S-Series: CAWC Three-part Educational Series

Session 2 - Skills Learning: Hands-on Workshops in the Fundamental Wound Healing Skills

• Hands-on workshops for lower-leg assessment/compression therapy and wound bed preparation support skills development based on the knowledge acquired in S1
• Prerequisite for S3

Objectives
At the conclusion of the Lower Leg Assessment & Compression Therapy Workshop you should be able to:

• Describe a basic approach to lower-leg assessment
• Demonstrate a lower-leg assessment
• Discuss treatment options for compression therapy
• Demonstrate application of compression therapy

At the conclusion of the Wound Bed Prep Workshop, you should be able to:

• Describe the role of debridement, infection control and moist interactive healing in wound healing
• Distinguish between the different types of dressing categories and their appropriateness for patient care
• Discuss the five different types of debridement
• Practice and demonstrate sharp debridement skills in a laboratory setting
• Describe in simple terms the anatomy and physiology of skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone

By the end of S2 you should be able to:

• Discuss the significance of policy and procedures related to wound management skills
• Be prepared to work under the supervision or preceptorship of a skilled, advanced wound-care clinician to develop clinical skills in a practice setting

Agenda for S2 Skills Learning: Hands on Workshops in the Fundamental Wound Healing Skills

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