PPT-Lowering Pressure Ulcers through Evidence & Process-

A spotlight on Gastrointestinal Nursing Health Management Team Lavon Beard Yvette Glenn Britt Mcilwain Daran Brown Cowanda Lawrence Dr Maria Oquendo Annie Shedlarski. By : . Jazmine. Moreno. What Are Pressure Ulcers?. A pressure ulcer is when an area of the skin has had too much pressure on it for to long, and so the skin dies and starts to break down. . There are 3 Primary causes. Sarah Yorwerth & Tara Hollinshead. Skin Integrity. A pressure ulcer is an injury to the skin or tissue over a bony area. A pressure ulcer is also called a pressure sore, bedsore, or decubitus ulcer. . By: Emily . Ebright. . Define the Problem . Cause:. Prolonged pressure on skin and tissue especially bony points, decreases blood flow to these areas. . Affected skin and tissue are deprived of nutrients and oxygen and start to die. . Evidenced Based Presentation. . Michelle Scarlett. Purpose and Objective of presentation. Educate . about . Pressure Ulcers and it’s presentation. Introduce a case scenario. Preventable . Measures. management of pressure ulcers Issued: April 2014 NICE clinical guideline 179 guidance.nice.org.uk/cg179 NICE has accredited the process used by the Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE to produce guid 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. 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?. By : . Jazmine. Moreno. What Are Pressure Ulcers?. A pressure ulcer is when an area of the skin has had too much pressure on it for to long, and so the skin dies and starts to break down. . There are 3 Primary causes. Steven Tam. Objectives. Understand the definitions and staging system for Pressure Ulcers. Review the epidemiology. Review risk factors for pressure ulcer development. Review and understand prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. . Support . Surfaces? . Become . an Expert. Presenter: Karen Lerner. Objectives. 1. . . Describe . how and why support surfaces address extrinsic factors. 2. . . List at least 3 potential opportunities for support surface application. Volume 6, Number 3 Winter 2009 Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Continued 1 Ofce of Health Care Quality Spring Grove Center 55 Wade Avenue Catonsville, MD 21228 Martin O’ . of . P. ressure ulcers. /I. njuries. March 2022. H. aideh. N. ajafi. , BSN, RN, MSED,EDS. RAI/MDS . and. OASIS E. ducational. C. oordinator. E-. mail. : . najafih@michigan.gov. 1. Section Learning Objectives. Blood pressure management in acute . ischaemic. stroke and intracerebral . haemorrhage. Else Charlotte Sandset, . Craig Anderson, Philip M Bath, Hanne Christensen, Dariusz . Gasecki. , Avtar Lal, Lisa S Manning, Simona Sacco, Thorsten Steiner, Georgios .