Pressure Ulcers

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Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Overview: Pressure Ulcers

Monitoring Residents with Pressure Ulcers

Breakout Session: QMs, QIs, Tracking Quality Improvement, Pressure Ulcer Regulations

Tool Kit

Pressure Ulcer Treatment

Positioning Devices and Support Surfaces

Nutrition

A 3-part Teleconference Series on Pressure Ulcers with Courtney Lyder, ND

  • Session 1, Revisions to F-314 (originally presented May 24, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040
  • Session 2, Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies (originally presented June 28, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040
  • Session 3, Pressure Ulcer Management Strategies (originally presented July 26, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040

What's New, What's Old, and What's Working
Teleconference presented by Dr. Karen Zulkowski, 03/22/07

Taking the Pressure Off- What You Can Do to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Teleconference presented by Dr. Joyce Black, 11/13/08

Pressure Ulcers: Acute Care vs. Nursing Homes Teleconference presented by Karen Zulkowski, 01/15/09

Now that the Pressure Ulcer Guidelines are Written-What's Next?
Teleconference presented by Dr. Joyce Black, 08/13/09

Pressure Ulcer Care: Specific Actions for Improved Prevention and Treatment Teleconference presented by Dr. Barbara Bates-Jensen, 10/15/09

Management of Pain Related to Pressure Ulcers Teleconference presented by Dr. Jane Mort, 01/14/10

"And then... I woke up on the other side of the fence... with wounds!"
Presented by Sherrie Dornberger, 02/09/10

Pressure Ulcer Prevention Activities: Nursing - Driven, Multidisciplinary & Patient - Centered 2005-2009, Presented by Cathryn Reimanis, 03/23/10

 

 

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