Wound Care

Required readings
1.1 Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT & Sibbald RG, Woo KY. International interprofessional wound caring. In Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG, Woo KY, editors. Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals. Vol 1, 5th ed. Malvern, PA: HMP Communications, 2012; 3-12. 
1.1 Harris, M, Chan, BC, Daniel , C, Wan, Q, & Zwar, N. Development and early experience from an intervention to facilitate teamwork between general practices and allied health providers: the team-link study. BMC Health Services. 2010:10(104). 

Question: 1.1 – Critique and discuss the strategies in the readings to facilitate team building. How do these strategies apply to a team that you are or have been a participating member? 
(Discuss a team you have observed if you have not been part of an active team described in this section.) 
Required readings
1.2 Sibbald RG, Alavi A, Sibbald M, Sibbald D, Goodman L. Effective adult education principles to improve outcomes in patients with chronic wounds. In Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG, Woo KY, editors. Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals. Vol 1, 5th ed. Malvern, PA: HMP Communications, 2012:37-54.

1.2 Lowe J, Sibbald RG, Taha NY, Lebovic G, Martin C, Bhoj I, et al. (2015) The Guyana Diabetes and Foot Care Project: A Complex Quality Improvement Intervention to Decrease Diabetes-Related Major Lower Extremity Amputations and Improve Diabetes Care in a Lower-Middle-Income Country. PLoS Med 12(4) April 21, 2015

Question: 1.2 – Appraise and discuss the concepts and principles of adult learning. 
(Compare and contrast at least 2 theories). *Explain how to integrate these principles in changing your personal learning & practice culture / patient care outcomes 
Required reading
1.3 Baranoski S, Brenczewski M. Developing educational program: A blueprint for success. In Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG, editors. Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals. 4th ed. Malvern, Pa: HMP Communications, 2007: 51-56. 

Question: 1.3 – Describe the steps for a proposed educational program in wound care. 
*Explain your strategies and approaches using a program example (create a program or use an existing program example). 
Required reading
1.4 Margolis DJ. Wound care epidemiology. In Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG, editors. Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals. 4th ed. Malvern, Pa: HMP Communications, 2007: 137-142. 

Question: 1.4 – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs (qualitative, descriptive, case-controlled, cohort and randomized-controlled trial) to address a clinical question(s) pertaining to your practice (use examples of existing studies).
A chart format is suggested- it may work best with a landscape rather than a portrait format).
Required reading
1.5 Woodbury MG, Research 101: Developing critical evaluation skills. Wound Care Canada. 2004; 2(2):32-38.
Question: 1.5 – Describe how the critical appraisal techniques in this article can be utilized to evaluate new treatments. (use an existing study example).