Wound Care for Patients With Diabetes: Why Have Outcomes Not Matched Innovations?

Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS

 

My career in medicine has spanned approximately 26 years. My first year of residency training was 1996. This year also marked my first real exposure to the then emerging specialty of wound care. To put things into perspective, during that first year of training, I recall noting approximately 300 to 500 wound care products on the market. That may seem like a lot, especially considering there are now thousands of products that wound providers and others may choose from. Consider, however, that when I began clinical practice, the resources available were considerably different when compared to what is available today … read more