DR. ELLIS IS PART OF MERCER HEALTH’S DISEASE MANAGEMENT CENTER TEAM, WITH A BACKGROUND IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, PLUS PEDIATRICS. ON THE LATEST SPECTRUM, HE BROKE DOWN WHAT HE SEES MOST OFTEN AND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT IGNORE WHEN IT COMES TO INFECTIONS AND WOUND CARE. ONE OF THE BEST TAKEAWAYS WAS HIS SIMPLE “RULE OF THUMB” FOR OPEN WOUNDS, AND IT’S THE KIND OF ADVICE YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE. HERE IS DR. ELLIS ON HIS RULE OF THUMB ABOUT OPEN WOUNDS, CLICK HERE 

FOR MORE FROM THIS CONVERSATION, YOU CAN HEAR THE FULL SPECTRUM EPISODE WITH DR. ELLIS AND NURSE PRACTITIONER MICHELLE ASHMAN. THEY COVER INFECTIONS, WOUNDS THAT DO NOT HEAL, AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO CALL IN A PROFESSIONAL. LISTEN NOW AT WCSM RADIO DOT COM.