Tag: Desmond Bell

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

The Impact and Importance of Public Engagement in Wound Care

by Desmond Bell DPM CWS FFPM RCPS Glasgow
“We Are Failing Our Patients With Diabetes” was the title of my article in Today’s Wound Clinic in November 2021. Non-traumatic amputation rates have been rising since 2009, despite technological advancements and ever-increasing levels of evidence .. After having been part of the wound care community for a quarter of a century, I—like many of you—have been looking for solutions and answers not only to improve quality of care, but to reverse this worrisome trend … My takeaway from this is that while technological advancements are critical and helpful, the way to solve this problem is through proactive measures … read more

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We Are Failing Our Patients With Diabetes

My career in medicine has spanned approximately 26 years. Nineteen-ninety-six was my first year of residency training as well as my first real exposure to the emerging specialty of wound care.

To put things into perspective, during my first year of training, there were approximately 300–500 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

Where Do You Get Your Information?

One of the rewarding and fun projects I have been involved with for the past 2 years has been the development of a YouTube video program called “Inside the Doctors” Lounge.”

“The Lounge” is part of a bigger project called MD Coaches and is a talk show–like forum that takes place in an imaginary doctors’ lounge within the YouTube universe. Anyone who has spent time in a doctors’ lounge understands it is a place of respite and where discussions with colleagues can cover a wide range of topics, but most importantly, there is no associated fear of violating HIPAA or other repercussion. Everyone in the Lounge has an opinion, and discussions can become spirited, whether in agreement or not.

My colleagues (Rhonda Crowe, Randy Cook, Rick Zollinger and Dael Waxman) and I recently … read more