Music to My Ears: Spreading the Word About Neonatal & Pediatric Skin Concepts for Wound & Ostomy Care

Jun 23, 2019 2:05pm ‐ Jun 23, 2019 3:05pm

Credits: None available.

This session will review fundamental concepts of neonatal and pediatric skin structure and function and how these physiological factors translate to best practice for wound and ostomy care. Issues regarding safe product selection and problem solving unique considerations specific to this fragile population will be discussed.

Learner Outcome:

  • Review fundamental concepts of Neonatal and Pediatric Skin Structure and function
  • Describe how these physiological factors translate to best practice of wound and ostomy care
  • Discuss issue regarding safe product selection
  • Describe problem solving related to product selection and uinque considerations specific to this population

Nurses – ANCC and CBRN Accreditation Statements
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN or WOCN Society endorsement of any commercial product or service.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship:
There is no commercial support or non-commercial sponsorship for this activity.


Nanotechnology Therapies in Wound Healing: Current and Future Trends (W)

Jun 23, 2019 2:05pm ‐ Jun 23, 2019 3:05pm

Credits: None available.

This session will focus on informing the audience about the role of nanotechnology in designing wound healing therapies. The concept of nanotechnology will be briefly introduced. How nanotechnology could provide a solution to overcome current challenges in traditional wound healing therapies will be discussed. Examples of nanotechnology-based wound therapy currently available and their performance will be outlined. The future of nanotechnology in wound healing will be evaluated.

Learner Outcome:

  • The attendees will further their knowledge base by learning about the current and upcoming therapies for wound healing based on nanotechnology principles that would ultimately impact the clinical care.

Bowel Program for Spinal Cord Injury Patients in the Acute Care Setting: Perspectives from a Continence Nurse and Trauma Psychologist

Jun 23, 2019 2:05pm ‐ Jun 23, 2019 3:05pm

Credits: None available.

New Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients have many obstacles to overcome. Managing their bowel program is just one of many. Costly complications such as bowel ileus and multiple hospital admissions can be improved with early intervention by a multi-disciplinary team.

Learner Outcome:

  • Learn how to navigate obstacles when initiating a bowel program with SCI patients.
  • Learn how to identify psychosocial risk and protective factors that impact patients with neurogenic injuries.
  • Improve skills in gathering information from a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Improve understanding of an effective bowel regimen with SCI patients.
  • EBP interventions.
  • Roles of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Tips and tools to evaluate patients and results.

Saving the Skin They’re In: What’s New in IAD, MARSI and MDRPI

Jun 24, 2019 6:00am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 7:30am

Credits: None available.

This symposia will feature updates from experts in the areas of IAD, MARSI and MDRPI. After hearing about the latest in the literature, interact with the speakers and others working to eradicate skin damage related to incontinence, medical adhesives and medical devices. At the end of the session, this year’s Safe Skin Award Recipients will be recognized for their award winning prevention program.

Learner Outcome:

  • The learner will describe advances in the literature surrounding IAD, MARSI and MDRPI as applicable to their practice setting.

Pressure Injuries on the Fast Track: A closer look at Medical-Device Related Pressure Injuries, Emergent and Urgent Care Challenges

Jun 24, 2019 6:00am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 7:30am

Credits: None available.


Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Peristomal Body Profile, Ostomy Patient Engagement and Patient Follow-up

Jun 24, 2019 6:00am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 7:30am

Credits: None available.

Supported by Coloplast Corp.

Evidence indicates that stoma patients’ quality of life measures are low due to lack of confidence in the pouching system security and fear of leakage. Reports in the literature describe that up to 80% of all people with an ostomy encounter peristomal skin complications, the majority of which are related to a poor pouch seal. While it is evident that pouch seal leakage can cause profound problems for the person with an ostomy, little information is available on interventions to address leakage. Recently, over 1600 ostomy care nurses across 27 countries provided a consensus on nine statements on how to assess peristomal body profile, how to engage and educate patients and when to follow-up with patients after hospital discharge or product change.

Learner Outcome:

  • This presentation will present the newly developed consensus-based guidelines for assessment of stoma and peristomal body profile, ostomy patient engagement and patient follow-up. Case studies will illustrate the use of the guidelines to asses’ patients with ostomies using the consensus guidelines.

Organ Failure: Getting Skin in the Game

Jun 24, 2019 7:40am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 8:40am

Credits: None available.

Organ function, dysfunction, and failure are well-defined concepts that include clinical, laboratory, and diagnostic criteria for most organ systems. The significant impact of organ dysfunction has led to the development of tools which measure the severity of illness and assess patient prognosis. Despite the knowledge, the skin remains fairly absent when quantifying and assessing either organ dysfunction or failure. This session will discuss organ failure assessment for major systems, how individual organ failure impacts other systems, and will examine current knowledge about skin failure and future implications.

Learner Outcome:

  • By the end of the session learners will be able to identity clinical characteristics that contribute to the concept of organ failure as it relates to skin failure and potential diagnostic criteria.

Stress First Aid: Caring for Self and Co-Workers

Jun 24, 2019 7:40am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 8:40am

Credits: None available.

This workshop offers a combination of knowledge and skills designed to enhance resilience, recognize stress behaviors, prevent further harm, and promote recovery for those who have stress injuries. Stress impacts people across stress zones that range from effective stress management (green), through reacting (yellow), injured (orange), and ill (red). Everyone reacts to stress in some way and most people do not need help for daily stressors. However, in high stress professions, there can be exposure to intense or prolonged stress which can result in a stress injury. This workshop offers an expanded understanding of how stress develops and life style practices which can counter and prevent the impact of stress.

Learner Outcome:

  • Describe major elements of SFA
  • Discuss, Compare & Contrast stress symptoms verses stress injury and dominant trauma/event response models
  • Identify historic, current, and possible future practices of self-care

CAUTI Update: With or Without the “C” We ARE on the CAUTI Prevention Team

Jun 24, 2019 7:40am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 8:10am

Credits: None available.

Whether we recognize it or not, the WOC nurse is uniquely qualified to be a significant member of the CAUTI prevention team. Communicating our unique contribution and knowledge base is critical to maintain visibility and presence in key executive meetings that impact quality of care, outcomes and cost. This session will present current best practices in CAUTI prevention with an emphasis on the unique contribution and role of the WOC Nurse.

Learner Outcome:

  • Articulate at least 3 interventions routinely facilitated by the WOC Nurse that have a direct impact on CAUTI prevention.

Managing Difficult Fistulas and the Transition to Home

Jun 24, 2019 7:40am ‐ Jun 24, 2019 8:40am

Credits: None available.

Enterocutaneous are difficult by their nature and are initially managed within the resource rich inpatient environments. This session will aim to explore strategies for early control and diversion of fistulas to limit overall wound burden, as well as bridging strategies to de-escalate complex wound dressings toward more accessible options as patients graduate to outpatient wound care.

Learner Outcome:

  • Prioritizing tangible goals of fistula effluent diversion & control.

Nurses – ANCC and CBRN Accreditation Statements
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN or WOCN Society endorsement of any commercial product or service.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship:
There is no commercial support or non-commercial sponsorship for this activity.