Accredited Industry-Supported Symposia: Beyond the Surface: Why Slough Identification Is Key to Successful Debridement

Learning objectives: 1. Describe the composition of slough and necrotic matter and explain their role in increasing microbial burden and impairment of wound healing. 2. Compare traditional and emerging debridement support technologies, including engineered fiber dressings and hypochlorous acid-based solutions and gels, with respect to their advantages, limitations, evidence base, and clinical applications. 3. Evaluate the role of wound surface microacidification in optimizing desloughing and wound bed preparation and promoting a healable wound environment. 4. Explore evidence-based strategies for achieving a healable wound bed, including the roles of debridement, microacidification, and combination therapies in optimizing wound healing outcomes. HMP Education has designated an unrestricted grant from Urgo Medical North America to support this activity.