Tag: education

Why Wound Healing Awareness

Father’s Day Edition It was a hot and balmy day in Southern Nevada, as I was entering my last year of my undergraduate studies at the university, obviously not in science, when I learned that gangrene was not a disease that you only heard about in movies, but a real infection that plagues thousands of … Continued

Pressure to HEEL

Are you still using a pillow to offload your patient’s foot ulcer? Offloading is a major key component to healing diabetic foot ulcers & pressure injuries, and the oldest trick in the book might not be the best option for patients. As we recognize Wound Healing Awareness Month (WHAM) this June, let’s remember that WHAM … Continued