Wound Care Wednesdays

Wound Care Wednesdays are designed to put you ahead of the curve in wound care! We share evidence-based practice, special wound care hints, tips that are sure to improve your OASIS accuracy, how to figure wound care profit/loss, secrets to collaborating with vendors, how to decrease the use of wet-to-dry dressings, and much, much more!

We thank our elite Vendor Alliance Group for their sponsorship of these events and for their commitment to helping healthcare providers achieve the best in wound care outcomes!

WOCN-Connect SUBSCRIBERS have complimentary access! Log in to your Account Home Page to register.

WELCOME to OTHER ATTENDEES! Click "REGISTER" next to the presentation below you would like to attend. The registration link will appear when the registration period opens for a presentation.

Wound Care Wednesdays Teleconference/Webinar Schedule for 2009: (All Teleconferences/Webinars are at 1pm est)

Date Title Speaker Learning Objectives Registration Opens
Wednesday
March 25th, 2009 		Ms. Scarlett, RN - In the Living Room – With EBP
Clues You need to Identify and Manage Lower Extremity Ulcers! 		Annette Lester
RN, BS, CWOCN
1. Identify common types and characteristics of leg ulcers
2. Discuss risk factors that impact leg ulcerations
3. Discuss management of ulcers that promotes healing
Wednesday
March 13th, 2009
Wednesday
June 17th, 2009 		Help Physicians Kick the Habit!
...of Wet-to-Dry Dressings 		Melinda Huffman
BSN, MSN, CCNS
1. Describe physician reasons for wet-to-dry dressing use
2. Use specific wound outcome results as the catalyst to affect physician orders
3. Use a scripted, physician conversation tool to influence change
Wednesday
June 3rd, 2009
Wednesday
September 16th, 2009
OASIS-C & Wounds
WHAT'S NEW?
Terms - Assessment - Process Measures 		Colleen Miller
RN,BS, CSBC
1. Discuss new wound items contained in OASIS-C and potential impact on: outcomes, assessment & documentation
2. Define wound assessment terms contained in OASIS-C
3. Differentiate partial thickness tissue loss and full thickness tissue loss
4. Discuss wound evidence-based practice and outcomes as related to process measures
Wednesday
September 2nd, 2009
Webinar