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Wednesday

This presentation will explore the common COVID-19 related skin conditions and how COVID-19 prevention and disease management may lower the threshold for pressure injuries. We will examine pressure injuries and the effects of prone positioning in the intensive care unit. Pressure injuries are also related to devices including personal protective equipment and patient care apparatus.

Objectives:
  • The learner will assess the skin changes associated with COVID-19 infection, their relationships to pressure injuries and clinical practice pearls.
Wednesday

This 30 minutes" bite sized session" will provide you with an overview of the medication management of patients with ostomies. We will look at the common topical medications, GI medications, oral medications for bowel issues (function infection), as well as the medications many of our ostomy patients are on such as immunotherapy and immunosuppressives.

Objectives:
  • Discuss two medications that ostomy patients may be taking and describe how or if these medications will affect ostomy function.
Wednesday

A panel of experts from Switzerland, Canada, Africa and Saudi Arabia, will discuss issues affecting the provision of care in their own country. Individuals with ostomies, wounds and continence conditions require various levels of care at various time points. The health care system affects access to care, services available, timeliness of health care provision and quality of care by qualified culturally competent providers. This presentation will identify obstacles and challenges in each country.

Objectives:
  • Participants will have an opportunity to learn from and interact with the panel and the audience about different practices around the world in our tri specialty.
Wednesday