TENNESSEE REGIONAL WOUND SEMINARS

Seminar Title: Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention and Wound Care in the Long-Term Care Setting: Meeting Regulatory and Clinical Guidelines

Date: October 16 and 18, 2018

Location: Jackson, TN and Knoxville, TN

This information-packed, full-day seminar will provide up-to-date evidence-based recommendations and CMS mandated regulations for pressure ulcer prevention, recognition, assessment, and treatment.​  In addition, the most frequent non-pressure etiologies (e.g. venous and arterial insufficiency, diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers, and skin tears) will be reviewed.

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Topics Covered:

• Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention
• Staging of Pressure Ulcer/Injuries
• Framing your wound management program using the Wound Bed Preparation model of care
• The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer/Skin Failure, Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer
• The Wound Assessment
• Documents review that support CMS regulations for wound prevention and care in the Long-Term, Sub-Acute Care Setting
• Focus on F684, F686, and F687

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Objectives: At the end of this program participants will be able to:

• Recognize the components of the pressure ulcer/injury prevention program
• Stage pressure ulcer/injuries according to the State Operations Manual
• Define the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer, Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer/Injury
• Design the wound management plan of care using the Wound Bed Preparation model
• List components of F687 for care of the feet of people with diabetes
• Participate in a wound type/tissues recognition skills lab

Course Faculty:
Dr. Pamela Scarborough, Director of Public Relations and Education for American Medical Technologies. 

​Continuing Education Credits:

• AMT Education Division is a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the California Board of Nursing.  Provider Number CEP 15291.
• This course is approved for 6.0 hours of continuing education for nurses.

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