UWCNE Conference 2018: wound care update

The University of Washington School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education presents Conference 2018 - wound care update.

Target Audience: For nurses, nurse practitioners and other interested healthcare professionals in all settings including acute, ambulatory, home health, hospice, long-term, rehabilitation and transitional care.

Description: Wound management is a dynamic and evolving area of practice in health care today. Wounds present complex challenges and pivotal opportunities for multidisciplinary teams to collaborate and improve the health status of patients. This conference addresses current scientific, clinical and professional practice issues across care settings related to acute and chronic wounds, including evidence-based and multidisciplinary strategies for assessing and intervening to achieve successful outcomes. Speakers will assume that participants have a basic understanding of wound management principles. Presentations will update the professional with recent changes to practice. Teaching methods include lecture, discussion and case studies.

Objectives for learning outcomes:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

• Describe at least 2 ways to improve wound care.
• Review the role of nutrition support in wound healing.
• Describe the risk factors and epidemiology.
• Discuss the principles of wound care for smaller burns.
• Have an increased understanding of current pressure injury topics including ICD10 coding, evolution and staging.
• Discuss pathophysiology of radiation induced skin injury.
• Name one way that renal disease negatively impacts wound healing.
• Discuss how to classify topical steroids by potency.
• Define both vasculitis and vasculopathy.
• Identify surgical treatment options for patients with diabetic foot deformities and ulcerations.
• Identify offloading techniques for prevention and management of diabetic foot ulcers.
• Discuss possible alternative diagnosis to arterial and venous ulcers.

Available credit: 14 Contact hours/1 Pharmacology hour at the advanced practice level