Comprehensive Wound Care

Wound care is a global public health challenge due to multiple social and systemic factors.  Rural communities are especially hard hit, as rural Americans suffer from higher rates of diabetes, tobacco use, malnutrition, and obesity while having limited access to wound care specialists. This comprehensive wound care course is designed for rural and community-based surgeons, as well as community healthcare providers. The program will combine didactic lectures with hands-on workshops, equipping the learner with the essential skills to manage a wide range of wound types. Led by experienced surgeons, this course, developed in a transdisciplinary fashion, will offer a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, empowering you to deliver exceptional wound care to your patients.

Target Audience

Practicing Surgeons

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, learner will be able to 

  1. Formulate a plan for surgical and topical burn treatment and pain management, including knowing which patients need to be transferred to a burn unit
  2. Describe the unique challenges of pressure ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers, including options for treatment and post-surgical care.
  3. Be able to apply compression wraps to promote healing in patients with venous and arterial disease
  4. Apply negative pressure wound therapy to complex wounds, including fistulas, groin and abdomen.
  5. Assess and prepare wounds for definitive closure with flaps or grafts
  6. Describe the treatment of hematomas and abscesses

 

Hands-on Surgical Skills Lab: Oct 28, 1:00-5:15pm at Stratus Center in Boston, MA

 

Surgical Skills Lab Introduction: 30 minutes

 

6 Stations, rotating every 30 minutes with 5 minutes between to get re-organized. 

  1. Pressure ulcer eval, debridement and topical treatments: Todd May, DO
  2. Surgical wound bed prep, methylene blue, versajet, and skin grafting: Lisa Gould, MD, PhD
  1. Vascular assessment, sclerotherapy, and compression wraps: Kris Boelitz, MD
  1. Complex abdominal wounds, ostomies/fistulae – NPWT for difficult locations: Reza Askari
  2. Diabetic foot ulcers: Assessment, debridement and off-loading: Tyler Silverman, DPM
  3. Acute wounds - Hematomas, abscesses and burns: Christopher Burns, MD

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.00 Self Assessment Credit
Course opens: 
10/19/2026
Course expires: 
12/28/2026
Rating: 
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Lisa Gould, MD, FACS, PhD – Course Chair, has received consulting fees from AVITA Medical, Inc., and Solventum

Reza Askari, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Kris Boelitz, MD, FACS, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Christopher Burns, MD, FACS, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Todd May, MD, FACS, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Commercial Support

The American College of Surgeons wishes to recognize and thank the following companies for their in-kind and/or monetary commercial support: 

  • Humeca
  • Smith and Nephew
  • Solventum
  • Urgo

Contact:

  • If you have any questions about the course, please contact Kenya Posley, Manager, Surgical Skills Courses at 312-202-5325 or email [email protected].

Continuing Medical Education Credit Information

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 6.00 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.

 

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CME Credit Claiming Information

Please complete the overall course evaluation to claim a CME Certificate or a Certificate of Completion. The course evaluation will appear once you take and complete this course. The following requirements need to be completed:

  • Review all course materials and videos
  • Completion of post-test (75% passing rate)
  • Course evaluation

Participants may only claim a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  

To receive Self-Assessment Credit for this course, participants must complete the posttest with a passing score of at least 75%.  Learners that do not achieve a 75% or greater on their first try are able to retake the posttest, until a passing score is obtained.  

Specialty Board Recognition

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.

Diplomates of the American Board of Surgery
By participating in an ACS-accredited activity, you may choose to participate in the automatic transfer of your CME credits to the ABS via the ACCME if you are a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). This is a free service.

Opt in to Automatically Send your CME Data to the ABS
The direct automatic transfer applies to all learners who have an ACS profile, are Diplomates of the ABS, and have provided their ABS ID and date of birth in the ACS MyCME Portal on the Board Certification page.

Step-by-Step Instructions to Access MyCME and Opt in to Transmit Your CME Data

  1. Log in to your MyCME Portal
  2. Select the Board Certification tab
  3. Enter the American Board of Surgery
  4. Enter your ABS ID
  5. Enter your Day and Month of birth
  6. Next go to the Send CME Data tab
  7. Toggle to Opt In (green) “Yes! I choose to opt in and permit the ACS to automatically transfer all my ACS-accredited CME data to my chosen specialty board earned March 1, 2021, and forward.” 

Please note if you have previously successfully transmitted your ACS-accredited CME credits to the ABS via ACCME, then you can skip steps 2-6, and go directly to the Send CME Data tab, and Toggle to Opt In (green).

Once you have opted to automatically transfer your CME credits to the ABS, please allow 24 hours for the credit to appear in your ABS CME Repository.

You may opt out at any time.

For more information or to request assistance, contact [email protected]

 

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.00 Self Assessment Credit
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