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What You Should Know About Biofilms And Chronic Wounds
Guy Pupp, DPM, FACFAS, and Channa Williams, DPM
Biofilms reportedly cause an estimated 1 million nosocomial infections each year in the United States. Surgically, these microorganisms may cause abscesses, prosthetic failure and osteomyelitis. These complications may require surgical excision of the infected prosthesis and underlying soft tissue along with reconstruction of the affected part.
Understanding the nature of biofilms through research and clinical experience is key to providing the appropriate treatment. Moreover, such treatment and prevention may even lead to the eradication of serious, chronic illnesses and surgical complications.
CDC Looks At Exercise Limitations Among People With Diabetes And Arthritis
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Getting patients with diabetes to exercise may be an uphill battle due to disease concerns. The combination of arthritis with diabetes can be an additional barrier to activity, according to a large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC utilized 2005 and 2007 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which surveyed hundreds of thousands of people across the United States and its territories. The BRFSS survey indicated that the prevalence of arthritis in adults diagnosed with diabetes was 52 percent.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.
This activity is sponsored by the North American Center For Continuing Medical Education (NACCME).
This educational program is designed to provide clarity as to the benefit in wound care of the many different collagen based dressings on the market. It will begin with a timeline and general overview of many collagen dressings in existence followed by the clinical benefit they provide to healing wounds from a scientific perspective. The session will end with a practicing wound care clinician discussing the benefit of these dressings for the everyday practice of healing chronic wounds.
This activity has been developed for Vascular Surgeons, Endocrinologists, Podiatrists, Nurses, Primary Care Physicians, Wound Care Specialists, and Diabetic Educators
This activity has been developed for Interventional Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, Podiatric Physicians, Endovascular Allied Professionals, Endocrinologists, Wound Care Specialists, Directors of the Wound Care Clinic, and Primary Care Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses and Technologists.
There is no question that heel pain is one of the most common conditions we see and treat in podiatric practice. In order to provide appropriate treatment, one must have a strong understanding of the different etiologies that may come into play.
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