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Friday, March 23 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
FR15 | Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Wound Care

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This session will provide an update on the current practice guidelines and recommendations for delivery of wound care in the post-acute setting. Various etiologies, assessment, and treatments will be discussed. Additionally, information on the development of a wound care team and establishing a center of excellence in wound management will be addressed.

Learning Objectives:
(1) Understand various wound types and classifications.
(2) Recognize the importance of correct etiology identification.
(3) Identify various roles of the wound care team.

Speakers
avatar for Shark Bird, MD, CMD

Shark Bird, MD, CMD

Shark Bird, MD, CMD, has been practicing post acute medicine since completion of his residency in 1996. In addition, he has served on multiple missions in Benin, West Africa at the Hospital Evangelique a Bembereke. He has been practicing in wound care full time since 2004 and currently... Read More →
avatar for Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD

Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD

Scott Bolhack, MD, CMD, speaks nationally on the subject of wound care, palliative care and hospice, rehabilitation in nursing homes, and quality improvement processes. Dr. Bolhack has additional experience as a medical director for wound centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities... Read More →
avatar for Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD

Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD, is Chief Medical Officer for Mariner Health Care Central and has served as a nursing facility and hospice medical director since 1995.  He has served on the Society's Board of Directors and currently chairs their Public Policy Committee.  Dr. Steinberg... Read More →
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James Kramer, MD

James Kramer, MD, FACS, CWS-P, is a Board Certified General Surgeon who has specialized and been devoted to wound care for the past five years. He treats all manner of wounds in the post-acute setting. He also is active in the ongoing training of physicians from multiple specialties... Read More →


Friday March 23, 2018 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Austin 4-6
  Clinical Medicine