Unlocking the Door to Global Collaboration in Wound Care Editorial Summary Wound Masterclass offers an innovative take on wound care publishing with the sustainable paper-free model it embodies truly next generation publishing. Uniting a strong global editorial board including my colleagues in North America, it is an exciting platform for experts to provide concise evidence based information to the wound care community.
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” Ryunosuke Satoro
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ollaboration has been a central theme in my career thus far. I believe the strengths of teamwork and collaboration lead to maintaining a high standard of care not only for the patient but for research, teaching and education. Those who know me have become accustomed to my ‘preaching’ about the team approach to wound management being the hallmark of any program, especially for wound clinics. Being part of a team, a collaborative effort that relies on the dedication of individuals to achieve a collective goal, is what defines my enthusiasm to being involved with Wound Masterclass. As a member of this esteemed group of international experts, I know that I will continue to be a better provider for my patients as we continue to define best practices.
Mr Frank Aviles Wound Care Clinical Coordinator, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches LA, United States
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I truly believe that I’m joining this organization at a pivotal time. As technology continues to be developed for diagnostic purposes and interventions, there’s still a lag in getting true comprehensive wound care and lymphedema treatments to patients. As we continue to adapt our care to technological advances, I’m a big believer in the need to be mindful of the basic tenets that contribute to healing. With my background, I bring a particular focus to education. In 2009, I developed Wound Healing Roundtables, a live educational platform that provides instruction to providers at the local level in an effort to impact community culture
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and to provide guidance to rural areas where resources are lacking. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elizabeth Faust and I created the Frank & Lizzie Show to highlight the work of providers from around the world in a unique educational platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wound Healing Roundtable program transformed into a global virtual platform that has primarily attracted students and interns whose traditional educational experiences have been impacted or outright cancelled. Then, along with Dr. Windy Cole, we developed WoundBusters to help clinicians with difficult cases to provide answers to clinicians in an educational setting. Finally, joining The Save a Leg Save a Life Foundation as a board member to educate and to affect change at a grassroots level through advocacy has been a tremendous way for me to benefit patients and providers alike. During the pandemic, everyone has had to adapt and evolve from a personal and professional perspective. My vision is for wound care leaders from around the world is to continue to come together to share ideas and solutions that will help to develop products and technologies that will lead to an ‘international wound station’. For comparison’s sake, some of the greatest accomplishments our society has seen have been initiated by the Space Race of the late 1950s and 60s. This great feat was made possible by the organization of talented individuals from various occupations. Scientists, researchers, engineers, astronauts, and leaders came together as one to reach their mission. During this time, innovations were being developed as a true collaboration of
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“I am excited to be part of this international collaboration in our field that can lead to efforts that impact current challenges and to keep education at the forefront.”
science and technology to provide solutions to reach established goals. This led to the creation of the International Space Station, where five different space agencies from around the world collaborated to expand space travel, research, and physiology in other environments. I am excited to be part of this international collaboration in our field that can lead to efforts that impact current challenges and to keep education at the forefront. The pandemic has taught us that we can easily collaborate through virtual means. This is a huge step in improving global collaboration in an efficient manner.
Over the years, experts have gathered to create international guidelines and best practices. Having firsthand experience in developing teams, I know that there’s certain characteristics that are needed to succeed. As I continue to preach about how a team approach is of utmost importance in the clinic, I know that this international collaboration has the potential to move our field into the next level. In practice, we should continue to elevate our skills by continuously improving our education. Stay tuned as the best is yet to come from this group.
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