Chronic Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: Learn to diagnosis and appropriately care for chronic wounds. Learn the mechanisms and utility of HBO as it relates to healing wounds.

Faculty

1. Craig Lindsey, MD

Method of Participation and Request for Credit

In order to obtain your CME/CE certificate, please follow the steps below at the conclusion of the activity:

1. 1. Go to www.cmeuniversity.com
   2. Login or Create a New Account (will take less than 1 minute)
   3. If you receive a message when creating a new account that “the email you entered is already in use”, please click the Forgot my Username or Password link to have your Username and Password sent to you via email
   4. After logging in, you may be asked to verify/update your information; after doing so, click Save at the bottom of the page
   5. Type in 18400 at the top of the page, “Find Post-Test/Evaluation by Course”, and click enter
   6. Click on the activity title when it appears
   7. Choose the type of credit you desire
   8. Complete the online assessment
   9. Receive an immediate CME/CE Certificate to download and/or print for your files

If you have questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact PIM via email at [email protected].

Credit Designation

Physician Continuing Medical Education

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material  for a maximum of  3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3 contact hours.

Computer System Requirements

Any device that can access the internet.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA.  The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.  The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners.  Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development.  The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.  Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy.  PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. Craig Lindsey, MD and others have nothing to disclose.