Wound Management Strategies-Webinars - FYI

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Jan

Who Should Attend: Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists,

Dietitians, ATCs

* LIVE: Wednesdays at Noon (CST) beginning April 2nd – May 7th, 2008

* RECORDED: Available 24/7 for registered viewers thru May 21st.

Discover the Advantage of Webinars!

* Each series will consist of six, LIVE, presentations lasting

appproximately 60 minutes followed by a 15 minute interactive session.

* Too busy to listen to the live presentation? Each program will be

RECORDED and available, to registered participants, on our website thru May

21st, 2008.

* A user friendly, cost effective method of bringing live

presentations to your facility or home without the hassles and expense of

travel, missing

a day of work, or staff replacement.

* Accredited Continuing Education hours will be available with

completion of online post-tests and evaluation.

* $79 enrollment fee includes one set of posts test (one for each

presentation for a total of 9 CEUs).

* Multiple viewers who need continuing education units? Additional

registrations are

only $49 (9 CEUs total). Please call for more information.

.... Other Spring '08 Webinars

* Advanced Diabetes Case Management ..........................

(2/05/08 thru 3/25/08)

* Lab Assessment of Nutritional Status ..............................

(2/13/08 thru 4/09/08)

* Diabetes Management and CVD ......................................

(3/25/08 thru 5/13/08)

* Sedation/Anesthesia Continuum ......................................

(5/01/08 thru 6/19/08)

* Pulmonary Rehab: Back to the Basics ............................

(5/06/08 thru 6/24/08)

* New Technologies in Diabetes

......................................... (5/14/08 thru 7/02/08)

Webinar Series Topics and Dates

Week 1: Review of Wound Healing and Differential Diagnoses

(Phases of wound healing: inflammatory, proliferative, epithelialization;

Broad description of diabetic ulcers, leg ulcers {venous and arterial} and

pressure ulcers; Case studies)

Week 2: Nutrition’s role in Wound Healing

(Impacts of malnutrition; Nutrient considerations; Nutritional supplements;

Diabetes ulcerations: incidence, costs, impact on cells, immune function,

blood glucose goals, improving blood glucose control, incidence of diabetic

neuropathy)

Week 3: Chronic Wounds in the Acute Care Setting – How to make a difference

(Identify and address risk factors of wound healing including: intrinsic,

extrinsic, bacterial bioburden, drainage, epiboly, and circulation)

Week 4: Wound Treatments and Developing a Care Plan

(HBO, VAC, Electrical stimulation, Biologic skin substitutes, Debridement;

Developing a care plan that reflects Dx, Risk Factors and TX options)

Week 5: Wound Dressings and Updates

(Large variety of dressing categories {the pros and cons}; New dressings for

wound care)

Week 6: Reimbursement and Documentation

(Keep up to date with reimbursement changes, reimbursement codes and

documentation requirements)

For accreditation information, or more information on future webinars,

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