New Woundcare Treatments and New Music With Vascular Surgeon Dr. Robert McLafferty

What does it take to heal a wound when poor blood flow is working against you?

Dr. Robert McLafferty has spent his career as a vascular surgeon working to save life and limb. But there's another side to him that we first introduced you to several months ago: he's also a songwriter and musician.

Now both worlds are coming together.

Dr. McLafferty is back on The Heart of Innovation as he prepares for Modern Wound Care Management (MWCM) in Washington, an interdisciplinary conference bringing wound care experts together to discuss real-world cases, treatment strategies and ways to improve outcomes for patients with difficult-to-heal wounds.

He'll be joined by other speakers from the conference as we talk about what's changing in wound care and some of the latest strategies being used to help wounds heal.

This conversation is especially important for people living with advanced peripheral artery disease known as chronic limb-threatening ischemia, or CLTI.

When a patient with severely reduced blood flow develops a wound on the foot or leg, healing can become incredibly difficult. These are the patients at greatest risk for infection, tissue loss and amputation, and wound care cannot be separated from the underlying circulation problem.

We'll talk about:

• What's new in treating complex wounds

• Why some wounds simply won't heal

• The connection between blood flow and wound healing

• What patients with PAD and CLTI need to understand about their wounds