Online Course
Characteristics and Identification of Neuropathic Wounds, Pressure Injuries and Non-healing Surgical Wounds
Gain confidence in identifying neuropathic wounds, pressure injuries and non-healing surgical wounds

1.5-2 hours

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Dana Palmer
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Dr. Dana Palmer specialises in the integumentary system, wound healing, and amputation prevention

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Introduction

The five most common types of chronic wounds include arterial ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, neuropathic wounds, pressure injuries, and non-healing surgical wounds. Dana Palmer continues to build on the foundation set in the first course by introducing the learner to the most common types of wounds treated in wound care clinics. This course, the third of seven of the Physiotherapy Wound Care Programme, will discuss the risk factors and identification of neuropathic wounds, pressure injuries and non-healing surgical wounds.

Aims

This course aims to give an overview of the risk factors and identification of neuropathic wounds, pressure injuries and non-healing surgical wounds.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Two reading activities
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1.5-2 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.4 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • describe the characteristics of neuropathic wounds
  • describe the characteristics of pressure injuries
  • describe the characteristics of non-healing surgical wounds

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.