This comprehensive Wound Care Update Day is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in the rapidly evolving field of wound management.
Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or relatively new to wound care, this course offers an invaluable opportunity to refresh and expand your
understanding of key concepts and best practices.
Throughout the day, you will engage in both theoretical learning and practical skill-building, equipping you with the tools necessary to provide
optimal care for patients with a variety of wound types. By the end of this course, you will be better prepared to assess, manage, and prevent complex wound conditions, improving patient outcomes and boosting your confidence in wound care management.
Learning Outcomes:
- To help understand of the physiology of wound healing, including chronic venous and arterial insufficiency
- Develop the skills to assess and prevent Skin Tears and Pressure Damage in Patients
- Gain knowledge and techniques for effective wound assessment
- Learn about wound bed preparation and appropriate skin care for optimal healing
- Gain an understanding of different types of dressings and their selection based on wound characteristics
- Acquire knowledge and skills for the management of leg ulcers, including assessment, treatment, and prevention strategies
Programme
09.15 Coffee and registration
09.30 Introduction and course objectives
09.40 Anatomy and Physiology
10.00 Assessment of a wound, including stages of healing
10.45 Coffee
11.00 Burns & Wound Infection
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Dressing Selection
14.30 Leg Ulcer Management
14.45 Odema
15.00 Hoisery and Bandaging
15.30 Action plan, evaluation and resources
15.45 Close
Following the course you will be sent slides and a certificate from BBO Training therefore your contact details will be shared with them.
Please note if you have not already supplied us with your registration number you will be contacted by us as we will need this information to secure your allocation of CPD funding.
The cost of the course includes 20% VAT.
This event is funded, through the Training Hub, by public money. Non-attendance therefore comes at a cost to patients, the NHS, and the public. Spaces at our events might be limited and your absence may prevent others from benefiting from the opportunity. If you are no longer able to attend, please notify us by replying to this email as soon as possible. For cancellations less than 72 hours prior to the course start date and all ‘no-shows’, we reserve the right to charge a £50.00 administration fee.