Wound Assessment 101 (CE)

Enter the code "Hartmann24" for free access to this course when you register through 12/31/24.

Webinar Description:

Wound Assessment 101
This session is designed to cover and review some of the basic principles of wound management as well as some advanced concepts related to the field of wound management. Given the complex clinical and highly regulatory nature surrounding wound management, it is crucial for wound clinicians to adopt standardized language and classification systems to determine and adequately communicate wound related treatment plans. It must be taken into consideration that a wound or a skin ulcer is affected by nearly every bodily system, and therefore proper identification and thorough and accurate assessment is necessary. High quality wound management begins and ends with great recognition, diagnosis, evaluation, and documentation of the wound itself and the patient that it is affecting.This session is designed to cover and review some of the basic principles of wound management as well as some advanced concepts related to the field of wound management. Given the complex clinical and highly regulatory nature surrounding wound management, it is crucial for wound clinicians to adopt standardized language and classification systems to determine and adequately communicate wound related treatment plans. It must be taken into consideration that a wound or a skin ulcer is affected by nearly every bodily system, and therefore proper identification and thorough and accurate assessment is necessary. High quality wound management begins and ends with great recognition, diagnosis, evaluation, and documentation of the wound itself and the patient that it is affecting.

Webinar Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize four chronic wound etiologies and characteristics that define each.
2. Identify basic wound assessment techniques including measurement and inspection.
3. Delineate basic diagnostic principles including vascular testing, imaging, and culture.
4. Restate basic wound management concepts including topical therapy, antibiotic use, offloading, compression, and nutrition.