Because of the epidemic of diabetes, as well as our aging population, chronic wounds have become a major concern in medicine, with billions spent annually for their care. These common lesions represent a silent epidemic, affecting more than 7 million Americans.
Because skin ulcers tend to occur in individuals that are sedentary or debilitated, home care has become a common location for the provision of wound care. But regardless of why they have occurred, non-healing ulcers lead to pain, infection, hospitalization, and worse.
Because wound care is a relatively new specialty in medicine, the education and training of those providing care has varied greatly. But make no mistake, it’s a burgeoning field, with new methods and medicines, dressings and drugs, treatments and therapies, arriving almost daily. Perhaps this explains why so many of the people performing wound care today aren’t utilizing the most up-to-date and effective techniques.
Many individuals receive treatment of their wound in the home by a nurse or medical assistant and not a doctor. In modern medicine, the level of education and experience in this field can vary widely. Unfortunately, many Americans receive care that is substandard in which the optimal techniques and methods are not utilized. How is an individual to know?
Advanced Wound Associates can boast of the services of a physician specializing in this field. Dr. Conway McLean, a physician board certified by the prestigious Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing, has joined AWA. Dr. McLean, who specializes in the treatment of diabetic wounds and leg ulcers, has written numerous articles on wound care. He has given numerous lectures on the topic to various healthcare providers as well as the general public.
McLean has experience with a great variety of advanced techniques, from ultrasonic mist therapy to regenerative medicine techniques, from skin grafting to skin substitutes. Many of these therapies, proven so helpful to healing in the modern era of wound care, can be utilized in the home.
McLean will now be available to provide mobile wound care, working in tandem with the professionals at Advanced Wound Associates. Call to set up a visit for treatment of your wound, all in the comfort of your home.
