COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on building and sustaining a culture of safety in skin and wound care for individual patients, caregivers, the health care system and others involved in wound care. Content includes the prevention and treatment of skin and wound care issues. Evidence-based practice guides focused assessments and management approaches. Emphasis is […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment and management of first degree and superficial second-degree burns. Pathophysiology, classification, topical management, and referral criteria will be discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under the direction of the WOC […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the management of difficult to heal wounds including identification, risk factors and management approaches involving adjunctive treatment modalities. The indications, mechanisms of action, benefits, and contraindications for adjunctive pharmaceutical products, advanced wound dressings and medical devices will be discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment and management of wounds with mixed etiology. Content includes the differentiation of pathophysiology, risk factors, lower extremity clinical findings, and diagnostic testing of common lower extremity etiologies. Evidence-based practice guidelines provide the basis for management approaches to include skin and wound care, lifestyle modification and appropriate referral. […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment and management of wounds due to arterial insufficiency. Content includes pathophysiology, risk factors, lower extremity clinical findings, and diagnostic testing. An evidence-based practice guideline provides the basis for management approaches to include skin and wound care, lifestyle modification and appropriate referral. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment of the lower extremities and documentation of findings. A structured approach to evaluating the lower extremity is presented with focus on the differentiation of pathophysiology, risk factors, perfusion, and lower extremity clinical findings. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course reinforces concepts from the “Dressing Selection in Wound Care” course. Guidelines for dressing selection will be applied to specific wounds given the identification of depth and level of moisture. The rationale for dressing selection will be provided and product formulary examples discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on basic topical management of acute and chronic wounds. The guidelines of dressing selection will be presented. The rationale, benefits and disadvantages of each dressing category will be discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE: INTENDED AUDIENCE: The non-specialist nurse caregiver (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) […]
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Minneapolis, MN 55435
612-331-4601
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