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2nd Annual Reducing Avoidable Pressure Injuries Conference  

2nd Annual Reducing Avoidable Pressure Injuries Conference

16 - 17 September 2013 | Novotel Melbourne on Collins

The first-ever national conference to look solely at the prevention of pressure injuries in Australia.

A comprehensive case study led program covering:

> Meeting Standard 8, Our Experience
> Pressure Injury Prevention During the Surgical Patient Journey
> Pressure Injury Risk Assessment in Intensive Care
> Best Practice Guidelines for Pressure Injury Prevention in the Adult Intensive Care Patient
> The Prevention of Pressure Injuries in People with Spinal Cord Injuries
> Pressure Weights For No; One-Educating Patients and Families
>The Best Care for Older People Everywhere Toolkit
> Creating Champions for Skin Integrity to Reduce the Prevalence of Pressure Injuries Within Residential Aged Care
> The Implementation of a Hospital Wide Wound Care Program
> Responding to the Challenges Created by the Different Shapes of the Obese
> Wound Champion Program - A Network of Far-Reaching Tentacles
> Translating Research into Clinical Practice Change
> Pressure Injuries & the Indigenous Community in the Northern Territory

With key contributions from:

> Sutherland Hospital | St Vincents
> Health Network | Australian Bariatric
> Innovations Group | The St George
> Hospital | ACI/ICCMU Pressure Injury
> Prevention Project Group | The Prince
> Charles Hospital | Western Health |
> Melbourne Health | Australian College
> of Critical Care Nurses | Prince of
> Wales Hospital | University of Western
> Australia | Pressure Ulcers | Royal Darwin
> Hospital | QUT Wound Healing Service |
> The Wound Centre | Alfred Health



DO NOT MISS!

The Post Conference Workshop: Wednesday 18th September 9.00am -12.30pm
Putting Pressure Injury Prevention into Practice for Hospital, Community and Residential Aged Care Facilities
Led by Debbie Blanchfield, Wound Care Clinical Nurse Consultant, Surgical Stream, Wollongong Hospital

View workshop details here



Endorsed by

     

  This conference is endorsed by APEC No 090810001 as authorised by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) according to approved criteria. Attendance attracts 12 RCNA CNE points as part of RCNAs Life Long Learning Programme (3LP). In addition, by attending the postconference workshop you will earn an additional 3 RCNA CLE points.
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