Community-Based Comprehensive Wound Care Course

Strengthen Your Wound Care Skills Through Hands-On Training

Gain the knowledge and practical experience to confidently evaluate and manage acute, chronic, and complex wounds. This hybrid course combines expert-led education with immersive hands-on training, equipping you with evidence-based techniques you can immediately apply in your practice.

Why Attend?

From diabetic foot ulcers and pressure injuries to burns and complex surgical wounds, today's surgeons are expected to manage a wide range of wound care challenges. This course provides a comprehensive approach to wound evaluation, treatment planning, and advanced therapies through a combination of online learning and hands-on skills training.

You'll learn practical techniques from experienced faculty while developing the confidence to make informed clinical decisions that improve patient outcomes.

What You'll Learn

Participants will develop practical skills across the continuum of wound care, including:

Burn treatment and transfer decisions
Evaluation and management of pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and vascular wounds
Management of abscesses and hematomas
Compression therapy and negative pressure wound therapy
Wound bed preparation
Flap and graft closure techniques
Clinical decision-making for acute and chronic wound management

        What You'll Gain
Practical wound management skills
Confidence applying advanced wound care techniques
Evidence-based approaches to complex wound care
Strategies that can be immediately incorporated into clinical practice

Intended Audience
Surgical trainees
Community surgeons
Wound care clinicians
Teams managing chronic, acute, complex, or surgical wounds

Course Format
Hybrid learning with pre-course recorded lectures
Interactive hands-on skills laboratory
Expert faculty instruction
Practical, case-based learning

    

Course Fees

ACS Members: $1,775

Non-Members: $2,130

Continuing Education

This activity is approved for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Why This Course Is Different

Comprehensive Wound Care Training

Gain experience managing a broad range of wound types rather than focusing on a single condition or procedure.

Hands-On Learning

Apply evidence-based concepts through interactive skills training designed to build confidence and improve clinical decision-making.

Expert Faculty

Learn from experienced surgeons who bring practical insights from community and surgical practice settings and share techniques that can be immediately applied to patient care.

Immediate Clinical Impact

Leave with practical strategies for evaluating wounds, selecting appropriate therapies, and improving healing outcomes across diverse patient populations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should attend?

This course is designed for surgical trainees, community surgeons, wound care clinicians, and healthcare professionals who manage acute, chronic, or complex wounds.

How is the course structured?

Participants complete recorded didactic lectures before attending an interactive hands-on skills laboratory focused on practical wound management techniques.

What types of wounds are covered?

The course includes training in burn care, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, vascular wounds, abscesses, hematomas, and advanced wound closure techniques.

What makes this course different?

This course combines comprehensive wound care education with hands-on instruction, allowing participants to develop practical skills they can immediately apply in clinical practice.

Meet the Faculty

Learn from experienced surgeons with expertise in wound management, reconstruction, and community-based surgical care.

Faculty provide practical instruction, real-world perspectives, and individualized guidance to help participants improve patient care through evidence-based wound management.

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Questions?

Contact Kenya Posley, Manager, Surgical Skills Courses for Practicing Surgeons at skillscourses@facs.org.