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Only $19 for the short course (1.5 CEs)

Basic Principles of Wound Healing

A Continuing Education course for healthcare professionals

 
Register Now 1.5 Content Hours $19

Course Description:
This course is Lesson 1 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Wound Management, Unwrapped." The entire series (9 CEs) is available in the On Demand Presentations catalog. Hollie Smith, BS, PT, CWS, the webinar instructor, will also be a presenter for another LIVE Wound Care webinar series the Fall of 2010. Details for the series will be available on the webinar schedule page in the Spring of 2010.

Who Should Be Interested:
Nurses, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, dietitians and any other Advanced Practitioners who are involved in wound care.
Course Accreditation Information

Presenters:
Hollie Smith, BS, PT, CWS
 

Topics:

I. Anatomy of the Skin

1. Epidermis
2. Dermis
3. Subcutaneous Tissue
II. Phases of Wound Healing
1. Inflammation
2. Proliferation/Granulation
3. Re-epithelialization
4. Remodeling/Maturation
III. Acute vs. Chronic Wounds

IV. Barriers to Wound Healing

1. Extrinsic Risk Factors
2. Intrinsic Risk Factors
V. Wound Assessment
1. Holistic Evaluation
2. Wound Evaluation
3. Differential Diagnosis
VI. Wound Documentation
1. Initial Evaluation
2. Consecutive Treatments
3. Reimbursement Guidelines
VII. Palliative Care

VIII. Wound Healing Terms

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of wound healing.
  2. Identify barriers to normal wound healing.
  3. Explain how to perform a basic wound assessment.
  4. Explain how to document a basic wound assessment.
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Accreditation Information

Nurses – Academy Medical Systems is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Michigan Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 9 contact hours will be rewarded to nursing professionals at the completion of this workshop.

Academy Medical Systems is also a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14413, for 9 hours and the Florida Board of Nursing #50-19. We are listed on CE Brokers.

Iowa Nurses - The Iowa Board of Nurses will recognize the recorded webinars as a home study program. They recognize our ANCC approved provider status as well as our CA and Fl Board of Nursing provider approval for home study products for nurses in Iowa.

All other states recognize our approved provider status listed in the above text for continuing education credit for nurses.

Dietitians – Academy Medical Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 9 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) after listening to the presentations and completing the post-tests with 70% accuracy.

Physical Therapists – PTs in the following states will receive 9 contact hours for completion of all 6 webinars: AK, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS (Cat 2), MA, ME, MI, MN (Cat 2), MT, NE, NM, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA (Type 2), VT, VI, WA, WY.

The AR Board of Physical Therapy has approved this course for 9 Contact hours.

The Texas PTA has approved this course for 9 contact hours, approval # 46143A.

We are an approved provider to offer continuing competency courses to CA PTs, approval date 4/5/10.

The following state boards recognize other state’s approval: AL, AZ, GA (Class 1), KY, MO, MS, OK (Cat 2), TN (Cat 1), WI.

Because each state’s continuing education requirements for physical therapists is subject to change, please verify this information with your state board. Thank you.

Occupational Therapists – Occupational Therapist will receive 9, continuing education hours for completion this program and a test score of 70% or better. AMS is an approved provider for the AOTA , provider # 5470.  This course is an intermediate education level.


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