In Episode 4 of Healing By Design, hosts Jennifer Bierhup and Therese Laub sit down with wound care leader Alicia Bobak to explore one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare today: the lack of standardized wound care education.

Drawing from years of experience leading wound care programs, educating clinicians, and consulting across post-acute care, Alicia shares why education cannot stop after graduation. Together, they discuss the barriers clinicians face, including limited training, time constraints, reimbursement challenges, and the overwhelming number of products and educational resources available today.

The conversation also examines the role of collaboration, accountability, and critical thinking in wound care, emphasizing that successful patient outcomes require far more than choosing the right dressing. From nursing school curriculum to bedside decision-making, this episode challenges healthcare professionals to rethink how wound care education is taught, applied, and prioritized.

Whether you're a nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, therapist, administrator, or healthcare leader, this episode offers practical insights into building stronger clinical knowledge and improving patient outcomes through lifelong learning.

In this episode:

• Why wound care education lacks standardization
• The education gap in nursing and medical training
• The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Common barriers clinicians face, including time and reimbursement
• Why critical thinking matters more than dressings alone
• AI, templates, and the future of wound care education
• Building accountability through lifelong learning
• Improving patient outcomes through better education

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