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Skin & Wound Care by Heidi Huddleston Cross,
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Faculty:: Heidi Huddleston Cross
Duration:: 5 Hours 59 Minutes
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: Jun 23, 2016

Description

Course Description:
Pressure ulcers and other wound and skin issues are a major cause of morbidity, mortality, regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits. They are a hot topic in any health care arena. Facilities are seeing greater scrutiny and penalties for failure to deliver evidence-based and up-to-date wound and skin care, and the need to have a well-educated and trained staff.
Heidi Huddleston Cross will provide you with the latest assessment, prevention and treatment strategies for skin and wound care. She will discuss wound and skin assessment, wound bed preparation and debridement, as well as the best skin care products and practices for cleansing, moisturizing, and protection.
This seminar is geared toward busy health care professionals interested in expanding their overall understanding of skin and wound care, and improving the quality of care for their patients. Heidi is a sought-after presenter, and is sure to bring your knowledge and skill to a new level, with improved outcomes and decreased costs. Plan to attend this important one-day educational event!

Handouts

Outline

Overview of Evidence-based Skin & Wound Care Practices
1. Guidelines
2. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
3. Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses Society
4. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Skin: A Vital Organ
1. Skin functions and anatomy
2. Geriatric skin
3. K eeping skin healthy
Wound Assessment: When Things Go Wrong
1. Phases of wound healing
2. Acute vs. chronic wounds
3. Prevention of skin issues, particularly pressure ulcers
Wound Assessment: A Very Good Place to Start
1. Thorough history and physical
2. Identify risk factors
3. Contributory risk factors: intrinsic and extrinsic
4. Location, location, location
5. Dimensions
6. Undermining/tunneling
7. Wound bed
8. Wound margins
9. Exudate
10. Peri-wound tissue
11. Is that wound infected?
  1. MRSA
  2. Osteomyelitis
Wound Dressings and Treatment
1. Moist wound healing
2. Dressing types
3. Silver and other antimicrobial dressings
4. Negative pressure therapy
5. Nutrition
6. Loading and support
Wound Bed Preparation and Debridement
1. Autolytic
2. Enzymatic
3. Mechanical
4. Conservative sharp
5. Surgical
6. Yikes! Maggots . . .
Types of Wounds: Know Thine Enemy
1. Pressure ulcers and staging
2. Incontinence associated dermatitis
3. Venous stasis ulcers
4. Lymphedema
5. Lower extremity arterial disease
6. Lower extremity neuropathic disease
7. Skin tears/adhesive injuries
Palliative Care and Regulatory Issues
1. Palliative care: when enough is enough
2. Acute care: Present on Admission (POA) codes
3. Long Term Care: MDS 3.0
4. Home care: OASIS-C

Faculty

Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN Related seminars and products: 6

Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, is a board-certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner in Syracuse, NY. She has extensive experience caring for wound and ostomy patients in acute care, as well as in long term care facilities. Currently, she is employed by CNY Surgical Physicians consulting for nursing homes in the Syracuse area, and has her own independent practice as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Ms. Cross is a member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, and the American Nurses Association. She has served on numerous committees related to wound and ostomy care, including as chair of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board examination committee, the credential and review committee, and the marketing committee. For the Wound and Ostomy Nurses Society, she is the co-chair of the National Conference Planning Committee ostomy track, has done peer review for the Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN), and was the recipient of a grant from the Center for Clinical Investigation Research. She participated in developing the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in 2014.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Heidi Huddleston Cross receives an honorarium and consulting fee from Molnlycke. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Heidi Huddleston Cross is a member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.

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