MALVERN, Pa., July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In an effort
to further prepare physical therapy students and clinicians about
the proper management and treatment of patients with wounds, HMP
Global, a leading healthcare events and education company, today
announced the launch of a new web portal designed for physical
therapy students as part of its Why Wound Care? (WWC)
initiative.
The WWC initiative works to inform physical therapy, medical,
and nursing students; recent graduates; faculty; and practicing
clinicians about rewarding careers in wound care, and offers
educational resources to supplement current academic curriculum,
where wound care education may be limited.
With the development of the new portal, physical therapy
students and faculty now have access to the following complimentary
evidence-based wound care resources:
- Over 25 video modules covering the fundamentals of wound care,
with a number presented by physical therapists, including: Basic
Wound Management, Biophysical Energies in Wound Healing – Part One:
Electric and Sound & Part Two: Light and Pressure, Edema &
Lymphedema, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Basics of Burn
Rehabilitation, and more
- Downloadable PDFs of all 25 chapters of Chronic Wound Care: The
Essentials e-Book, the "gold standard" of wound care textbooks
- Information about other continuing education resources,
including wound care conferences and medical journals
- Virtual Wound Rounds (VWR) developed and hosted by Frank Aviles for physical therapy students who
were unable to participate in wound rotations due to the COVID-19
pandemic this semester. VWR topic presentations include: Virtual
Wound Clinic, Challenging Lower Extremity Wounds, Pressure
Injuries, Wound Dressing Debate, and more
"The addition of the new physical therapy student portal
continues the growth of our Why Wound Care? initiative," said
Peter Norris, Senior Vice President,
HMP Global. "First we introduced WWC to nursing students, then
medical students, and next practicing clinicians, with the portal
becoming a go-to source of free wound care content, with thousands
of vistors accessing modules and other materials. With the newest
addition of the physical therapy student portal, we now have
provided practical wound care educational resources that can
augment teaching curricula or be utilized for independent
study."
The WWC physical therapy student advisory board—comprised of 11
world-class wound care educators teaching at top physical therapy
schools—contributed to the development of the materials.
"The Why Wound Care portal for physical therapy students
provides a much-needed resource in physical therapy education, as
many schools don't have the luxury of having a full-time faculty
member with wound care expertise," said Joseph McCulloch, PT, PhD, CWS, FAPTA, and
retired Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at
LSU Health Sciences Center in
Shreveport, Louisiana, and
co-chair, WWC physical therapy student advisory board. "Now
students have access to the numerous physical therapy wound care
practitioners who share knowledge in their areas of expertise."
"This is an incredible value added at no cost for students,
practicing physical therapists, and physical therapy programs
looking to augment existing curricula," added Heather Hettrick, PT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA, CLWT,
and Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and co-chair, WWC
physical therapy student advisory board. "The WWC initiative
provides bite-size learning opportunities on numerous topics from
leading experts in the field, with an emphasis on the role and
value of physical therapists in wound management."
To learn more about Why Wound Care?, or to take advantage of
these free resources, please visit whywoundcare.com.
About HMP Global
HMP Global is the force behind Healthcare Made Practical—and is
a multichannel leader in healthcare events and education, with a
mission to improve patient care. The company produces accredited
medical education events and clinically relevant, evidence-based
content for the global healthcare community across a range of
therapeutic areas. Its brands include Consultant360, the
year-round, award-winning platform relied upon by primary care
providers and other specialists; Psych
Congress, the largest independent mental health meeting in
the U.S.; EMS World Expo, North
America's largest EMT and paramedic event; and the Symposium
on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in
the world. For more information, visit hmpglobal.com.
SOURCE HMP Global