Wound Clinic - Integrated Home Care Program

A Division of Integrated Home Care, this specialty wound clinic provides consultation for wound care management for acute and complex chronic wounds.

Services are provided for the following:

• diabetes (diabetic) - acute wound management with follow-up
• care planning with consultation for chronic complex diabetic wounds
• gait and footwear for clients who experience a wound as a result of neuropathy and walking
• gait assessment for clients with associated plantar foot wounds
• biomechanical assessment to determine pressure sources for wound
  
• referral with assessment for custom made footwear according to Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) guidelines for those clients with associated wounds
• wound care and prevention
• multi-disciplinary team - assess, manages and treats acute and complex chronic wounds
• assume care for client with acute and/or complex chronic wounds in partnership with physicians and surgeons or on a consultative basis
• Adjunctive Therapies such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), Ultrasound, E-Stim and Total Contact Casting (TCC) for the alternative means of treating wounds
• provide drop-in wound care support for homeless and / or marginalized clients