Learn about pressure ulcer prevention
Leading experts share pressure ulcer prevention best practices, experience, methods and evidence in our webinar series.
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In this webinar, clinical educator Diane Kimsey from the Einstein Medical Center leads a comprehensive discussion on strategies to help multi-disciplinary teams sustain compliance to reduce surgically-related pressure ulcers.
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Learn about heel pressure ulcers, how they develop, risk factors that can cause them and strategies and algorithms that work to prevent them.
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In this webinar, Michelle Barakat-Johnson presents her research and findings on the best ways to prevent occipital pressure ulcers.
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How to implement an effective Pressure Ulcer Prevention programme
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 7:00 PM CET
Integrate and implement vital Pressure Ulcer Prevention programmes and practices with existing protocol and routines. Wound care experts Sue Creehan and Peggy Kalowes guide you through the process of adapting effective practices within a complex environment and ensuring consistency in care.
Speakers:
Sue Creehan
MSN, RN, CWON
Former Program Manager for VCU Health Wound Care Team, Richmond, VA
Peggy Kalowes
PhD, RN, CNS, FAHA
Director, Nursing research & innovation, Memorial Care, Long Beach, California, USA
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How Turning & Positioning can help prevent Pressure Ulcers
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 7:00 PM CET
How can effective repositioning prevent pressure ulcers in patients while protecting caregivers as well? Global experts Professor Amit Gefen and Chenel Trevellini lead this comprehensive discussion on how a turning & positioning system establishes continuous protection against pressure ulcers throughout the patient journey.
Speakers:
Amit Gefen
PhD, MSc, BSc, Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Israel
Chenel Trevellini
MSN, RN, CWOCN
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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How to protect your patients in the OR
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 7:00 PM CET
Extended surgery time is among the factors that increase the risk of pressure ulcers in the OR. Join leading clinical educator Diane Kimsey (Einstein Medical Center, Montgomery) as she discusses all the other external factors contributing to pressure ulcer risk in the OR; and how to safeguard patients against these.
Speaker:
Diane Kimsey
RN, MSN, MHA, CNOR
Perioperative Educator at Einstein Medical Center, Montgomery, USA
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The difference between dressings: How construction can help you prevent pressure ulcers
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 7:00 PM CET
Not all 5-layer dressings are created equal. Get the full science on why proper construction matters and how it makes the crucial difference between tissue deformation, pressure ulcers, and your patients.
Speaker:
Joyce Black
PhD, RN, FAAN. Professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
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Track your progress: Tools and Methods for Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Thursday, 15 November 2018,1:00 PM CET / 7:00 AM Eastern time
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM Eastern time
How do you generate the data you need to track your progress with pressure ulcer prevention? Who can help you, and what kind of data do you need? Joyce Black and William Padula help you figure out what questions you should be asking and which tools and methods can give you the most valuable answers.
Speakers:
Joyce Black
PhD, RN, FAAN. Professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
William Padula
PhD, Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
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Find the right care algorithm: how to protect the sacrum
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 1:00 PM Eastern Time/ 7:00 PM CET
Every patient and every case is unique. So based on risk assessment, how do you decide on the right algorithm for an optimal treatment plan tailored to suit each patient? Professor Amit Gefen and Dr. Nick Santamaria conduct this insightful discussion on the whole range of risk assessment, measurement, and the prevention and care of sacral pressure ulcers in critically ill patients.
Speakers:
Amit Gefen
PhD, MSc, BSc, Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Israel
Nick Santamaria
PhD, MEdSt, RN, RPN
Professor at University of Melbourne, Australia
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Find out with our free pressure ulcer prevention education series. Discover the latest research on efficient interventions and solutions that can help your facility reduce pressure ulcers today.
Introduction videos
Online learning modules
HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM?
Learn about how pressure ulcers affect healthcare systems globally
BEST PRACTICE PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Discover the best proven ways to prevent pressure ulcers
PROPHYLACTIC USE OF DRESSINGS
Learn how prophylactic use of dressings can prevent pressure ulcers
