Quick Care Tips and Knowledge from AAWC Members

If you have a tip or Nugget of Knowledge to share with your colleagues, or if you know another member who you would like to nominate to share, please contact us. We would love to include your expertise!


Nugget of Knowledge:
Alisha Oropallo, MD, FACS, discusses an algorithmic approach to assessing pain		  

Nugget of Knowledge: 
Teresa Ustanik , MBA, CCHW, CCMA, on what keeps her going the whole work day!
Nugget of Knowledge:
Windy Cole, DPM, discusses Palliative Wound Management		  
Nugget of Knowledge:
Lynette Gunn, APRN, GCNS-BC, CWCN, CFCN, discusses the importance of listening

Nugget of Knowledge:
Rose Hamm, PT, DPT, discusses the importance of targeted exercise in wound healing

  


Nugget of Knowledge:
Maria Goddard, MD, CWS, FAPWCA, discusses the toes as a diagnostic tool
 

Nugget of Knowledge:
Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, MS, CWS, FAAWC, discusses identifying Chronic Tissue Injury

   Nugget of Knowledge:
Laura Swoboda, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CWOCN-AP, discusses Surgical Debridement
 

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Nugget of Knowledge:
Marta Ostler, PT, CWS, CLT, FAAWC, emphasizes the importance of discovering and understanding the full details of a patient's wound healing environment

 Nugget of Knowledge:
Karen Bauer, NP-C, FAAWC, recommends you keep your Wound Care appointments fun! Here are some of her tips on how to do just that.
 
Nugget of Knowledge:
Tomas Serena, MD, FACS, MAPWCA, FACHM, FAAWC, shares his Nugget, centered around bacteria in the wound. 

Nugget of Knowledge:
Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, FAAWC, keeps a basic approach in mind during wound assessment. Hear his step-by-step process! 
 

Nugget of Knowledge:
Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, MS, CWS, FAAWC, explains how an awareness of your patients' or residents' systemic oxygen levels is critical for pressure injury prevention and healing. 

  

Nugget of Knowledge:
Laura Bolton, PhD, FAAWC, offers her five steps to heal any wound!