The Role of Physical Therapy in Chronic Wound Management
Contact: For more information, please contact Kevin M. Sanders,
writer/editor, at (740) 593-0896.
ATHENS, Ohio (February 16, 2001) -- Betsy Willy, physical therapist, will present "The Role of Physical Therapy in Chronic Wound Management" noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 19 in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital room B-9.
"As the population ages and the incidence of wounds increases, a knowledge of and systematic approach to wound care is gaining importance," said Ellen Peterson, R.N., geriatric education coordinator. "Ms. Willy will review the process of wound healing, identify barriers to healing of chronic wounds and discuss the use of various physical therapy modalities in the facilitation of wound healing."
Health-care professionals are invited to attend the seminar. Brown bags are welcome. For more information, call the Geriatric Education Center at (740) 593-2258.
This seminar is part of OU-COM's winter 2001 continuing education series on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Seminars are held from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital room B-9. This is the final winter quarter seminar. The spring 2001 series begins in March.
"The seminars are designed for an interdisciplinary audience," said Peterson. "Health professionals from the community regularly attend, in addition to interns, residents and medical students. The diversity of disciplines represented by the participants makes for an interesting exchange of ideas."
The sponsors of the seminars include the Department of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology, the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center and Area Health Education Center and OU-COM.
Peterson said the seminar series was started by a federal grant that established OU-COM as a contributing site to the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center in September 1994 and has supported many continuing education programs. Provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, the grant supports educational programs in geriatrics and gerontology for physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors and health-care providers to 22 Southeastern Ohio counties.
