Tippett, MD, AAFP, AAPM; and William Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS

Description:This session will focus on the incorporation of palliative concepts into modern wound management. Wound care options for patients nearing the end of life and others where goals of symptomatic relief outweigh complete closure will be addressed. Palliative wound care goes beyond established curative protocols to address the larger goals of patient care by seeking to enhance quality of life for patients and their families.

Credits: 1.5