The 3rd Annual Duke Raleigh Wound Symposium.

Join us for the 3rd Annual Duke Raleigh Wound Symposium. Sponsored by the Wound Healing Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital.

The 2010 key note speaker is Dr. Barbara Braden, co-author of the Braden Scale. Other speakers include: Dr.Scott Covington, Dr Alan Boehm, Dr Hardayal Singh, Dr. Peter Ng and Dr. Jefferey Nelson PhD. Register by September 20 by calling 919-684-4293. The cost is $75 and $40 for Duke Employees. Register at the door for $100 and $75 for Duke Employees.

Agenda

7:30–7:55 am, Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:55–8:00 am, Introduction and Announcements; Patricia Howe, RN, Program Director, Duke Raleigh Wound Healing Center

8:00–8:55 am, The Braden Scale: Past, Present, and Future; Barbara Braden, PhD, RN, Developer of the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk

9:00–9:55 am, The Hyperbaric Medicine Role in Wound Healing; Scott Covington, MD, Medical Director, Duke Raleigh Wound Healing Center

10:00–10:15 am, Break

10:15–11:10 am, Diabetic Foot Care: Prevention and Management of Neuropathic Wounds; Alan Boehm, DPM, Clinic Physician, Duke Raleigh Wound Healing Center

11:15 am–12:10 pm, Amputation: The Final Cut; Hardayal Singh, MD, Clinic Physician, Duke Raleigh Wound Healing Center

12:10–12:55 pm, Lunch and Raffle

1:00 - 1:55 pm, Nutrition in Wound Healing; Jeffrey Nelson, PhD, Research Scientist, Abbott Nutrition, Abbott Laboratories

2:00 – 2:55 pm, Wound Healing Complications in the Bariatric Patient; Peter Ng, MD, General Surgeon Specializing in Bariatric Medicine

3:00 –3:15 pm, Break

3:15 – 4:00 pm, Save that Skin! Case Studies - Tips and Products to Protect the Periwound Environment; Krystyna Dixon, RN, CWOCN, Acute Wound Specialist, Duke Raleigh Hospital

4:00 – 4:15 pm, Wrap-Up and Evaluations