Desmond P. Bell, Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA

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Certification And Wound Care Expertise: Are They One And The Same?

05/04/2012

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

First, I would like to thank the readers for taking the time to review the topics I have presented regarding the world of wound care. If you read my blog, you are likely seeking some insight or clinical perspectives that may help you in...

First, I would like to thank the...

05/04/2012

Podiatry Today

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Case Study: Treating A Patient With A Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer

05/25/2011

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

This author navigates the complex issues in treating an elderly patient with a heavily exudative diabetic foot ulcer, which has recurred over an 11-year period.

This author navigates the...

05/25/2011

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Physician Coaching Explained

02/14/2022

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Coaching has no definitive definition, but the concepts it entails are empowering. Thinking, listening, and verbalizing with a trusted partner can be therapeutic, even at the most basic level.

Coaching has no definitive...

02/14/2022

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Endovascular Health 101 for the Outpatient Wound Clinic

08/03/2018

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Appropriate endovascular care can begin in the wound center with proper assessment and testing for vascular comorbidities. This article discusses current guidance, examines emerging trends, and offers a primer on helpful jargon commonly used...

Appropriate endovascular care...

08/03/2018

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8 Steps to Developing a Community-Based Wound Care Team: A Practical Guide for Reaching Beyond Wound Center Walls

04/10/2013

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Despite the obvious cliché, time truly is of the essence when it comes to wound care — regardless of etiology. Since the advent of “wound care centers” in the 1990s, the concept of receiving interdisciplinary treatment under one roof by a...

Despite the obvious cliché,...

04/10/2013

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A Closer Look At Exercise For Patients With Diabetic Wounds

04/02/2012

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Let me begin by stating that exercise and patients with diabetes are not mutually exclusive. This also holds true for a patient with diabetes who has a non-healing foot ulcer. Preliminary research suggests that exercise may work to increase...

Let me begin by stating that...

04/02/2012

Podiatry Today

Case Study

Can Angiosome-Based Revascularization Have An Impact In Limb Salvage?

02/28/2012

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

This author details the case of a 71-year-old patient who had reperfusion procedures for occlusions at the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries, and subsequently had transmetatarsal and below-knee amputations.

This author details the case of...

02/28/2012

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The Impact and Importance of Public Engagement in Wound Care

03/21/2022

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

We, the wound care community, understand the critically important nature of our work. This is part of the reason we attend conferences such as the SAWC and return year after year.

We, the wound care community,...

03/21/2022

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Doctors Aren’t The Worst Patients, We’re The Busiest

05/08/2018

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

You have probably heard the adage “doctors make the worst patients.” This sentiment may rank up there with another general truth that states, “he who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client.” If you don’t yet see the connection that...

You have probably heard the...

05/08/2018

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Guest Blog: Preparing Yourself To Get Through An Audit Unscathed

10/09/2012

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

I wasn’t born and raised in Florida, but in the 15 years that I have called Jacksonville home, I have come to appreciate the charms and nuances of living in a beautiful subtropical climate where living near water brings with it natural beauty...

I wasn’t born and raised in...

10/09/2012

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