It’s Just a Stage 1 Pressure Injury. Or is it? Course for Dietitians

It’s Just a Stage 1 Pressure Injury. Or is it? Course for Dietitians is organized by ContinuingEducation.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation and will be held during Jul 17, 2017 - Jul 17, 2020.

The target audience for this medical event is interprofessional audience, including nurses, nursing assistants, dietitians, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physical therapists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 CPEU.

Course Description:
Under pressure: just a blanchable event or an underlying injury? It can be much more difficult to distinguish a deeper tissue injury from a stage 1 injury when assessing darker skin tones versus very light skin tones. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel modified descriptive language from pressure ulcer to pressure injury in 2016. Since skin can look very different based on an individual’s skin tone, it’s important to fortify assessment skills with tips you can use to help prevent “missed” deeper injuries.

Goal:
The goal of this presentation is to describe the differences between deep tissue injuries and stage 1 pressure injuries, especially in dark skin tones.

Conference Objectives are :
• Explain the differences between deep tissue injuries and stage 1 pressure injuries.
• Identify risk factors for patients who develop deep tissue injuries and stage 1 pressure injuries.
• Collaborate interprofessionally with members of the healthcare team to address prevention of skin injuries.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.