Wet Cement—A Preventable Cause of Chemical Burn

An often unrecognized and completely preventable chemical injury is alkali burn from wet cement.  I recently published a case report and discussion on cement burns in Advances in Skin and Wound Care. Serious morbidity can occur from unrecognized cement burns, and...

Teaching Wound Care at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting

I recently had the honor of teaching a section entitled “Wound Care for the Internist.” at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) in San Diego.  ACP is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members that include...