Description
Objectives of Part A: Pressure Injuries: Assessment and Risk Evaluation
• Differentiate between various risk assessment tools to analyze their distinctions.
• Evaluate pressure injury assessment tools that gauge the progress of healing.
• Demonstrate the process of performing a comprehensive pressure injury assessment.
• Apply a pressure injury staging system effectively in your clinical practice.
• Identify obstacles in current risk assessment methods and formulate strategies to address them in your clinical practice.
Objectives of Part B: Pressure Injuries: Prevention and Management
• Evaluate strategies for preventing pressure injuries effectively.
• Define appropriate techniques for managing pressure injuries in accordance with the wound prevention and management paradigm.
• Examine offloading equipment used in the management of pressure injuries.
• Locate valuable resources for developing a comprehensive pressure injury program.
• Analyze the benefits of an interprofessional approach in enhancing both the prevention and management of pressure injuries.
Description:
The development of pressure injuries (formerly known as decubitus ulcers or bedsores) is a complex and multifactorial process. Loss of sensory perception, along with decreased mobility, are the two most important causes of pressure injuries. Acute care patients with significantly reduced mobility, and patients in long term & continuing care, are those who are at highest risk for these injuries. We’re very pleased to be presenting this two-part webinar on Pressure Injury Insights where in Part A, we’ll explore how to: carefully assess the injury and evaluate the associated risks; gauge healing progress; understand & apply a staging system in your clinical setting; and identify obstacles to healing & how to address them. In Part B we’ll identify: strategies to prevent pressure injuries; techniques to manage them; offloading equipment; resources to develop a comprehensive Pressure Injury Program for your setting, and the benefits of an interprofessional approach. Join our Wound Care Specialist Corey Heerschap, MScCH, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), IIWCC, CMP for this valuable two-part webinar!
Who Should Attend?:
• Nurses and Physicians who work with patients with Pressure Injuries;
• Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists;
• New and/or aspiring Wound Care and Infection Control Nurses
• RNs LPNs Educators and Managers in Continuing Care Settings and Rehabilitation Settings
• RNs LPNs Educators and Managers in Medical Surgical Settings
Corey Heerschap, MScCH, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C), IIWCC, CMP
Corey Heerschap is currently practising as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Wound and Ostomy care. He completed his MSc. in Community Health specializing in Wound Prevention and Care and the International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course from the University of Toronto. He is a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence and is certified in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing through the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). He has completed the second cohort of the CAET Building Leadership for Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Excellence Program. He is the winner of the 2019 NSWOCC president’s award for excellence in wound, ostomy and continence nursing. He has participated as an expert panel member for the second edition of the Ostomy Care and Management guidelines and assisted in the development of the recent CNA wound, ostomy and continence exam. In addition to his work in the wound care field, He has also conducted and published research in the field of nursing education, wound care, and ostomy management. He is currently completing a PhD in Nursing focusing on wound care decision-making by registered nurses.
