Wound Care: Wound Care Essentials
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The lowdown
This workshop covers the basic principles of wound pathology and assessment. Understanding what is happening in the wound bed enables the clinician to use appropriate treatment and management techniques for each phase of the wound healing process according to the goal of care. This understanding can be used to assess many wound types including skin tears and pressure injuries.
Learning Objectives:
• Recognise the differences between acute, chronic and palliative wounds
• Identify factors that may affect wound healing
• Identify strategies to prevent skin tears
• Implement treatment for the management of skin tears
• Identify strategies to prevent pressure injuries
• Implement treatment for the management of pressure injuries
• Recognising the difference between Pressure Injuries and Incontinence Associated Dermatitis.
The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association's Education Cancellation, Refund and Catering policy is available on the NSWNMA website.
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
A CPD Certificate will be provided to attendees at the end of the seminar.
Where to rock up
NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association, 50 O'Dea Avenue, Waterloo, NSW 2017, Sydney
