Specialists need to be involved in advanced wound care: Experts

The two-day workshop on June 18 and 19 will address latent technologies, advanced wound healing products, footwear in diabetic subjects, multispecialty involvement, assessment and practical management of wounds.

Wounds happen to anyone and everyone. They are so commonplace that most of us leave them to their natural healing process. Earlier, wounds could broadly be classified as industrial and domestic wounds, but now several categories have come up, including road accidents, war and floods to name a few. Therefore, it becomes imperative to address wounds at all levels and also involve those treating them by offering training, says Dr VB Narayana Murthy of HYCARE For Wounds. 

HYCARE is organising the wound care conference, with the aim to highlight the basic and current concepts in wound care along with lectures from world renowned experts Dr Murthy says that while wounds seem routine and recurring, one has to understand the significance of factors like ‘where, how deep, time and how complex’. 

He says, “Wounds heal better for a normal person, as against someone with diabetes. In such cases, there is a possibility of getting infected, the healing process is longer and sometimes wounds can even get worse.” In the case of diabetics, the feet are insensitive with or without footwear and this complicates the whole process as most often they are not aware of the wound. Apart from addressing diabetic wound care, the conference will also focus on the involvement of a number of specialists in wound care. 

“It becomes very difficult to deal with wounds later, as there are a number of long-term complications.  Wound care also involves a number of specialists. One with wounds can have decreased blood supply, involvement of bones and need an orthopaedic to look into it, or a podiatrist and even a plastic surgeon. It is important to train doctors and nurses about the different types and the difference in care for each of them,” he says.