Fundamentals of Pressure Ulcers
This course aims to educate you on the fundamentals of Pressure Ulcers.
30 minutes.
You will know the following after completing this course:
- How is the pressure ulcers diagnosis defined?
- What does pressure ulcers look like and common apperance?
- Where on the body can pressure ulcers be found?
- What causes pressure ulcers, aetiology?
- How are they categorised/classified?
- Facts an figures: incidence, prevalence and costs
- Risk factors
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What are pressure ulcers?
Topics: How pressure ulcers are defined and classified Risk factors and the mechanisms that cause pressure ulcers Superficial vs. deep tissue injury
Pressure ulcers: how big is the problem?
Topics: Global burden of pressure ulcers, and factors that drive their development Prevalence rates in different healthcare settings Common locations on the body for pressure ulcers
Prophylactic use of dressings
Topics: Clinical consensus on using dressings for pressure ulcer prevention What the ideal prevention dressing should look like Clinical and health-economic evidence proving the efficacy of dressings for pressure ulcer prevention
Pressure ulcer prevention strategies
Topics: Need for a prevention solution Specific prevention strategies that could be included in a solution
EDUCATION
Mölnlycke Advantage
Pressure injuries – still a global crisis!
Pressure injuries continue to present substantial clinical challenges to health care professionals and economic burden on health care providers. They also have a huge impact on the quality of life of patients and their care givers. Mölnlycke invites you to join this short webinar with key thought leaders, Dot Weir and Dr. Lee Ruotsi, offering insights into how pressure injuries continue to affect clinicians and patients every day. Webinar on-demand
EVENTS
Hard-to-heal pressure injuries
What do you do if a pressure injury stops healing as expected? What factors influence wound complexity and hinder healing progress? Dr Paulo Alves shares his knowledge and experience in this webinar. Watch on-demand
MDRPIs prevention: the first interventional study in Saudi
Watch our webinar on-demand about Medical devices-related pressure injuries prevention. The speaker is Mousa Asiri who is the head of the Wound-management team in Prince Sultan Military Medical City, one of the best hospitals in Saudi and across the Middle-East region. He will be talking about an interventional study done in his hospital, where he was a lead investigator. Watch On-Demand
EVENTS
Managing the burden of device related pressure injuries in vulnerable patients
Patients, particularly vulnerable ones, are at a greater risk than ever of developing device-related pressure injuries. The current healthcare crisis has exacerbated risk, and made prevention strategies a top priority, even as healthcare providers’ attention is pulled elsewhere. Watch On-Demand
PI prevention in prone positioned patients: driving and implementing system-wide changes to improve outcomes
Public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, create the need for urgent evidence-based interventions to prevent negative patient outcomes such as pressure ulcers. Hear how global experts in PU prevention manage changes in clinical practice through system-wide adoption of best practice, to help protect prone positioned patients. Tuesday 17 November 2020, 9:00 PM UAE, 8:00 PM KSA, 7:00 PM ZA. Join webinar
PI prevention and best practices in prone positioned patients
Prophylactic multilayer foam dressings are a widely accepted method of preventing pressure ulcers in patients considered to be at ‘high-risk’. Find out how clinicians can implement dressings as part of a prevention protocol to help protect vulnerable COVID-19 patients from pressure ulcers. Thursday 12 November 2020, 9:00 PM UAE, 8:00 PM KSA, 7:00 PM ZA. Join webinar
PI prevention, trends and lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of patients are being admitted to ICU/CCU and cared for in a prone position for extended periods to aid mechanical ventilation. How can clinicians manage the increased risk of patients developing pressure ulcers as a result of prone positioning? Monday, 9 November 2020, 9:00 PM Dubai. 8:00 PM KSA, 7:00 PM ZA. Join webinar
Pressure injuries prevention and COVID-19 additional challenges
Pressure injuries are a real challenge to our HCPs and hospitals around the globe. Especially during COVID-19 where we have many critically ill patients having to lay on prone position not less than 12 hours a day. learn more about the latest updates in PIP and how to overcome the additional challenges during COVID-19 through this webinar. Watch on-demand
