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 placed on understanding physiology of the skin and how healing occurs followed by an extensive review of types of skin injuries, their prevention and treatment. Skin injuries studied in this course include: skin tears, moisture associated skin damage, mechanical skin injuries, surgical site wound...

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 placed on understanding physiology of the skin and how healing occurs followed by an extensive review of types of skin injuries, their prevention and treatment. Skin injuries studied in this course include: skin tears, moisture associated skin damage, mechanical skin injuries, surgical site wound...

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. Efficient utilization of resources that lead to optimal care for the patient and risk reduction with cost containment for the health care system represents the themes of this educational experience.   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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This...

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 pressure injuries. INTENDED AUDIENCE:  INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Nurses of all levels, Wound Specialists, including WOC Nurses, OTs and PTs, Pharmacists PRESENTER(S): Kathy Borchert MS, RN, APRN, CNS, CWOCN, CFCN PLANNING COMMITTEE: Debra Netsch, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, Kathy Borchert MS, RN, APRN, CNS, CWOCN, CFCN, Joshua Rolstad, BS, Bonnie Sue Rolstad,...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on setting a goal for wound care, the principles of wound management, and using the TIME model to highlight interventions for wound bed preparation. Indications, contraindications, and methods of debridement are discussed. Identification of infection, culturing technique, and the use of antimicrobial dressings are highlighted. 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers...

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) practicing under the direction of the WOC nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience.  Course materials will be delivered ONLINE with content taught by WEB...

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 (LPN/LVNs, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under the direction of the WOC nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building...

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 non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under the direction of the WOC nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience.  Course materials will be...

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 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment and management of venous ulcers. Content includes pathophysiology, risk factors, lower extremity clinical findings and diagnostic testing. An evidence-based practice guideline provides the basis for management approaches including wound care and the use of compression. 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience.  Course materials...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the identification/assessment, prevention, and management of wounds due to lower extremity neuropathic disease. 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, patient education, and appropriate referral. 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health...

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. 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by...

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, RNs, Advanced Practice) and non-nursing professionals (e.g. PTs, OTs, PAs, Medics) practicing under the direction of the WOC nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience. ...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this presentation is to increase the knowledge of the direct patient care provider (RNs, LPNs, Medics) regarding legal, ethical and reimbursement issues in skin and wound management. 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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience.  Course materials will be delivered ONLINE with content taught by WEB WOC® faculty....

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 nurse, or other wound specialists including an APRN, or Physician. This course may be taken by teams of health care providers as a team building experience.  Course materials will be delivered ONLINE with content taught by WEB WOC® faculty.   PRESENTER(S): Sue Bruch, MSN,...