International Interprofessional Wound Caring

person with a chronic wound often suffers from a myriad of biopsychosocial problems, such as physical disability, pain, social needs, and mental anguish. Addressing these multiple issues properly requires skilled help from knowledgeable wound care profession-als; however, wound care expertise and knowledge of the evidence base for practice alone usually are not enough to heal a chronic wound and improve the life of the person with that wound.In this chapter, the editors of