Study Day Topics
- Aetiology of pressure ulcers
- Anatomy of the skin in relation to the wound healing process
- Defining pressure ulcer formation
- Pressure ulcer assessment and grading
- Pressure mapping
- The relationship between nutrition and tissue viability
- The relationship of seating and pressure ulcer formation
- Seating and equipment in pressure ulcer prevention
- Wound therapies for management of pressure ulcers -
- (including maggots & honey)
- Wound healing and wound assessment
- Old and new technology - current trends in wound care
- The impact of moving & handling on skin integrity
- The contribution of silver to wound healing
- Types of armchairs and their clinical application
- Anti-embolism stockings - are they responsible for heel pressure ulcers
- Dressings - what's old and new in wound dressings
- VAC therapy
- Litigation in relation to wounds
- Litigation and the implications of clinical governance in pressure ulcer development
- Tissue viability clinical workshops
- Wound clinic - an opportunity to discuss difficult wounds
- Leg ulcers treatment and management
- Aetiology of leg ulcers
- Workshops on bandaging techniques: Short stretch / 4 layer
- Doppler assessment
- Management of continence
- Moving and handling
- Audit
- Diabetes
- Current thinking in hand washing and aseptic technique
- Nurse prescribing in relation to wound products
- Wound care in a palliative setting
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