Healing Intractable Wounds: An Update on Natural Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds

Live grand round sessions with select simulcasts

Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC

Course Co-Chairs/Faculty Presenters

Davin Haraway, DO, CWS, Course Chair
Medical Director
Fort Smith Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center
Sparks Regional Medical Center
Fort Smith, Arkansas

William Parks, PhD, Course Chair
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary
& Critical Care Medicine
Director, Center for Lung Biology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Faculty Presenters

Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Clinical Research Wound Care Foot Care
Director, Endovascular and Vascular Services
Research Fellowship and International Scholars Programs
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

John Lantis, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
St Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
Department of Surgery
New York, New York

Philip Rettenmaier, DO
Indiana Wound Care, PC
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, podiatrists, pharmacists, and nurses who treat patients with wounds.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify a dysfunctional extracellular matrix (ECM) and outline how a dysfunctional ECM disturbs the wound healing process
• Review scientific data and clinical studies regarding contributions of ECM components on angiogenesis, growth factor secretion, and effects of SIS on the wound healing process
• Evaluate clinical cases for ECM use to facilitate healing of a wound with an improper or dysfunctional natural ECM

Activity Overview

The accredited activity includes a series of 10 live meetings at wound care clinics around the country. A faculty presenter, expert in the area of wound care, will deliver the 1-hour interactive presentation. Select sessions will also be broadcast in real time over the Internet for individuals from other cities and states who wish to participate in the activity via the Web and ask questions via live chat.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must attend the full session and complete an evaluation form. After successful completion of the evaluation form online at http://www.naccme.com/program/2010-369/post/, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.

All individuals who participated in the activity must complete and submit the online evaluation form within 2 weeks after the date of the activity to receive documentation of credit.

There is no fee associated with this activity.

For questions regarding this educational activity, please contact Tiffney Oliver at 609-371-1137

This educational activity is a knowledge-based activity.

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CME Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPME Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

This program is approved for 1 continuing education contact hour or 0.1 CEU.

CNE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 1 contact hour. 

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1 contact hour.

CPE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 276-000-10-009-L01-P)

 Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing pharmacy education activity accredited by NACCME may contact John Savage, Director, Medical Education, NACCME, in writing at 300 Rike Drive, Suite A, Millstone Township, NJ 08535, or by e-mail at jsavage@naccme.com The Director of Medical Education will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the written statement. If the participant is unsatisfied with the response, an appeal to the Vice President, Medical Education, NACCME, may be made for a second level of review.

Independent Clinical Reviewer

John Macdonald, MD, FACS, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Nurse Reviewer

Judith LaJoie, RNC, CDE, CWS, ACHRN, DAPWCA, FCCWS, Associate Director of Nursing, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises Davin Haraway, DO, CWS; William Parks, PhD; John Lantis, MD; Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS; Philip A. Rettenmaier, DO; Judith LaJoie, RNC, CDE, CWS, ACHRN, DAPWCA, FCCWS; John Macdonald, MD, FACS; Emilie McCardell, Tiffney Oliver, and John Savage, NACCME.

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

According to the disclosure policy of NACCME, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of NACCME to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation.

The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Haraway: Speakers Bureau—Healthpoint, Ltd., Pfizer, Cubist
Dr. Parks: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
Dr. Driver: Grant/Research Support—Abbott, KCI, 3M, Integra, Celleration, Sanofi-Aventis, Ogenix, Baxter
Dr. Lantis: Grant/Research Support—Healthpoint, Ark Therapeutics, Medline, Sanofi-Aventis; Consultant—Smith, Nephew, Nitric Bio, Macrocure; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau—Smith, Nephew, Healthpoint, KCI, Systagenix; Scientific Advisor—Nitric Bio
Dr. Macdonald: Promotional Speakers’ Bureau--3M;Consultant—3M
Dr. Rettenmaier: Promotional Speakers’ Bureau—Healthpoint; Board Member—St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ms. LaJoie: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Ms. McCardell, Ms Oliver, and Mr. Savage have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

NACCME requires faculty to inform participants whenever off-label/unapproved uses of drugs and/or devices are discussed in their presentations.
The faculty have disclosed that the off-label use of small-intestine submucosa with negative pressure therapy will be discussed.

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Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC

Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from Healthpoint, Ltd.