Overview
Save Lives and Limbs
Gain the advanced clinical knowledge and confidence to make a significant difference in diabetic wound outcomes in your practice. Becoming a diabetic wound professional can help you save the lives and limbs of patients in your care. Be inspired and see dramatic improvements in your abilities with this WCEI
® onsite Diabetic Skin and Wound Management course.
Build Your Career While Making a Difference
This four-day onsite course leads to Diabetic Wound Certified
® (DWC
®) credential through the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO
®) - a qualification that not only boosts your professional career, but can also significantly improve patient outcomes at your facility. In addition to classroom training, you will participate in hands-on labs including total contact casting and conservative sharp debridement.
Onsite Classroom Learning
Taught by a
board-certified DWC instructor, WCEI
® courses keep students involved and inspired - so new knowledge is not only gained, it is retained and can be immediately put into practice. Benefits of this onsite course include:
- Quiet, dedicated time out of the office to really focus on wound care training
- Real, practical and hands-on use of the tools and techniques
- Opportunities to tackle subjects and ask questions outside the standard course training
- Networking with other learners, sharing experiences and social interaction
- Valuable feedback from the trainer and others in the group
Certification Examination
Your clinical experience and the knowledge gained from the course will help prepare you for a wound care certification exam.
After registering for the course, if you plan to sit for a certification exam, you will select a credentialing board, complete their exam application, and pay their certification fees. The credentialing board determines your certification eligibility. For your convenience, the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® administers the certification examination at most course locations the day after the course concludes.
Contact NAWCO at 877-922-6292 for exam-related questions.
Can’t Find a Course Near You?
With a minimum class size of 15, WCEI
® can
bring a certification course right to your facility, where you can include fellow healthcare providers and make the course a community event.
Certificates
Intended Audience
This course is intended for multiple professions including nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals interested in wound care.
Credits
| Nurses: |
39 contact hours |
| Physical Therapists: |
39 contact hours |
| Dietitians: |
39 contact hours |
| Physicians: |
39 contact hours |
Physician Continuing Education Credit
Relias LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 39 AMA PRA category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To request a CME credit certificate after you have completed the online evaluation, please email [email protected] or call 877-462-9234.
Important Accreditation Notice for Occupational Therapists:
This course is not accredited for Continuing Education (CE) credit for Occupational Therapists. However, a Certificate of Completion will be issued upon successful completion of the course. This certificate may be submitted as documentation to fulfill eligibility requirements for the NAWCO® certification examination, in accordance with their current standards.
Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation Information
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In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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As a Jointly Accredited organization, Relias LLC is accredited to offer dietetic continuing education by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The CDR is an associate member of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
Dietetics-related continuing education from Relias LLC, regardless of target profession, is acceptable, if the learning relates to the Competencies/Performance Indicators (PIs) on the learner's Step 1 Learning Plan.
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Relias LLC is a licensed physical therapy continuing Education sponsor (#216.000290) by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Certificates must be retained by the licensee for a period of 5 years after course completion. Please check with your state for prior approval.
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Tuition Cost
Tuition Rate
$2,297 Initial Certification
$2,197 Alumni Student
Recertification Information
Certification Examination Fees: Fees are not included in the tuition rate. You will need to select a credentialing board, complete their exam application and pay exam fees.
Group Code: A group code identifies a course tuition rate for organizations who have an agreement with WCEI®. The code is given to individuals associated with the organization who are taking a course. The code, if applicable, must be used when registering for the course.
The WCEI Difference
WCEI is the only accredited provider of Diabetic Wound Care (DWC) education through the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO ®). Here's what to expect from WCEI courses:
- Premium Content: Our course content is updated and reviewed by industry professionals at a minimum of every three years. We pride ourselves on having the most current, up to date course content in the industry.
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Learner Supportive Platform: Our wound care courses are hosted on the propriety Relias Live Learning Management System.
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Flexible Payment Options: We offer a variety of flexible payment options through Affirm.
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Continuous Learning: We provide continuing education throughout your career.
Learn more about how WCEI stands out from our competitors here.
