![](/sites/default/files/2023-05/TJI-Header_2023.jpg)
This Just In...
Updates in Pressure
Injury & Ulcers
Updates in Pressure
Injury & Ulcers
This lecture offers a review of definitions and pathophysiology of pressure injuries per NPIAP guidance. Ryan Dirks also provides an introduction to the Post-Acute Skin and Wound RegistryTM, and the Lift Off Registry TrialsTM. The treatment paradigm for pressure injuries and ulcers will also be discussed.
CME (Credits: 0.75) CEU (Credits: 0.75)
![](https://cdn2.podiatry.com/eMails/thisjustin/Issue91/TJI91-Dirks-Pressure-Injury_LIP.jpg)
This CME lecture is from the Live In-Person
2023 Desert Foot Conference.
Ryan Dirks, MS, PA, CWS
Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Officer
United Wound Healing
Puyallup, WA
[email protected]
Click the image below to view this lecture.
![](https://prsnte.com/assets/images/global/spacer.png)
![](https://prsnte.com/assets/images/global/spacer.png)
Learning Objectives:
- Identify characteristics unique to pressure injuries/ulcers vs non-pressure ulcers. This includes their pathophysiology, mechanisms of tissue damage, and epidemiology particularly in the long-term care and post-acute continuum.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of pressure injury/ulcer staging system.
- Analyze relevant data pertaining to frequency and healing rates of pressure ulcers compared to non-pressure ulcers.
Comments
There are 0 comments for this article