Wound Healing for the Injured Worker

This webinar will address a variety of wound healing techniques and best practices, including how National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) defines pressure injury staging, manifestations of pressure injuries (PI), categorization of chronic wounds and how non-healing wounds adversely affect medical indemnity. 

1 Hour of CE Credit for:

• RN, LPN, ARNP, CNA nationwide
• Nursing Certification: CCMC, CDMS, CRCC nationwide
• Adjuster: AL, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, TX, UT
• CA Adjuster: Workers' Compensation Post-Designation
• FL OT

 

Pending:

• AAPC: American Academy of Professional Coders

 

Course Objectives:

• Understand the "new" NPUAP (National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel) definitions for pressure injury staging.
• Recognize at least 5 reasons that barriers to wound healing exists
• Define the basics of current best practice wound healing by recalling at least 5 principles of wound healing.
• Gain increased comprehension of the manifestations of pressure injuries (PI) by identifying photographs of the different PI varieties
• Basic understanding of the 4 major categories of chronic wounds
• Understand how non-healing wounds adversely affect medical indemnity.

About the presenter

Kevin Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP

Kevin leads One Call’s Home Health and Complex Care program, specializing in clinical reviews to ensure the highest quality of care. He also oversees medical care coordination for post-discharge injuries as well as One Call's wound management program. Kevin has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, encompassing complex injuries and claims management, auto and general liability. He conducts continuing education courses for claims professionals and his articles have appeared in numerous publications.