Preceptorship Program
The Advanced Surgical Preceptorship is a 2-day course held weekly on Thursdays and Fridays. This course is intended for surgeons (non-surgeons involved in wound healing, please see "Wound Healing Preceptorship" above). In order to attend the Advanced Surgical Preceptorship, attendees must possess extensive surgical experience specifically related to wounds. In addition to core lectures, Q + A sessions, and open discussion that are part of every course, the schedule is outlined below:
Thursday: Observe live surgical cases
Friday: Outpatient rounds at the Wound Healing Clinic at NYU
Attendees will be encouraged to discuss their own wound healing challenges and describe their personal learning objectives so that Dr. Brem can focus detailed discussion on their specific areas of need regarding wound healing.
The Advanced Surgical Preceptorship in Wound Care takes place on Thursdays and Fridays at the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City. Because of the practical and collaborative nature of the program, size will be limited to a maximum 3 participants per course per week.
Overview:
On Thursday, attendees observe Dr. Brem and his wound healing team performing a set of surgical cases that examine the various manifestations of chronic wound presentation (venous ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and other types of non-healing wounds). Special attention is given to cases with complicating factors, such as gangrene, ischemia, osteomyelitis, fungal nails, and cellulitis. However, attendees are encouraged to discuss their own experiences and challenges with surgical care. In addition, several surgical techniques are highlighted, including:
- Clinical judgment vs. pathology to define margin of debridement
- Molecular markers as a future tool to define margin of debridement
- Application of biologic therapeutics, such as bilayer of keratinocytes and fibroblasts
- Excision of undermining
On Friday, attendees round with Dr. Brem in his outpatient Wound Healing Clinic. Dr. Brem discusses the patient's medical history, how their ulcer has progressed, treatment plan, other health issues that must be addressed to provide overall patient care, and implementation of standard wound healing protocols. In addition, attendees are introduced to other clinical technologies, such as the Wound Electronic Medical Record. Attendees will be given ample time to discuss patient cases with Dr. Brem and ask questions in order to learn from the clinical rounds.
For more information about the preceptorships offered by the Division of Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine please contact Camille Cole at (212)263-8521 or email: camille.cole@nyumc.org.
