Eliminating Heel Pressure Ulcers 2016

The Heel is the second most common site for pressure ulcer development Nursing Centre, 2015 This conference, chaired by Tina Chambers, Vice Chair of the Tissue Viability Society, focuses on a practical guide to eliminating heel pressure ulcers.
National updates and practical case studies will focus on:

• Reducing avoidable heel pressure ulcers
• Changing practice in the early detection of heel pressure ulcers
• Undertaking effective Heel Checks
• React to Red: Communicating heel pressure ulcer prevention
• Vascular assessment of heel pressure ulcers
• Predictors of Healing in Heel Pressure Ulcers
• Multidisciplinary management of heel pressure ulcers
• Learning from RCA investigations relating to heel pressure ulcers
• Managing heel pressure ulcers in the community