COURSE DESCRIPTION: This presentation examines how adverse childhood events (ACEs) have lifelong negative effects on health, wellbeing and wound healing outcomes. Learners will gain insight into the physiological and psychosocial influences of ACEs and apply a trauma‑informed approach to improve assessment and care of patients with complex wound‑healing needs. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nurses of all levels, […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This presentation focuses on understanding the practice implications of deep tissue pressure injury (DTPI) and identifying skin/wound lesions that mimic DTPI is essential for healthcare care professionals caring for individuals with acute and chronic wounds. Understanding these concepts will assist with accurate wound etiology identification and in turn improved management. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nurses […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The identification of atypical wounds is an important skill of healthcare care professionals caring for individuals with acute and chronic wounds. Developing a methodical approach to wound etiology differentiation will enhance this skill. Case studies will be used to highlight this approach with a focus on assessment findings that can help decipher atypical […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This presentation provides healthcare practitioners with information to understand the implications of pharmacologic therapy on the management of wounds. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nurses of all levels, WOC Nurses, Pharmacists, OTs, PTs PRESENTER(S): Debra Netsch DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN & Sue Bruch, MSN, RN, ARNP, ACNP-BC CWOCN, CFCN PLANNING COMMITTEE: Debra Netsch, DNP, APRN, […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Skin tears are prevalent and found in all healthcare settings. Skin tears are often mis-managed based on practice myths. Skin tears are not routinely classified using a validated tool, and topical management is not evidence based. This presentation will focus on dispelling common myths and providing the evidence for practice change. INTENDED […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Skin tears are prevalent and found in all healthcare settings. Skin tears are often preventable, they are not routinely classified using a validated tool, and topical management is not evidence based. This course focuses on the prevention, identification, classification and management of skin tears. INTENDED AUDIENCE: LPNs, RNs, NPs, CWOCNs PRESENTERS: Renee […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This rapid wound review course is intended to assess the participant’s gaps in knowledge in evidence-based comprehensive wound care as well as to prepare the participant to sit for the WOCNCB Wound Certification Exam. This interactive course reviews wound etiologies, assessments and management of pressure ulcers, venous, arterial, neuropathic, and unique types of […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Compression therapy, pertaining to patients with venous and/or lymphedema, is not readily understood by nurses. This course provides nurses, from entry level to advance practitioners, information regarding the use of compression therapy in the management of patients with venous and/or lymphedema disease. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nurses of all levels, Wound Care Specialists, WOC Nurses, […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Challenging skin and wound care cases in WOC practices are important for the wound care nurse/provider to learn more about to increase identification, determine etiology and improve management. Unique skin/wound etiologies will be presented and the impact of patient related factors and engagement on wound management discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nurses of all levels, […]
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