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:...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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....

Integumentary Disorders The purpose of this educational activity is to enable the nurse generalist to the advanced practitioner level to properly describe, identify and treat integumentary disorders. Following this presentation, the participant will be able to: • Review the anatomy of the skin and age related changes in structure and...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the care of the client across the lifespan who may be at risk for skin breakdown, who has a break in skin integrity or who has an existing wound.  Specifically, learners will gain knowledge of the etiology, differential diagnoses, clinical findings and management...

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 ...