This course is conducted over one day and is equivalent to 8 continuing professional development (CPD) hours.
Key learning outcomes:
On completion participants will be better able to:
Describe the anatomy & physiology of the integumentary system
Outline the process of wound healing
Identify factors which negatively impact on wound repair
Engage with a Wound Detective assessment strategy
Differentiate acute from chronic wound infections
Discuss recent developments in wound hygiene
Examine advances in oedema management and compression therapy
Review the role and function of antimicrobials and wound dressings
Fees
ACN members $350.00 Non-members $400.00
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Presenter Biography Gary Bain RN CNC MClinEd BN DipApSc MACN.
Gary has been involved in delivering and teaching wound management since 1987. Currently in private practice as The Wound Guy, Gary provides education to medical, nursing, allied-health and product-industry personnel. He also provides clinical support to patients and their clinicians in the aged care, primary care and community sectors. These activities are conducted concurrently with his present role as educator and nurse consultant in wound management at the Mt Wilga Private Hospital (Rehabilitation Centre). He is also a lecturer at Macquarie University with the Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) division.