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.

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

        Intended Audience
Senior-level surgical trainees
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

Advanced Practice Provider: $,1200

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.

Todd W. May, DO
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician
South Shore Hospital Center for Wound Healing, East Weymouth, MA

Lisa Gould, MD, PhD, FACS
Plastic Surgeon and Research Director, Center for Wound Healing
South Shore Health, Weymouth, MA

Kris Boelitz, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/South Shore Health, Worcester, MA

Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Associate Trauma Director, Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Tyler Silverman, DPM
Podiatrist
South Shore Health, Weymouth, MA

Christopher Burns, MD, FACS
Associate Surgeon, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA

Questions?

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