DODGE CITY — The KU Area Health Education Center is happy to announce Fall Fest 2016: Updates in Wound Care from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on October 28, 2016 at the Ford County Sheriff’s Office Training Room, 11311 E. Comanche, Dodge City, Kan.

This program is geared toward physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, nurses, and other allied health professionals. Fall Fest 2016 is designed to educate and instruct the participants on how to identify and manage all types of wounds through discussions on identifying best practices for wound management, determining appropriate and comprehensive patient treatment plans and interventions for wound management, diabetic wound care and promotion of an optimal wound healing environment, common Ostomy issues and proper treatment options, new wound assessment guidelines and required documentation, and medication recommendations as it pertains to infection control in wounds.

Registration for Fall Fest 2016 is now open. The deadline to register is October 24, 2016. To register online or download a registration form, visit http://bit.ly/FallFestWound2016. Registrations are also accepted by calling the KU Area Health Education Center Statewide Office at (620) 235-4040, faxing a completed registration form to (620) 235-4041, or mailing a completed registration form and payment to: AHEC Statewide Office, 1501 S. Joplin, Shirk Hall, 4th Floor, Pittsburg, KS, 66762.

For more information about Fall Fest 2016, contact the KU Area Health Education Center West at (785) 628-6128.