Wound Champions in the Post-Acute LTC Setting10/24/20239am5pm
Venue
Mayetta, KS 66509
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. REGISTRATION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Course Description:
Attend this basic to intermediate program to update your wound prevention and management
knowledge and skills. This seminar will discuss pressure injury risk factors, prevention strategies, and other hard-to-heal wound etiologies such as arterial and venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers, and more. Content includes Best Practice and Regulatory Guidelines for the wound assessment and documentation and reporting mandates from CMS. In addition, wound-related infection and control practices will be covered. This program is appropriate for new and seasoned treatment nurses, facility or corporate wound management leadership, MDS Coordinators, PT/OT, providers, and others involved in wound prevention and management in the Post-Acute LTC setting.
Registration & Continental Breakfast begins at 8:00 am
Class starts at 9:00 am
Lunch is provided
Wrap up at 5:00 p.m.
Course Objective or List of Topics Covered:
1. Identify patient/resident risk factors beyond the Braden, that may lead to pressure injury
development;
2. Describe pressure injury prevention strategies;
3. Recognize assessment, documentation, and reporting parameters that meet best clinical
practices and CMS guidelines;
4. Classify common wound etiologies leading to chronic, hard-to-heal wounds;
5. Describe treatment interventions that meet best clinical practice and regulatory guidelines;
6. Describe wound infection prevention and control practices
7. Participate in a hands-on skills labs
Click here to view Wound Champions Flyer
A hotel room block as been reserved for this event at Prairie Band Casino and Resort. Please call 785-966-7742 to inquire about the block of rooms.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the Foundation for Aging and Care of Elders of Kansas (FACE of
Kansas). FACE provides education opportunities and Scholarship for people working in LTC in Kansas. More information about FACE can be found at https://www.khca.org/about/faces-of-kansas/.
FACE Scholarship information can be found here: https://www.khca.org/scholarships/
Nurses: The Kansas Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 6.0 contact hours applicable for RN and LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number: LT0030-0338.
Administrators: This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 6 total participant hours from NAB/NCERS — approval
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