Education
I hated wound care in PT school. Didn't ever pique my interest. So when I went into OncoPT, I told myself I wouldn't be seeing patients with wounds. WRONG. My very first solo eval had severe radiation burns - guess what? A wound. And just one of many I have seen so far in my career. We will see wounds in OncoPT. So even if we're not wound care PTs, we still need to know what to do with these patients. Here's how we can help patients with wounds/skin care issues (even if we're not exactly wound care PTs):