All clinicians, regardless of practice setting, should base care decisions on relevant clinical guidelines. The development of wound care guidelines is a rigorous process based on a thorough review of existing evidence and includes expert opinion in the absence of published evidence. This session will discuss several guidelines relevant to wound care, describe levels of evidence, and will guide the learner to excellent evidence-based resources.
Contact Hours: 0.75
Wound assessment is a crucial component of wound management as it helps determine the optimal treatment plan. Collecting quality information about patients and their wounds serves as a pivotal baseline. This session will present critical components of wound assessment and pressure injury staging.
Contact Hours: 0.75
Health care providers lack the knowledge regarding consistent, evidence-base, wound bed preparation to optimize the physiologic wound environment and address impediments to wound healing.
The TIME or expanded TIMERS mnemonic is an internationally recognized framework that helps to standardize a comprehensive approach to wound bed preparation. In addition, it addresses barriers to optimal healing and identifies key clinical assessment and treatment options in a TIMEly fashion.
The purpose of this presentation is to expand the participants’ knowledge of evidence-based wound bed preparation using the TIMERS systematic framework.
Contact Hours: 1.00
Pharmacology Credits: 0.25
While pressure and shearing forces are the root cause of pressure injuries, moisture has been demonstrated to act as an etiologic factor for the various forms of irritant contact dermatitis collectively referred to as moisture associated skin damage and an independent risk factor for pressure injury. This presentation will focus on the microclimate that exists between the patient’s skin and all that lies underneath, including their support or seating surface, underpads or body worn absorbent products and various dressings. This presentation will focus on strategies to prevent or alleviate excessive heat and moisture in this microclimate, thus alleviating the risk for pressure injury or moisture associated skin damage.
Contact Hours: 0.75
Malnutrition is well-known as a risk factor for the development of wounds, and many patients with wounds are malnourished. Unfortunately, identifying malnutrition can be challenging for health care providers. This session will explore how to identify malnutrition and provide recommendations for nutrition interventions for patients at risk for or with pressure injuries and other types of wounds.
Contact Hours: 0.50
In this session we will explore the etiology of Medical Adhesive-related Skin Injury (MARSI) in the context of everyday use of medical adhesives. A brief overview of adhesive technology will be provided to help the learner understand and adopt effective strategies for prevention.
Contact Hours: 0.50
Effective management of lower extremity wounds requires accurate identification and management of the underlying etiology; many of these wounds fail to heal because of failure to correct the underlying pathology. This session will provide clear guidelines for differential assessment and management of the most common lower extremity wounds, and will also address assessment and management of atypical lower extremity wounds.
Contact Hours: 1.00
The introduction of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) into clinical practice has significantly altered the lives of both patients and healthcare professionals alike. This session will review the physiological mechanisms of NPWT, describe the various NPWT options available in clinical practice settings and discuss selection criteria for these choices. Surmounting common clinical problems seen with NPWT in a variety of settings will be addressed.
Contact Hours: 0.75
This session will discuss the categories of infection, culturing techniques, considerations with management and resources available to the wound care specialist seeing wound care patients. This recently changed information is key for the wound care specialist to incorporate into their practice.
Contact Hours: 0.75
Pharmacology Credits: 0.25
What is 3M™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and how has its evolution impacted patient care?
There is a strong body of evidence supporting the clinical and economic benefits of NPWT. Researchers and clinicians continue to expand their understanding of the cellular and systematic benefits of -125 mmHg in patients’ wounds. These therapy benefits have been demonstrated across anatomical locations and wound types, whether applied on deep tunnelling wounds, superficial wounds, infected wounds, closed surgical incisions, to name a few.
This session will share the history of NPWT and expand on recent advances that are making a difference in today’s complex patient wound and incision management trajectory. Learners will also enhance their technical understanding of the therapy systems, including dressing options, drape innovations, therapy initiation and setup, solution selection, and great troubleshooting tips for successful therapy applications.
This activity is sponsored by 3M, not part of the educational grant.
Please note, there are no CE credits available for this session.
What is 3M™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and how has its evolution impacted patient care?
There is a strong body of evidence supporting the clinical and economic benefits of NPWT. Researchers and clinicians continue to expand their understanding of the cellular and systematic benefits of -125 mmHg in patients’ wounds. These therapy benefits have been demonstrated across anatomical locations and wound types, whether applied on deep tunnelling wounds, superficial wounds, infected wounds, closed surgical incisions, to name a few.
This session will share the history of NPWT and expand on recent advances that are making a difference in today’s complex patient wound and incision management trajectory. Learners will also enhance their technical understanding of the therapy systems, including dressing options, drape innovations, therapy initiation and setup, solution selection, and great troubleshooting tips for successful therapy applications.
This activity is sponsored by 3M, not part of the educational grant.
Please note, there are no CE credits available for this session.
What is 3M™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and how has its evolution impacted patient care?
There is a strong body of evidence supporting the clinical and economic benefits of NPWT. Researchers and clinicians continue to expand their understanding of the cellular and systematic benefits of -125 mmHg in patients’ wounds. These therapy benefits have been demonstrated across anatomical locations and wound types, whether applied on deep tunnelling wounds, superficial wounds, infected wounds, closed surgical incisions, to name a few.
This session will share the history of NPWT and expand on recent advances that are making a difference in today’s complex patient wound and incision management trajectory. Learners will also enhance their technical understanding of the therapy systems, including dressing options, drape innovations, therapy initiation and setup, solution selection, and great troubleshooting tips for successful therapy applications.
This activity is sponsored by 3M, not part of the educational grant.
Please note, there are no CE credits available for this session.