Wound Care Symposium to be offered
at Medtrade '97

Reprinted from MEDTRADE NEWS
Show Daily
Saturday, November 14, 1996

The growing demand for proper treatment and early detection of diabetic and other disease-related wounds prompted the introduction of a two-day Wound Care Symposium at Medtrade '97 in New Orleans, Oct. 9-10, 1997.

"This program is a welcome addition to Medtrade, which has always had a strong emphasis on showcasing the latest in wound care, incontinence and ostomy products," said Mark Simmering, executive vice president and COO at SEMCO, the organizer of Medtrade. "This symposium sets out to offer attendees a specialized approach to wound care treatment."

According to medical studies, 1.5 million to 4 million patients suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. Other studies report that the cost of treating a single-pressure wound can be as high as $50,000.

This Medtrade '97 debut of the Wound Care Symposium will offer attendees a comprehensive, hands-on, academic look at the importance of becoming educated about the advancements in wound care and treatment. The program will expose physicians, nurses, physical therapists fund other wound-care professionals to update practices offered by today's medical community

Attendees will receive guidance on the staging of wounds, prevention and treatment of ulcers, strategies for saving the diabetic foot, case studies and break- throughs in research. The program, which will be hosted by podiatric wound consultant Dr. Tamara Fishman will include the following elements:

  • Diabetic foot-care principles and management
  • Appropriate debridement techniques for lower- extremity ulcers
  • Moist-wound healing concepts/products
  • Etiologies and management of lower-extremity wound care

Fishman is a licensed physician of podiatric medicine in Florida and Georgia who has specialized in wound care for the past five years. She is an adjunct faculty member at Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine and Broward Community College and president of the Wound Care Institute.

"The symposium will expand upon one of the larger categories of products showcased here at Medtrade," Simmering said. "Through a conscious effort to offer more and more related educational programs, we are excited to add this to the 1997 event."