Wisconsin Wound Care Seminars

Hit Your Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention and Wound Management Targets: ​​
​Ensuring Reimbursement, Clinical and Regulatory Compliance

*** This Event Has Been Canceled ***

Due to the evolving situation with the novel Coronavirus, we are at an unprecedented time that is requiring unprecedented responses in order to protect our residents and our peers. Due to the restrictions and social distancing expectations we are cancelling this educational event.

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
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Long-term care buildings are having to admit sicker, frailer individuals than ever before in the 60-year history of this industry. The increased level of ill-health in our population with multiple comorbidities means our residents and patients are at greater risk for pressure ulcer/injuries (PU/PI) than in years past. Due to the higher acuity of facility admissions your clinical team needs to determine: “Is this resident’s wound actually due to pressure, or is it a Kennedy Terminal Ulcer a.k.a. Skin Failure” due to the multiorgan failure and the dying process?
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This seminar will review business, clinical and regulatory components for prevention, treatments and reporting of skin issues with a focus on PU/PI prevention. The importance of staging for documentation and coding on the MDS for appropriate PDPM reimbursement will be reviewed. In addition, there will be focused content on the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process, the construct CMS recommends buildings use as part of the QAPI process for the internal investigation of facility acquired PU/PIs. This RCA process will assist facilities in identifying the KTU from the avoidable PU/PI and will find the gaps in your PU/PI prevention program. Join us for this information-packed seminar to improve the clinical, reimbursement, and regulatory aspects of your building’s/organization’s wound prevention and management programs.

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
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• Describe pressure ulcer/injury etiologic factors
• Evaluate facility pressure ulcer/injury prevention program components
• Identify accurate staging definitions and MDS coding components for pressure ulcer/injuries reporting, documentation and reimbursement
• Verbalize the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) construct and components for investigating facility acquired PU/PIs as part of the QAPI process
• Discuss current evidence-based treatment interventions for chronic wounds​

SEMINAR  LOCATIONS & DATES

Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center
60 Gasser Rd. Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

• April 22, 2020 (Wednesday)

• Registration: 7:30 - 8:00 AM​
• Course: 8:00 – 3:00 PM​​

​Alexian Village of Milwaukee
9301 N 76th St. Milwaukee, WI 53223

• April 24, 2020 (Friday)
• Registration: 7:30 - 8:00 AM​
• Course: 8:00 – 3:00 PM​​

* Continental breakfast & lunch will be provided to registered attendees at both of these events.

SEMINAR FACULTY
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Dr. Pamela Scarborough is the Director of Public Relations and Education for AMT. She is a physical therapist with over 35 years’ experience as a clinician, team leader, professional educator and mentor. In addition to holding a license to practice physical therapy in the state of Texas, Dr. Scarborough is board certified as a wound specialist (CWS). She presents nationally and internationally to multidisciplinary audiences in addition to publishing extensively on topics related to infection prevention and control, wound prevention and care, and diabetes management.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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• ​AMT Education Division is a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the California Board of Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15291.
• This program is approved for 1 nursing contact hour by the California Board of Nursing.

EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT
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This course is offered without charge to participants as part of AMT’s educational commitment to long-term care facilities across the United States.