About Course
This continuing education course covers risk factors and assessment of pressure ulcers, including those common to diabetic patients. Prevention, staging, wound treatment, and management of pressure ulcers are discussed along with factors affecting healing.
Wound Care Management is a lecture-based course designed to translate new evidence-based knowledge into practice with the aim of providing healthcare workers basic knowledge and skills in assessing, preventing, and managing wounds and pressure ulcers.
Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:
- Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of wound development.
- Discuss the physiology of the skin and the process of wound healing.
- Assess the degree of tissue damage, skin conditions and its treatment.
- Describe the principles of wound dressing.
- Discuss on how to protect a wound and prevent infection, but also to allow healing.
Course Content
MODULE 1: Introduction To Wound Care Management
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Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of wound development.
MODULE 2: Guidelines For Wound Care Management
MODULE 3: WOUND DRESSING
MODULE 4: WOUND DEBRIDEMENT
MODULE 5: CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT AND OPEN WOUND MANAGEMENT
MODULE 6: DECUBITUS ULCERS MANAGEMENT
MODULE 7: Pressure Ulcer Treatment
MODULE 8: Healing Assessment and Documentation
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