Community-Based Strategies to Address Substance Use-Related Wound Care

Description

Join your colleagues for this half-day training to discuss the pathophysiology of substance use-related wound development, best practices in community-level wound care, to create a forum for sharing in our collective knowledge.

MAHEC welcomes you, opioid response team members, EMS, county staff, harm reduction organizations, health departments, and medical providers to attend this workshop with dynamic sessions on topics such as:

· Robust discussion regarding xylazine and other novel potent opioids (NPOs) in the presence of WNC drug supply
· Case-based practice recognizing, assessing, and treating substance use-related wounds in a variety of settings
· Reviewing community resources to best serve patients
· Recognizing frontline agencies' roles in supporting patient autonomy in wound management and more!

By registering for this program, you are granting permission for your contact information to be shared with the NCDHHS Division of Public Health, supporters of this continuing education activity.

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Target Audience

Opioid Response Team Members, EMS, County Staff, Harm Reduction Organizations, Health Departments, and Medical Providers

Objectives

• Foster confidence and comfort with wound care as an accessible practice across a variety of spectrums, from harm reduction to primary care
• Recognize stages of wound development and identify local referral options to higher levels of care and management in place
• Discuss how to support and educate patients to apply wound management training techniques
• Review proper use of wound care supplies that will be dispensed to attendees
• Describe the pathophysiology of substance use-related wound development, specifically with increasing prevalence of xylazine and other potent novel opioids (NPOs) in WNC

Faculty

• Brendan Crow, MD
• Anna L. Dill, MD, MPH
• Keelan Dorn, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
• Carriedelle H. Fusco, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
• Erika K. Harrison, LPN, WCN-C
• Claire W. Hubbard, EMT-P, RN
• Susan W. McDowell, MD
• Genevieve Verrastro, MD