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CATEGORIES:AAWC Conference
SUMMARY:Pressure Ulcer Summit (PrU)
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for the AAWC Pressure Ulcer Summit (Pr
U), themed Reducing Health Disparities in Pressure Ulcer/Injury
(PU/PI) Detection & Management, on October 7-9, 2021 in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Upon completion of this conference, participants wil
l be able to:
- Describe existing disparities related to pressure
ulcer/injury (PU/PI) prevention and care.
- Discuss challenges in pro
viding equitable pressure injury prevention and care.
- Describe char
acteristics of pressure injury and other damage of persons with dark skin t
ones.
- Identify at least one method of leveling the playing field fo
r pressure injury detection.
More information
Keynote Presentation
by Dr. Olamide Alabi, FACS, an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and End
ovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medici
ne.
Can't-miss Education (earn
11.25 CE credits for attending)
- Setting the sta
ge: A refresher on the pathophysiology of pressure injury developm
ent, with Ruth Bryant, PhD, MS, RN, CWOCN, FAAWC<
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- What is this (2 parts)? wit
h Jackie Brace, PhD, ANP-BC, RN-BC, WOCN and Lynette Gunn, APRN
, GCNS-BC, CWCN, CFCN
- Is this a pr
essure injury? Differential diagnosis and description.
Harm from gadgets and gizmos: Medical device related pressure injury.
- Leveling the playing field: Technology
for assessment of pressure induced tissue damage, with Barbara
Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAWC and Ruth Bryant, Ph
D, MS, RN, CWOCN, FAAWC
- Telehealth:
Access, opportunities, disparities, with Elaine Song, MD, PhD
em>
- Making Better Choices: Tissue toleran
ce and support surfaces, with Sharon Sonenblum, PhD
- Maximizing Available Resources: Using what you
have to manage disparities and risks across health care settings, with Cath
arine Milne, APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/ACNS, CWOCN-AP, FAAWC, Lisa Corbett, APRN, A
CNS-BC, CWOCN and Jeanine Maguire, MPT, CWS
<
li>Panel Discussion - Equity Gaps: Health disparities and
skin color, with moderator Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAWC
- Panel Discussion - Learning from the wisdom
of wound specialists of color: What does early pressure injury and
other skin damage look like in persons with dark skin tones? with moderato
r Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAWC
Panel Discussion - Just do it, but how? PrIP implementation
in different settings, with moderator Ruth Bryant, PhD, MS, RN,
CWOCN, FAAWC
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span style="font-size: 16px;">A Note About Health & Safety
<
p>We regard the health and safety of everyone participating in the AAWC PrU
Summit of paramount importance. Any measures that are put in place at the
event will be to ensure the safety and comfort of all those onsite.
Thank You Sponsors:
CONTACT:info@aawconline.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20211007
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20211010
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