WCBC - Lecture 21 - Nutrition
Course ID: WND023

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Wound Care Boot Camp
Nutrition
(0.75 CME Credits / 0.75 CEU Credits)

FACULTY

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for physicians, fellows, mid-level practitioners, nurses and other allied health professionals who are involved in the care of patients with acute and chronic wounds.

SESSION DESCRIPTION

Nutritional compromise is often unrecognized in the patient with compromised wound healing. Protein Energy Malnutrition must be diagnosed and aggressively treated to optimize wound management strategies. This session will introduce general nutritional concepts, and then build upon this foundation to provide a protocol for the nutritional evaluation and management of the compromised wound care patient.  Advanced assessment technologies, including Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis will be discussed.  The participant will gain an understanding of the importance of integrating a nutritional algorithm into a comprehensive wound care program and how this can improve wound healing outcomes.

OBJECTIVES

  • Understand the prevalence of malnutrition in the general population.
  • Appreciate the negative impact of malnutrition on wound healing.
  • Know the definition of Protein Energy Malnutrition and recognize the clinical signs of PEM.
  • Realize how serum proteins can be utilized in the nutritional management of wound care patients.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) and WebCME.  The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity is valid from June 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014.

The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Nursing to provide continuing education for nurses. ABQAURP designates this activity for 0.75 contact hours through the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # 50-94.