Tere Sigler, PT, CWS, CLT-LANA

Handling Abuse of Pain Meds in the Wound Care Clinic

05/16/2013

My initial exposure to wound care as a physical therapist (PT) was providing whirlpool treatments on an inpatient basis. (And, yes, this was back in the days of Betadine.®) There was not much thought given back then to pain management — if...

My initial exposure to wound...

05/16/2013

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Monitoring Blood Glucose Values in the Wound Clinic: An Aggressive Approach to Diabetes Management

03/14/2013

Tere Sigler , PT, CWS, CLT-LANA;

As a physical therapist, my initial experience in wound care was limited to hospital rehabilitation departments, where blood glucose monitoring is generally not available. I had always discussed the relationship between wound healing and...

As a physical therapist, my...

03/14/2013

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Clinic Volume & Revenue: Breaking Down the Numbers

12/30/2009

Tere Sigler , PT, CWS, CLT-LANA;

I am the director of a hospital-based outpatient clinic for wound management and hyperbaric medicine that has been in operation for 10 years. Over those years I have gathered and looked at statistics in many ways. I look at total...

I am the director of a...

12/30/2009

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The Clinician`s Role In Compression

09/25/2009

Susan Gallagher Camden , PhD, MA, MSN, RN, CSPHP, CBN;

Tere Sigler , PT, CWS, CLT-LANA;

Lymphedema, a disorder of the lymphatic system, affects at least 3 million Americans.1 The lymphatic system plays a role in both immune function and circulation. The system is comprised of lymphatic vessels located just under the skin and...

Lymphedema, a disorder of the...

09/25/2009

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Focus

An Overview of Venous Leg Ulcers

05/10/2010

Tere Sigler , PT, CWS, CLT-LANA;

Venous leg ulcers occur in 1–3% of the adult population and account for the majority of lower extremity ulcerations. As the obesity rate increases we can expect the prevalence of VLU’s to increase as well. As compression for VLU becomes a...

Venous leg ulcers occur in 1–3%...

05/10/2010

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Going It Alone: Educating Staff as an Independent

09/25/2009

Tere Sigler , PT, CWS, CLT-LANA;

Education is a never-ending process of acquiring knowledge and skills and developing powers of reason and judgment. In an independent wound clinic, educational responsibilities are handled in-house. The following discussion offers insights...

Education is a never-ending...

09/25/2009

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