PPT-Barriers to effective Leg Ulcer care

Vanessa Harvey Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist Current Leg Ulcer Management Challenges Patients not getting a differential diagnosis Lack of early treatment Current pathways are lengthy and sometimes delay treatment. Foot . Care. Chapter . 32. Keith Bowering, John . Embil. EDUCATE. about proper foot care. EXAMINE . for structural, vascular, neuropathy problems. DO . a 10 gram monofilament assessment. IDENTIFY . those at high . Glenn D. Focht. M.D.. Patient Safety and Operations Consultant, IM. imgldafo@gmail.com . . . Agenda. Why are effective patient handoffs so important?. What barriers exist to safe handoffs in your program or practice?. Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. Linda J. Cowan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWS. Research Health Scientist. North Florida / South Georgia Veterans Health System. Gainesville, FL. Clinical Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Nursing. Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. Spring 2014. . Peptic Ulcer Disease. Erosion of a mucous membrane forms an excavation in the stomach, pylorus, duodenum, or esophagus. Associated with infection of . H. pylori. Risk factors include excessive secretion of stomach acid, dietary factors, chronic use of NSAIDs, alcohol, smoking, and familial tendency.. Videoconference. Tuesday, September 20, 2016. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.. State . Videoconference . Centers. Provider Updates. Hawaii Island. Kauai. Maui. Molokai. Lanai. Oahu. Please share any new programs, services and outreach opportunities. Melissa Beer- Tissue viability nurse. Why prevention is so important. Patients safety. Quality of life. Cost implications. Category . 2 – £6,000/ulcer. Category 4 £14,000/ulcer. (Source: Department of Health 2010). Heart Hospital. CTICU Pressure Ulcer Project Team .  .    . Team Leader . Dr. Alejandro Kohn Tuli . Physician. Dr. Hesham Ahmed. Safety Facilitator. Dr. Poonam Gupta. Quality Management. Ms. Kakoli Roy. Image by . Macrovector. from Freepik.com. Image by Freepik.com. Discuss:. Was this task easy or difficult? Why?. Discuss:. What role does communication play in our lives?. Where We’re Going:. The member will be able to identify and demonstrate characteristics of effective communication in family, work, and community settings.. Glenn Smith. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Nutrition and Tissue Viability. March 2013. . . An understanding of how pressure ulcers develop and what can be done to prevent and manage them. An understanding of the education and support that can be provided to patients to help them manage their own risk of pressure ulcers. BY . DR AKPOJEVWE E.O.. CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC/TRAUMA SURGEON. DELSUTH. OGHARA. NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, DELTA STATE. CME SERIES MAY 2014. OUTLINE. OVERVIEW. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. CLINICAL PRESENTATION. Rebecca Meyer, . M.s.. , M.S.W.. Why is this Important?. 2. 3. What is Advocacy?. “The act or process of supporting a cause”. Advocacy in ASD literature is any action. taken on behalf of a child with ASD to . Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Venous Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Venous Ulcer (VU) Guidelines to Manage Venous Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a VU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & VU.