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Exploring Wounds, Dressings & Leg Ulcers Day for HCAs in Primary Care - Face-to-Face
Event Summary
This full day, face to face session is for all HCAs working in primary care.
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Coffee and registration 9:15am - Training 9:30am - 4pm (Lunch Included)
Introduction
The study session will explore the HCA role in wound care, considering expectations, variability in roles and challenges.
The clinical part of the session begins with identifying the stages of wound healing. How to accurately describe the wound bed, including identifying different tissue types and key wound descriptors. The session will explore wound bed preparation including care of the peri-wound and surrounding skin.Â
The session will discuss the key factors to consider when selecting dressings. We will explore the various types of dressings on your formularies, including how they work, what they do, indications and contraindications.
Basic management of leg ulcers will also be explored including aetiology, dopplers, compression therapies, leg care, challenges and referral (please note this is a theoretical session and there is no practical doppler or compression application in this session).
The session will include various case study examples to embed theory into real world scenarios.
Aims
This session aims to discuss and explore the following:Â
- The role of the HCA, including opportunities and challenges
- The Stages of Wound Healing, how to assess a wound, and dressing selection
- Wound bed preparation including assessing, cleansing, debriding and biofilm management
- Care of peri-wound and surrounding skin including use of emollients
- Care planning and the importance of the continuity of care
- Basic leg ulcer theory including aetiology, dopplers, compression therapies, leg care and challenges
- Putting theory into practice with case studies and scenarios
- Learning Resources
- When and to who to refer on to
Objectives
This session will support attendees to explore their role in wound care and the key part they play in the care of patients with wounds. The session will give the attendee the theory and key elements to wound assessment and dressing selection. The trainer will provide guidance to support evidence-based understanding of basic leg ulcer management (it is recommended that attendees sign up for one of Wessex LMC’s practical leg ulcer/ doppler sessions before completion of these competencies in their practice). The session will use case examples and scenarios to embed theoretical knowledge.
NB: The session will not deem the learner 'competent'.  The ‘journey to competency’ will be explored using national capability framework resource and subsequent eLearning modules, as will contacting the Tissue Viability team to access any local policies, documents and tools to support their learning that may be available.  Please see this short video 'A guide to becoming competent'.
Previous Delegate Feedback
"Course was very informative and course leader was very good with explanation, easy to understand"
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Matthew currently practices as an Advanced Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist working within a Hampshire NHS Trust.
He spent most of his career working in a community nursing setting, building a passion for wound care. In 2017 he became the first ‘Enhanced Wound Care Nurse’ in his trust, where, using enhanced knowledge and skills provided by the Tissue Viability specialist team, Matthew was able to evidence both better patient outcomes as well as a reduction in the number of wound care patient visits. Being successful in the role has led to the role out of ‘Enhanced Wound Care Nurses’ across the trust.
Matthew has taken the opportunity to become a community team lead on a secondment to hone his leadership and management skills, but was always keen to return to his passion and sought out a position in the local Tissue Viability Specialist Team as Advanced Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse. Matthew is an independent nurse prescriber.
Within his current role Matthew provides support, guidance and training to Primary Care across multiple practices in Hampshire. He regularly provides wound care training for community practitioners, community hospital practitioners, mental health practitioners, primary care practitioners, and nursing home nurses.
Price List
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Description |
Price (Inc VAT) |
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All GPs and members of staff working within GP practices in Wessex LMCs’ catchment area |
This option is for everyone working in a GP practice in Wessex LMC's catchment area, that does not fit into one of the other options on offer. |
£239.00 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Nurses & AHPs | Thanks to the HIOW Primary Care Training Hub and to NHSE Investment in Continual Professional Development, certain eligible roles such as Nurses and Allied Health Professionals can attend fully funded | £00.00 |
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Non Members |
This is the cost if you are not working in a practice in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area. | £478.00 |
Waiting List
Please be advised there are spaces available on this course unless it states otherwise. If a course is full you will be given the option to book on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and a place becomes available, you will be notified automatically via email, you do NOT need to contact Wessex LMCs.
Cancellations
Please note cancellations two weeks prior to the event will not be refundable, however you are very welcome to substitute another delegate to attend the course to prevent your practice missing out on the training. Any admissible cancellations will incur an administration fee of £15 if the event fee is £100 or over and £10 if the event fee is £99 or under.
Attendance Details
In certain circumstances, we will share details of attendance or non-attendance with the person who booked and/or funded this course for the delegate. If you have any objection to your attendance status being shared, please can you contact Louise Greenwood (Wessex LMCs Director of Education & Training) at least 48 hours before the start of the training at louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Sponsorship
This event may be sponsored so companies have the opportunity to promote their product(s) at the start of the meeting. No sponsors have been involved in the selection of speakers, agenda items, or any other matters relating to this training. Your name and practice will be shared with the sponsor representative, but not your email address.
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