PPT-Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention

ADD Hospital Name Module 3 Best Practices Best practices are those care processesbased on literature and expert opinionthat represent the best ways we currently know of preventing pressure injuries in the hospital. Presenter’s Name. Presenter’s Command. Local Contact Information. Prepared by:. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil. Nov 2003. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. 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. Presenter’s Name. Presenter’s Command. Local Contact Information. Prepared by:. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil. Oct 2003. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. Where to from here?. Felicity . Lamm. http://ohsnet.org.nz/. Introduction. One way in which countries can be judged as to their level of sophistication over human rights is the way in which labour is treated & afforded state protection.. What injuries are we talking about?. Injuries can be . intentional. meaning self-inflicted or inflicted by another person, or . unintentional. , what we have traditionally labelled “accidents”.. TAKEN FROM USACHPPM RESEARCH. WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT INJURY PREVENTION?. UNDISPUTEDLY THE LEADING HEALTH AND READINESS THREAT TO THE ARMY AND SISTER SERVICES.. SPORTS INJURIES-IS IT WORTH THE RISK?. It’s Worth the Investment. Why is injury prevention important?. Injuries claim the lives of 15,866 Canadians each year. 5,785 lives lost each year in Ontario alone. Many injuries are preventable. In 2011, there would have been 200,000 fewer injuries due to leisure, recreation or other non-work related activities in Ontario. Felicity . Lamm. http://ohsnet.org.nz/. Introduction. One way in which countries can be judged as to their level of sophistication over human rights is the way in which labour is treated & afforded state protection.. in . Hospitals. ADD Name of Hospital Here. Module 1 – Understanding Why Change . Is . Needed. Ice Breaker. Describe an interesting fact about yourself.. 2. Compelling Reasons To Implement Program . and Prevention Practices. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 5. Basic Quality Improvement Principle. If . you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.. 2. Quality Improvement Principle. Pressure injury rates and prevention practices must be counted and tracked as one component of a quality improvement program.. Organization. ADD Hospital Name here. Module 4. What We Have Done Thus Far. Up to this point, you have:. Looked at your organization’s readiness to improve pressure injury prevention (Module 1).. Examined current practices and identified aspects needing improvement (Module 2).. Prioritize IP activities based upon data (CD18-1). Trauma Registry. Epidemiology – several sources. Coroner data. CDC data – state or regional. Local and State Health Department. Other. NEW. for Levels III and IV Trauma Centers. Robert M. Bossarte, PhD. Director, Injury Control Research Center. Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Injury Control Research Center. One of ten academic centers of excellence funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. To develop, implement and provide oversight of a statewide comprehensive trauma care system that:. Prevents injuries.. Saves lives.. Improves the care and outcomes of trauma patients. OUR MISSION:. Prevent injuries in Indiana..