ABOUT THE DAYS

This focused two days workshop provides clinicians with both the theoretical foundation and practical skills required for effective wound debridement. Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of debridement principles and take part in a hands-on skills session on Conservative Sharp Wound Debridement (CSWD) The program includes interactive learning through quizzes, case studies, group activities, and multiple opportunities for discussion and Q&A.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

RNs, NPs, ENs, podiatrists and doctors currently working in the arena of wound care and keen to learn more!

WHAT YOUʼLL LEARN?

Day 1: 8:30am - 4:30pm

• Update and revise the pathophysiology of wound healing, improved understanding of wound bed preparation and translating this to everyday practice.

• Understand wound management assessment and principles of standard care, using the tools effectively.

• Case histories of some typical wounds and the patient perspective.

• Identify red flags in the client presenting with a wound, when and where to refer.

• Collaborative wound management, how can we make it better?

• Understand wound hygiene and different methods of debridement.

• Learn how to access wound type specific pathways for venous and arterial leg ulcers.

• Oedema – Understanding it’s impact and management for improved healing.

• Ann Fowler - Wound care in crisis.

Day 2: 8:30am - 4:30pm

• How to assess and identify typical and atypical wounds – understanding the underlying pathophysiology.

• Wound Care for GPs, and Primary Health Care – what’s our place? (Practical aspects of Assessment, Investigations and Diagnosis) for typical and atypical wounds.

• Inflammation and its role in the wound healing process...inflammation V’s infection.

• Identify red flags to ensure early appropriate treatment and appropriate referral pathways for GPs and Primary Care.

• Case histories of some typical and atypical wounds and the patient perspective.

• Dr Dan Martin - Diagnosis, treatments and updates on malignant wounds – a holistic approach.

• Dr Tony Dill – Histology: Improved understanding of pathology, specific to our more ‘atypical’ wounds. Diagnostics, communication and reporting.

SPEAKERS

Ann Fowler

Director of Fowler Wound Consultancy CNC, M Wound Management (Monash)G Cert Community Health, G Cert Pain Management

Dr Dan Martin

MBBS, FRACGP, AdvClinCert Dermoscoрy; Adv ClinCertSkinCancer Medicine & Surgery (SCCANZ). Dip Dermatology (Bond Healthcert). G Wound Care (Monash)

Dr Tony Dill

FRCPA,Anatomical Pathologist

NSW Health