Under the title “The art of healing wounds”Dr. Elena Conde, dermatologist at the Virgen de la Torre Hospital and member of the Dermatology Service of the Infanta Leonor University Hospital, has published a book that addresses theoretical and practical aspects of wound care, especially wounds Chronicles.
The purpose of this manual is improve knowledge in wound care and it is intended to be a practical tool for health professionals involved in wound care, especially for workers in centers for people in dependency situations, mainly nursing homes, where this pathology is so common.
The dermatologist Elena Conde analyzes in this book the care of chronic wounds
Written in simple, easy-to-reference language, the manual is also a educational tool for patients and their caregivers increase their knowledge about the cause and treatment of their injuries.
The content of the post is structured in 7 chapters. The book begins by describing the healing process to understand the factors that influence the chronicity of wounds. In the following chapters, the causes of injuries most typical and the least frequent, the systematic for evaluate a and the treatment of the cause of the wound as an essential pillar in the management of these patients. Finally, different therapeutic strategies conventional and advanced
“The art of healing wounds” is illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings and diagrams that facilitate their reading and, each chapter contains a list of bibliographical references that enrich the information addressed.
In the book, Dr. Conde. underlines two essential aspects of wound healing. “You must not stop innovating, but you must also maintain and recover simple and efficient techniques” and “True therapeutic success can only be achieved on the basis of adequate wound treatment”points out the expert from the Dermatology Service of the .
The publication and development of this manual has been possible as the project is winner of the sixth edition of “Dermatologists from the heart”of the Roche Posay Foundationin collaboration with the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV).