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FREE WEBINAR
Topic: Rethinking Decades of Surgical Practice: Embracing Soft Convexity in the Operating Room.
Speaker: Rosemary Hill BSN, CWOCN, WOCC.
Sponsored by Convatec
Contact Hours: 1.0
Target Audience: Nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in wound care and ostomies.
Disclosure:
Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, WOCC(C), faculty for this educational event, has disclosed she was a consultant and on the speaker's bureau for Hollister in 2023. All relevant financial relationships listed for Ms. Hill have been mitigated.
Description:
Clinical Situation: Within 24-48 hours post-operatively, leakage of effluent frequently occurs under a flat ostomy barrier, which may come in contact with the midline incision. Peristomal skin irritation may also be associated with the leakage, which has contributed to pain and quality of life concerns in the early days of stoma creation. A recent convexity consensus publication concluded that “a convex ostomy pouching system can be safely used regardless of when the stoma was created. Actions Taken: A case series involving 7 patients (4 ileostomy, 2 urostomy, 1 colostomy) was undertaken at a large teaching hospital in Western Canada. Ages ranged from 55—88 years old with varying etiologies including Crohn’s, diverticular disease, rectal cancer, bladder cancer and pancreatic cancer. A decision was made to apply a ceramide infused soft convex skin barrier on all ostomy patients in the operating room. A slim barrier ring was added to the ostomy barrier to enhance the seal around the ostomy.
Results/outcomes: No leakage was noted in all seven patients from time of application to time of first barrier removal for ostomy teaching. All subjects exhibited intact peristomal skin during the first barrier removal which occurred between post-operative days 2-4. These cases suggest that the use of a ceramide infused skin barrier with soft convexity helped increase barrier wear time without stomal complications,
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Review outcomes of newly created stomas placed in soft convexity
- Discuss the approach for ALL ostomy surgery (ileostomy, colostomy & urostomy)
- Present the steps to include for changing a practice of several decades
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FREE WEBINAR
Topic: Wound Care on the Move
Speaker: Elijah Carroll BSN, CRRN, WCC, BLS, PALS
Sponsored by Net Health
Contact Hours: 1.0
Target Audience: Nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in wound care and ostomies.
Description:
Wound care in the rehab settings requires a different approach. Patients can’t be in inpatient rehab and be unable to participate, so you have to plan for patients to be active and on the move while still obtaining optimal results.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Wound care considerations for patients active and mobile
- Adaptive dressings not usually considered or often used
- what dressings work well for patient’s active and mobile
- How to best utilize wound care in a rehab setting.
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FREE WEBINAR
Topic: Evidence-Based Practice in Action
Speaker: Christina Jacoby DNP, RN, CCRN, WCC
Nurse Scientist, University of New Mexico Hospital
Sponsored by Net Health
Contact Hours: 1.0
Target Audience: Nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in wound care and ostomies.
Description:
There is a huge amount of literature available on wound care practices, but how do we know what information is valid and reliable? Many nurses have a solid background in conventional nursing practices; however, those practices differ across countries, across settings, and even among nurses on the same team. Because of this variation in practice patient outcomes are adversely affected, healing is slowed down and the cost of care rises. How can we evaluate what practices are based on tradition and what practices are really driven by evidence? This session will provide a basis in evidence-based practice. I will explain how to formulate a question that can be answered and conduct an efficient search. We will talk about the various databases that exist, what function they have and how to use them effectively. We will talk about study types and design and how that can influence the results. I will present critical appraisal and how to use it to interpret research findings. I will review the most recent and strongest evidence to support clinical wound care practices based on a thorough literature review and synthesis to show how to interpret the literature in a practical way and use it to change clinical practice. I will provide the best evidence available on wound care. A method to interpret the literature and a summary of evidence-based practices.
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Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Understand how to appraise evidence.
- Identify resources to help them appraise articles.
- Understand how to apply evidence to their clinical practice.
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