UW School of Nursing - Wound Care Update 2023

Upon completion of this conference, participants will be better able to:

1. Perform wound and ostomy assessments and customize products to improve patient outcomes.
2. Appreciate the different goals of care with acute vs advanced wound care, malignant would vs palliative wound care.
3. Identify key management strategies to address common barriers to wound treatment including pain management and infection control.
4. Utilize wound hygiene and medical management in the treatment of calcific arteriolopathy.
5. Create a plan of care for lower extremity wound management.
6. Address areas of clinical improvement and disclosure to create a safe environment for wound care nurses and patients.