Palliative Wound Care: Principles and Practice Micro-Learning Flight

Palliative Wound Care: Principles and Practice Micro-Learning Flight is organized by American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

Activity Published: 03/26/2025
Activity Expires: 03/30/2028

Description:
This educational activity is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in managing wounds within hospice and palliative care settings. Participants will explore the unique challenges associated with limited access to specialized wound care services and learn to apply evidence-informed, patient-centered strategies that prioritize comfort and quality of life.
The micro-learning modules provide focused instruction on the assessment and management of common wound-related symptoms, including pain, odor, exudate, pruritus, bleeding, and infection. The activity also emphasizes clinical decision-making related to wound healing potential—healable, maintenance, and non-healable—and the development of individualized care plans that align with patients' goals and needs.
By promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication, this activity supports improved care coordination and outcomes in the context of palliative wound care.

Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this micro-learning flight series, learners will self-report the ability to:

• Critically evaluate the clinical and systemic barriers to providing wound care in hospice and palliative care settings, especially in resource-limited environments.
• Synthesize clinical data and patient context to classify wounds as healable, maintenance, or non-healable, and justify corresponding treatment strategies.
• Design and adapt personalized interventions to manage wound-related symptoms (e.g., pain, odor, exudate, pruritus, bleeding, infection) based on current evidence and patient goals.
• Develop and revise individualized wound care plans that align with palliative care principles and engage patients and families in shared decision-making.
• Lead and facilitate effective interdisciplinary collaboration to improve care coordination, communication, and continuity in the management of complex wounds.