Textbook of Chronic Wound Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis Treatment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781947239074)

This textbook is a companion reference book for the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, 2nd Edition. This book belongs in the library of every practitioner who treats chronic wound care patients. It proves to be a valuable text for medical students and all health-care professionals - doctors, podiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, physical and oocupational therapists - in various settings. It provides thorough understanding of the evidence-based multipdisciplinary approach for caring for patients with different kinds of wounds.

This textbook provides the best diagnostic and management information for chronic wound care in conjunction with evidence-based clinical pathways illustrated by case studies and more than 350 pictures in addition to up-to-date information for the challenging chronic wound care problems in an easy-to-understand format.

Features:

• Chapters are written by more than 50 well-respected leaders in the specialty of wound care.
• Balanced evidence-based multidisciplinary approach to chronic wound care
• Exclusive key concepts in every chapter for a quick review
• Excellent resource for preparation of wound care certification exams with 250 questions and answers
• Chapters specifically focused on wound care in different care settings
• Chapter on telehealth and wound care addressing the future of chronic wound care
• Deep understanding of value-based care in wound care in the United States
• Chapter on healthcare payment reform and the wound care practitioner
• Separate sections on approach to wound care in various countries globally