Introduction

Wound dressings serve the important role of promoting wound healing while preventing additional tissue damage. However, selecting the appropriate dressing from the countless available options can be a daunting and challenging task.

This course overviews the goals of wound dressings and the factors that affect our wound care dressing plan. It also looks at the wide variety of dressing types and active agents available on the market.

Learning outcomes

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

• discuss the major therapeutic goals behind wound dressing selection
• compare the main categories of wound dressing options
• identify an appropriate wound dressing treatment plan for a patient in a simple case study, considering important factors, such as wound age, appearance, amount of drainage and infection status

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 1-1.5 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 - This course includes instructional and/or practical videos, reading activities, AI supported learning activities, reflection, evaluation forms, a quiz and additional resources.
• 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 1.2 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility and Non-Discrimination Policy

Physiopedia Plus is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible learning environment for all participants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age in any aspect of our continuing education services. We are dedicated to ensuring that all learners can fully participate in our programmes. Participants who require accommodations or have special needs are encouraged to contact us with details so that we can make all reasonable efforts to meet these requirements.