Regional West to Offer Wound Care Conference

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Area nurses and healthcare professionals are invited to attend the Regional West Wyo-braska Wound Care Conference starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsbluff-Conference Center in Scottsbluff. 

The conference will feature a variety of speakers addressing issues related to wound care, including nationally-known wound expert, Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN, from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Black specializes in the prevention and management of pressure injuries. Presenters include Regional West physicians Bradley Hertzler, MD, MDiv, FACS; Rommie Hughes, MD, FACS, RPVI; Luis Martin, MD; and John LoMonaco, MD. Other presenters include Tyson Gould, RN-BSN, Brookestone Home Health and Hospice; and Devin Beaver, BSN, RN, CWCN, Hannah Evans, BSN, RN, and Lauren Gartrell, RN, members of the Regional West inpatient and clinic wound care teams. 

Attendees will learn a comprehensive approach to wound identification, management, and dressings; diabetic wounds; home care wound care and qualifying patients; plus more!  

Thanks to our sponsors, including the Nebraska Rural Healthcare Network, Vashe, Solventum/KCI, and Regional West hospitalists Blane Alost, MD; Justin Stubbs, MD; and Caleb Wilson, MD. Medline, Organogenesis, Irrisept, Vashe, and Solventum/KCI will have educational booths onsite during the conference.

The conference will provide five contact hours of nursing education. Regional West has also designated this educational conference for a maximum of five CME credit hours.

Registration is $25 and payable at check-in. Members of the Nebraska Rural Healthcare Network may attend free of charge but still need to register. For more information, or to register, visit https://bit.ly/4m19tVC. Questions? Please contact Teri Leise at Teri.Leise@rwhs.org.

About Regional West
Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a regional referral center and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. Since 1924, Regional West has served the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming through innovative healthcare services. As the region’s sole tertiary medical center, Regional West offers an expansive array of medical specialties and numerous physician clinics.