Included with Tuition
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Onsite classroom training
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180-day access to the online course beginning 29 days before the 1st day of class (platform resource center)
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Contact hours upon completion (visit “Certificates” tab). No continuing education credit is being offered for OT/OTA at this time. Check back soon.
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DIGITAL VERSION WCEI® Diabetic Skin and Wound Care Management course workbook
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Three hands-on labs including: Total Contact Casting; Diabetic Nail Debridement; Conservative Sharp Debridement
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Exam prep tools, including flashcards and end-of-lesson knowledge quizzes
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Pre-exam certification review
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Networking lunches at some locations
Ongoing Education
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Nurses: Free 1-year Nurse.com Standard or Premium APRN subscription
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Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Dieticians: FREE 1-year subscription to Relias Academy
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Physician: access to free CMEs on FreeCME.com
Financial Options Cancellation Policy
Schedule & Content
Schedule
Four-Day Course
Days 1 - 4:
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8:00AM - 5:00PM
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Classroom Training
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Day 5:
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8:00AM - 11:00PM
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For your convenience, the National Alliance of Wound
are and Ostomy® administers the certification
examination at most course locations the day after
the course concludes.
Contact NAWCO® at 877.922.6292 for
exam-related questions. |
Curriculum
- Section 1 Foundations of Diabetes Management
- Section 2 Neuropathy
- Section 3 Cutaneous Aspects of Diabetes
- Section 4 Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Wound Healing
- Section 5 Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Exam
- Section 6 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infection
- Section 7 Principles of Wound Management
- Section 8 Topical Wound Management: Dressing Selection and Wound Cleansing
- Section 9 Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Section 10 Adjunctive Therapies Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Section 11 Treatment of Charcot Neuropathic Osteopathy
- Section 12 Offloading and the Diabetic Foot
- Section 13 Nutrition, Depression and Pain
- Section 14 Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Section 15 Amputation and Limb Care
- Section 16 Basic Foot and Nail Care for the Patient with Diabetes
- Section 17 Transdisciplinary Concepts
Learning Objectives
- Describe the difference between type I and type II diabetes.
- Discuss overall epidemiology of diabetes and incidence of diabetic foot ulcers.
- Discuss the basic anatomy and physiology of the foot.
- Describe the gait cycle.
- Identify two of the major functions of normal gait.
- List the six clinical presentations of diabetic neuropathy.
- List the neuropathic pain descriptors of distal symmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy.
- Differentiate characteristics of somatic and autonomic nervous system.
- Identify five components of a comprehensive diabetes foot exam.
- Summarize risk factors, causes and classification of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
- Name and explain characteristics of at least three common skin complications associated with diabetes.
- Discuss overall effects of diabetes and impaired wound healing.
- Classify diabetic foot infections and choose treatments based on this classification.
- Summarize assessment findings and treatment recommendations for diabetic foot ulcers complicated by osteomyelitis.
- Explain the theory of moist wound healing.
- Identify five factors which enhance or impede the wound healing process.
- Identify five different dressing categories for topical wound management.
- Select safe topical treatment options based upon wound assessment and goal of wound care.
- Select appropriate diabetic foot ulcer treatments and interventions, based upon wound characteristics and goal of treatment.
- Demonstrate procedure for conservative sharp debridement.
- Explain the rationale for offloading and footwear in the patient with neuropathy.
- Distinguish at what point in the diabetic wound one should consider “adjuvant therapy".
- Explain the importance of nutritional interventions and glucose control for the wounded diabetic.
- Describe and differentiate examples of diabetes related distress and diabetes associated depression.
- Define two clinical terms associated with pain.
- Identify four characteristics of peripheral arterial disease.
- Summarize types of pain and potential complications experienced post-amputation.
- Demonstrate application of total contact cast.
- Summarize basic nail and skin care recommendations for the person with diabetes.
- Describe three interventions or methods to assist patient in compliance with care plan.
- Demonstrate procedure for trimming and filing toenails.
- List three types of adult learners, and describe one example of each.
- Discuss importance of evidence-based standards of care and specify examples of two diabetes associated practice guidelines.