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Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA

What Defines a Real Resolution in Wound Care?
Let's Be Frank
What Defines a Real Resolution in Wound Care?
02/03/2020
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Attention to realistic goal-setting for the wound care provider and the wound clinic must be ongoing if we are to see actual fulfillment throughout the year. Many of the goals that we have for ourselves are disguised as New Year’s...
Attention to realistic goal-setting for the wound care provider and the wound clinic must be ongoing if we are to see actual fulfillment throughout the year. Many of the goals that we have for ourselves are disguised as New Year’s...
Attention to realistic...
02/03/2020
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
What’s the Best Source for Evidence-Based Medicine?
12/05/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Clinicians today may be quicker to look to the Internet for wound healing advice than they are to conduct clinical research. Boundaries must be set here.
Clinicians today may be quicker to look to the Internet for wound healing advice than they are to conduct clinical research. Boundaries must be set here.
Clinicians today may be quicker...
12/05/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
Going Beyond Healing With DFU Offloading
09/30/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
The patient’s care doesn’t always end with a closed wound, especially when it comes to offloading and total contact casts. As the adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But what happens to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)...
The patient’s care doesn’t always end with a closed wound, especially when it comes to offloading and total contact casts. As the adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But what happens to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)...
The patient’s care doesn’t...
09/30/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
Managing the ‘Weepy Leg’ of Chronic Wound Edema
09/04/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
When treating excessive lower extremity drainage due to edema, complete decongestive therapy can go a long way to resolve a “weepy leg.”
When treating excessive lower extremity drainage due to edema, complete decongestive therapy can go a long way to resolve a “weepy leg.”
When treating excessive lower...
09/04/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
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What The Experts Say About Nutrition, Diabetes And Wounds
07/03/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Nancy Munoz
Kristen Smith
These expert panelists discuss good diets for patients with diabetes and wounds, how to educate patients on nutrition, and how to advise patients who are underweight or overweight. Q: What is a good diet for patients with diabetes and/or...
These expert panelists discuss good diets for patients with diabetes and wounds, how to educate patients on nutrition, and how to advise patients who are underweight or overweight. Q: What is a good diet for patients with diabetes and/or...
These expert panelists discuss...
07/03/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
The Importance of Nutrition in Reducing Pressure Ulcers
07/03/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
It is estimated that more than 2.5 million patients in the United States are being treated for pressure ulcers/injuries in acute care facilities each year and that 60,000 die from their complications.1 Patients admitted to the hospital are...
It is estimated that more than 2.5 million patients in the United States are being treated for pressure ulcers/injuries in acute care facilities each year and that 60,000 die from their complications.1 Patients admitted to the hospital are...
It is estimated that more than...
07/03/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
Wound Dressing Selection Is More Than a Choice
06/07/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
The use of dressings to treat chronic wounds dates back to ancient times. But as we all well know that time does not truly heal all wounds, and certainly not chronic wounds, we also know that not all dressings heal all wounds. It’s what we do...
The use of dressings to treat chronic wounds dates back to ancient times. But as we all well know that time does not truly heal all wounds, and certainly not chronic wounds, we also know that not all dressings heal all wounds. It’s what we do...
The use of dressings to treat...
06/07/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
Throw Everything at Diabetes … But Don’t Throw in the Towel
02/08/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Our most challenging patients, clinically speaking, may also push us to the limit in other ways. It’s up to wound care clinicians to not quit on them.
Our most challenging patients, clinically speaking, may also push us to the limit in other ways. It’s up to wound care clinicians to not quit on them.
Our most challenging patients,...
02/08/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
Let's Be Frank
Regulating Safety in the Outpatient Wound Clinic
01/09/2019
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Appropriate safety surveillance and follow up begin with minimizing risks and communicating when necessary.
Appropriate safety surveillance and follow up begin with minimizing risks and communicating when necessary.
Appropriate safety surveillance...
01/09/2019
Today's Wound Clinic
HBOT
Oxygen & Wound Healing: Going Beyond Hyperbaric Therapy
11/07/2018
Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA
Debbi Whitten-Byles, RRT, RRT-SDS
Insurance restrictions and clinical guidance may preclude patients from receiving HBOT. But the lack of oxygen experienced by those living with COPD and sleep apnea may be more troubling for outpatient clinics when trying to heal wounds.
Insurance restrictions and clinical guidance may preclude patients from receiving HBOT. But the lack of oxygen experienced by those living with COPD and sleep apnea may be more troubling for outpatient clinics when trying to heal wounds.
Insurance restrictions and...
11/07/2018
Today's Wound Clinic

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