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Interdisciplinary Wound Care: Taking a Closer Look at Dressings, Beds and Seating Surfaces

Presented by: Nicole Thompson

Course Description:

This two-day workshop is designed for allied health and nursing professionals from both inpatient and community perspectives. We will explore the foundations of wound management principles and best practices and then utilize a hands-on, workshop approach for application of knowledge. Each member of the interdisciplinary team will learn about what their profession can contribute and gain perspective on the roles of the other team members.

Participants will learn about wound physiology and assessment and how the dressings interact with the wound base. They will also learn about physical forces (pressure, friction, shear) and how to assess/treat those factors that are impairing healing. Clinicians will also have an opportunity to apply their knowledge in a wound assessment lab, dressing lab, and mattress/cushion pressure mapping lab.

Course objectives:

  1. Understand wound characteristics, physiology, and repair and apply to local wound care (dressing selection, debridement, infection).
  2. Understand physiology of tissue damage from physical forces and be able to assess and treat
  3. Understand the characteristics of therapeutic equipment (cushions, mattresses, seating systems) and apply to client care plan
  4. Understand and apply the wound management principles to bariatric client care, heel ulcers and surgical clients.

May 26, 2012

DAY 1- Client Assessment and Management Planning

8:00-8:15 Course and Participant Introduction
8:15-10:15 Principles of Wound Healing (including intro to dressings)
BREAK
10:30-12:00 Pressure Ulcer Causes and Barriers to Healing

Holistic Client Assessment
LUNCH
1:00-1:45 Pressure, Friction, Shear - Terminology and Therory
1:45-2:00      Break
2:00-4:00 Sleep Surface Selection (with demo) and Positioning
Evaluation of Sitting and Sleep Surface Materials - how to match material to client
4:00-4:30 Habits, Transfers and Sitting Time

May 27, 2012

DAY 2- Wound Assessment and Management Planning

8:00-8:30 Welcome Back - Homework Case Study Discussion
8:30-9:45 Wheelchair Seating Assessment  presented by Ingrid Barlow

BREAK
10:00-11:00 Foot Ulcer Assessment/Treatment
11:00-11:30 Bariatric Clients
11:30-12:00 Pressure Ulcer Surgery and Treatment of Surgical Clients (pre and post flap) 
LUNCH
1:00-1:30 Pressure Mapping Research Review
1:30-2:30 Wound Photo Lab/ Pressure Mapping Lab (2 groups)
3:30-4:30 Summary: Team Work to Manage Person, Environment, Occupation  and Wound

Final Case Study as a Group

Early Bird Registration Fee - $295. Register before April 27, 2012

Registration Fee - $350

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Address:
Mother Rosalie Health Services Centre
(Adjacent to the Misercordia Hospital)
16930 87 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5R 4H5

This meeting is only held at the Mother Rosalie Building and is not necessarily endorsed or supported by Covenant Health Group.

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