Live coverage of the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference

Katherine Shagoury

June 7, 2021
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Nutrients and social determinants of health in wound care management

Practitioners should consider an integrated strategy of wound healing, said James Carter, Jr., MD, FACC, RPVI, IFMCP, at the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference held virtually June 3-5. A wound is a cutaneous lesion related to a traumatic or surgical event. An ulcer is a cutaneous lesion related to an underlying chronic disease or comorbidity. A non-healing wound or ulcer shows no improvement in four weeks or has not healed in eight weeks.

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Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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