Product Focus: Hydrocolloid Dressing Description: wafer dressing containing gel-forming agents in an adhesive compound laminated onto a flexible water resistant outer layer occlusive or semi-occlusive dressing to cover the wound and prevent bacteria and fluids from interacting with the wound while promoting moist wound healing and autolytic debridement __________________________________________ When to Use: to protect intact…
Category Archives: Wound Care Education Institute
NEW WOUND MANAGEMENT SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Check out the new Wound Management seminar schedule for 2012. Designed as full day or half day events, the seminars are presented in an exciting, motivating and energizing format that makes the perfect learning environment. Choose from Wound Assessment or Topical Wound Management topics. Seminar dates and locations will be added throughout the year. Send…
WCEI Product Focus: Composite Dressings
Product Focus: Composite Dressings Description: Combination of 2 or more physically distinct products manufactured as a single dressing that provides multiple functions : a bacterial barrier, absorbency, a degree of non-adherence to the wound bed and self adhesiveness When to Use: Primary or secondary dressing for partial or full thickness wounds, wounds with minimal to…
WCEI Product Focus – Calcium Alginate
Product Focus: Calcium Alginate Description: – derived from brown seaweed, spun into rope or flat dressing forms – absorbs up to 20 times its weight – conforms to the shape of the wound – combines with wound exudate to form a soft gel to maintain a moist wound environment When to Use: – primary dressing…
What Kind of Wound Am I? Untangling the Types of Wounds to Know How to Treat Them
In this session, we’ll look at the different types of wounds and some common ways to determine what type they are. We’ll discuss ways to treat them and ways to overcome the challenges and problems that we face when they have been identified and/or treated incorrectly. You’ll learn how using the knowledge of the wound can help you prevent, treat and advocate for the patient.
Securement Strategies
We have options other than tape to keep our dressings in place. But securing dressings isn’t always so cut and dry. Problems occur. In this session we’ll learn what can cause securement issues: body contours and movement, exudate, moisture, sensitive or broken skin, tissue types, depth and dimension of the wound. Does it have undermining or tunneling? You’ll come away with some creative techniques for large wounds, facial wounds, fragile, wet and hard to reach wounds. Learn about the other alternatives we have to keeping these dressings in place
Swelling: Curse of the Wounded Class, Control of Edema Enhances Control in All Wounds
Elastic compression therapy for swelling and venous leg ulcers is uncomfortable. Notoriously poor patient compliance creates the attitude that patient education about elastic compression is “not worth the time” by primary care providers. Think wound clinics and see the fruits of this therapeutic nihilism: sheer injury in edematous (CHF) senile skin, cellulitis and lymphorrhea in edematous tissue, venous leg ulcers and ischemic ulcers. The therapeutic triad: elevation, pneumatic and manual lymphatic drainage, and elastic compression, merits a conceptual physiologic update.
Ostomy Pouching Challenges and Solutions
Having difficulty managing challenging stomas? This session will provide the front line caregiver with information that will assist in proper management of these challenging stomas. You’ll learn how to identify the type of ostomy you are dealing with, as well as the type of collection device required. We’ll discuss convex vs. concave and how to know when to use each. Learn the difference between small and large collection devices, single vs. multiple use appliances and the length of time they can be used. You’ll learn what to do when leaking occurs and troubleshooting techniques to secure a seal and identify the source of the odor.
Paying It Forward and Making It COUNT!
Paying It Forward and making It Count will be presented by Nancy Morgan RN,BSN,MBA,WOCN,WCC,CWCMS, Co-Founder of WCEI and Donna Sardina RN,MHA,WCC,CWCMS , Co-Founder of WCEI at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas September 7-10,2011
Are We Treating the WHOLE patient, or Just the HOLE in the Patient? Wound Care Clinics
Are We Treating the WHOLE Patient, or Just the HOLE in the Patient? Wound Care Clinics will be presented by Jeff Kingery RN, Vice President Clinical Services of The Center for Wound Healing at this year’s Wild on Wounds National Conference in Las Vegas September 7-10,2011
