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Section: CME Category: Wound Care

Post-Amputation: Healing the Amputation Site and Protecting the Rest

Jacalyn Brace, PhD, ANP-BC, RN-BC, WOCN Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, CHWS

Jacalyn Brace, PhD, ANP-BC, RN-BC, WOCN and Kara Couch MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, CHWS discuss the steps to apply NPWT to surgical stump wounds the “Clam Shell Technique.” Dr Brace and Ms Couch also discuss the change time of the NPWT “Clam Shell Technique” as well as a stepwise approach to protecting the “sound” limb and reduce likelihood of bilateral amputations.

Completion (Credits: 1) CME (Credits: 0.75) CEU (Credits: 1)

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Goals and Objectives
  1. Describe the steps to apply NPWT to surgical stump wounds the “Clam Shell Technique”
  2. Identify when the surgical wound is ready for NPWT “Clam Shell Technique”
  3. Discuss the change time of the NPWT “Clam Shell Technique”
  4. Review data related to limb loss from diabetes in the U.S.
  5. Describe a stepwise approach to protecting the “sound” limb and reduce likelihood of bilateral amputations
  • Accreditation and Designation of Credits
  • Completion (Credits: 1)

    This lecture has been approved for the PRESENT Residency Education Online Curriculum by the PRESENT Curriculum Committee.

    Release Date: 03/09/2022 Expiration Date: 03/09/2024

  • CME (Credits: 0.75)

    PRESENT e-Learning Systems is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. PRESENT e-Learning Systems has approved this activity for a maximum of 0.75 continuing education contact hours

    Release Date: 03/09/2022 Expiration Date: 03/09/2023

  • CEU (Credits: 1)

    NURSING: Nurse CE is provided for this program through collaboration between Present e-Learning Systems and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides 1 contact hours of nurse CE credit.

    Release Date: 03/09/2022 Expiration Date: 03/09/2023

  • Author

  • Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, CHWS

    George Washington University Hospital
    Universal Health Services
    Wound Healing and Limb Preservation Center
    Division of Vascular Surgery
    Washington, DC

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  • Disclosure Information

  • It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.

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    Jacalyn Brace has nothing to disclose.

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    Kara Couch has nothing to disclose.