Wound Care 360 View
Andrew Boulton, MD, DSc (Hon), FACP, FICP, FRCP
Professor of Medicine, Consultant Physician
University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 represents a worldwide pandemic in its explosive growth rate. Diabetes notoriously alters skin health and wound healing processes. This session will present an overview of the disease highlighting new concepts in pathogenesis and treatment and discuss the role of this disease in hindering wound improvement and describe how these impairments are mediated. (This session is estimated to award .25 pharmacology hours.)