PPT-Pressure Ulcer Prevention Revisited

Linda J Cowan PhD ARNP FNPBC CWS Research Health Scientist North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System Gainesville FL Clinical Associate Professor University of Florida College of Nursing. The Pledge Wall – Pledge Eleven. 11 focus stakeholder groups with direct or indirect influence on patient care, each with stakeholder specific pledges. Commit to Act – Stop the Pressure. www.stopthepressure.com . 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. 2015 (Bed Sore) Prevention www. nshealth .ca Patient & Family Guide 1 Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Prevention Protecting your skin from pressure ulcers When you or your family member is admitted to th 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. Biomedical engineering – Robert Karas & Corina Malone. Mission. Mission: “Our mission is to use our engineering and collaboration skills to develop a product that will help people who are at risk for pressure ulcer formation, reduce the chance of developing an ulcer and be more self sufficient in the process”. Tissue Viability Team. ABUHB. Brief functions of the skin. What is a pressure ulcer?. Why do they happen?. What we can do to prevent pressure ulcers?. The way forward. Focus of Presentation. Why do Pressure Ulcers matter?. Reducing Device. LTU . Biomedical engineers – . Robert Karas & Corina Malone. UDM Mechanical Engineers– Frank McClosky, Jacob Dodman, & Bobby Lorenz. UDM Nurses – Lydia Jacob, Christina Osterhout, & Victoria . 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). (SCI-PUMT). Gail Powell-Cope PhD, ARNP, FAAN. Acting Director, HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence. Tampa, FL. Gail.powell-cope@va.gov. Monitoring . Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord . 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. AAWCGuidelineA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENTA Synthesis of Pressure Ulcer GuidelinesContent Validated StandardsEvidence-based ReferencesBySue Girolami RN BSN CWOCNL State of New JerseyDepartment of Human ServicesDivision of Developmental Disabilities Pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer) also called bed or pressure sore is damage to the skin caused by pressure.Pressur Tuesday, May 6, 2014. These presenters have nothing to disclose. Kathy Duncan, RN. Annette Bartley, RN. Today’s Host. 2. Sarah Konstantino. , Project Assistant, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), assists in programming activities for expeditions, as well as maintaining Passport memberships, mentor hospital relations and collaboratives. Sarah is currently in the Co-Operative Education Program at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, where she majors in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Health Science. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and fitness. . 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.