Description
Wound healing is a predictable process that relies on the physiology of the body to fill the deficit caused by trauma or disease.
This session will serve as a revision on the process of healing, the cells involved (and how to destroy them inadvertently!) and the aims of wound management.
With a focus on the phases of healing and how to optimise each stage through wound bed preparation, promotion of angiogenesis and epithelialisation and the key inhibitors that need to be addressed to avoid deterioration and prolonged healing.
We will look at some examples in terms of phases of healing and the decision making process based on the physiology of the wound.
The role of some advanced wound dressings and technologies will be discussed in the context of their role in each stage of healing.