Congratulations Wound Care University (WCU) , graduates! This month we welcomed five new providers to WoundCentrics’ collection of highly trained professionals. We are proud to introduce to you Dr. William Wilson and Nurse Practitioners Ifeoma Ezeigwe, Helen Fitzner, Kayle Notley, and Lisa Standlee.   

WCU is a comprehensive wound care education program developed by our team of specialty wound care providers and associates, to prepare its graduates for complex wound care across the continuum of care. Dr. Wilson, Ifeoma, Helen, Kayla, and Lisa joined us at our New Braunfels corporate office, July 13-17, 2020, for five days of a curriculum which includes wound pathophysiology, treatment modalities, advanced technologies, product literacy, and clinical documentation. WCU allows our graduates to accelerate their wound care career with teachings on clinical skills, such as sharp debridement, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, and application of Engineered Skin Graft techniques, empowering our highly trained professionals to provide exceptional wound care services that improve outcomes to their patients.   

William Wilson, MD will join our wound care team at Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Wilson will pair his 28 years of experience in emergency and urgent care, wound care and family medicine with our team at Westover Hills who are committed to the Christus goal to heal wounds, promote early recovery, prevent hospitalization, avoid prolonged or permanent disability and amputations to restore the quality of life through individualized treatment plans (https://www.christushealth.org/santa-rosa/medical-center/services-treatments/wound-care).   

Ifeoma “Ify” Ezeigwe, AGPCNP-C will join Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital in Tyler, Texas. Ify will unite her 27 years of nursing experience with a comprehensive approach to wound care at Tyler ContinueCARE. Ify joins us with a personal mission to foster patient-centered care that is based on quality service, efficiency, and mutual respect for all stakeholders in the delivery of care. Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital is dedicated to its core values of compassion, care, accountability, respect, and empathy (https://continuecare.org/tyler/about-us/).   

Helen Fitzner, DNP, RN, FNP-BC received her doctorate from Texas Tech in 2014 and brings 15 years of nursing experience to WoundCentrics. Helen joins our team at Post Acute Medical (PAM) Rehabilitation Hospital and Cornerstone Specialty Hospital, both located in Round Rock, Texas. Helen has held a variety of leadership and educational roles in critical care and is a CPR and ACLS instructor. Helen, a progress-oriented professional with well-developed communication, leadership, and business skills, will fit in with the culture and mission of PAM Rehabilitation Hospital and Cornerstone Specialty Hospital, to make a difference by providing exceptionally high-quality patient care and outstanding customer service, coupled with loyal, dedicated, and highly trained staff (https://postacutemedical.com/company/about-us https://www.chghospitals.com/about/). 

Kayla Notley, ACNP-BC, RNFA will join our team at ContinueCARE Hospital at Medical Center in Odessa, Texas. Kayla received her MSN from Texas Tech. Having more than 10 years of diverse experience, Kayla will complement the existing team at ContinueCARE to heal wounds, restore a quality of life through individualized treatment plans, and to provide high-quality, compassionate care and service to all our patients (https://continuecare.org/odessa/about-us/). 

Lisa Standlee, FNP joins WoundCentrics with 20 years of clinical experience and four of those years in specialized wound care. Lisa will bring her clinical and wound care experience to Regional WoundCare and Hyperbarics in Corpus Christi, TX. Lisa will work together with our team of highly trained professionals at Regional WoundCare to design individualized treatment plans for each patient based on medical history and the severity of each wound. Our dedicated specialists at Regional WoundCare believe to successfully manage patients with chronic wounds, we must address all underlying medical and surgical problems through a comprehensive strategy in the patients' plan of care (http://www.regionalwoundcare.com/). 

Welcome to our team and congratulations on your graduation from WCU! 

Pictured left to right: William Wilson, MD, Ifeoma “Ify” Ezeigwe, AGPCNP-C, Helen Fitzner, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Kayla Notley, ACNP-BC, RNFA, and Lisa Standlee, FNP