Ausmed's Wound Management Seminar is an essential and very popular course for healthcare professionals, including nurses, general practitioners, podiatrists, pharmacists, and occupational therapists. It is based on the latest evidence for effective wound management. You will learn:
Ausmed has a long-standing track record of educating thousands of nurses and other health practitioners across Australia on this topic. Our experienced presenters are popular and extremely adept educators who are consistently very highly evaluated. Don’t miss out – book now!
8:30am - Registration and Refreshments
9:00am
This introductory session looks at modern wound management – the challenges of wounds, trends in care, best-practice resources and how this program will address these issues. Topics include:
9:45am
Refresh your knowledge on the process of wound healing and discover the latest information about the factors that influence outcomes. Topics include:
10:30am - Morning Tea and Coffee
11:00am
Competent assessment of a person with a wound is imperative for correct management. Assessment involves a range of considerations including the wound, the person, and their environment. Topics include:
11:45am
Following assessment, goals of care that consider the wound, the person and their environment are identified. Topics include:
12:30pm - Lunch Break and Networking
1:30pm
It is essential to monitor wound progress to determine if goals of care are being met. Topics include:
2:15pm - Afternoon Tea and Coffee
2:45pm
These two sessions will take a function based approach to selecting an appropriate dressing. Topics covered include:
4:15pm - Close of Day One of Seminar
9:00am - Commencement of Day Two
9:00am
Leg ulcers are very common, particularly in the older population. Many clinicians lack the confidence to assess and manage these wounds.This session will clarify how to manage leg ulcers according to the evidence for best outcomes. Topics include:
9:45am
Compression therapy is the cornerstone of venous leg ulcer management; however, it is often underutilized and poorly implemented. This session will describe the underlying principles of compression therapy and provide guidance for venous ulcer management. Topics Include:
10:30am - Morning Tea and Coffee
11:00am
Despite there being national and international standards relating to the prevention of pressure injury, they remain highly prevalent. This session will provide the relevant knowledge and identify resources to assist practitioners to meet these standards. Topics include:
11:45am
Foot wounds as a result of complications associated with diabetes and other pathologies are so common as to be almost epidemic. This session focuses on the effects that neuropathies and peripheral arterial disease have and why these cause so many problems once a wound develops. Topics include:
12:30pm - Lunch Break and Networking
1:30pm
This session will look briefly at a range of acute wounds. Topics include:
2:15pm
Not all wounds will heal. This may be for patient, wound or environment factors. This may be confronting for practitioners. Topics include:
3:00pm - Afternoon Tea and Coffee
3:30pm
Having followed a case through for these two days, exploring systems and clinical interventions this session will:
4:15pm - Close of Seminar and Evaluations
Sue works as a community-based nurse practitioner: wound management in Adelaide. Sue has worked in wound management since 1987 and has extensive clinical experience managing persons with a variety of acute and chronic wounds. Sue provides clinical consultancy services, develops and delivers wound management education and is involved in the development of wound management tools, policies and procedures. Sue has been actively involved in the wound management professional body at a national and local level for a number of years. Sue has undertaken clinical research and published and presented locally, nationally and internationally. Sue has been involved in the development of several national and international guidelines and is active on several state and national committees. Sue is passionate about improving the life of persons with a wound and empowering others to deliver best practice in wound management.
Damian Williams is a registered nurse and endorsed nurse practitioner who has been directly involved in delivering advanced wound management services for over 20 years. His current position is clinical nurse consultant for wound management in a large Brisbane Metropolitan Hospital. He is actively involved in gaining knowledge and promoting best-practice wound management. Damian holds postgraduate qualifications in wound management and a master of nurse practitioner. He conducts regular wound management education and has presented at conferences locally, nationally, and internationally. Damian also holds a passion for building evidence in the field of wound management and is currently involved as a primary or associate investigator on several research projects. Damian has held committee positions on both the Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA) National Committee (now Wounds Australia) and Queensland Committee. He is a past president of the Queensland Branch and a current committee member of Wounds Australia – Queensland.
Nearly half a million Australians are affected by wounds in some way. It is predicted that the prevalence and cost of wound care will rise over the next few years because of the ageing population. Comprehensive assessment guides treatment and knowledge of the foundation principles of wound care is essential. Additionally, new wound dressing products are becoming increasingly sophisticated. If best patient outcomes are to be achieved, applying evidenced wound management is essential.
The purpose of this program is to provide health professionals with up-to-date information, tools and strategies for best-practice wound management.
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