A Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) funded CPD opportunity for Practice Nurses and Aboriginal Health Professionals working across the WNSW PHN area. Delivered in partnership with APNA.
Presenter
Deb Kerz
Education Manager – Delivery
Australian Primary Health Care Nurse Association (APNA)
Description
Build your confidence in wound assessment and management with this practical workshop designed for primary care clinicians.
Learn how to assess wounds holistically, identify infection, perform lower limb assessments, and apply evidence-based treatment strategies. Develop practical skills in clinical decision-making, risk management, debridement, and escalation to deliver safe, patient-centred care and improve wound healing outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
- Assess wounds holistically, identifying signs of infection and performing lower limb assessments
- Apply evidence-based wound management strategies to support optimal wound healing and patient outcomes
- Develop appropriate clinical decision-making, risk management, debridement, and escalation strategies to deliver safe, patient-centred wound care.
Target audience
Nurses (NP, RN, EN, AIN), Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners working in general practice, AMS and ACCHO settings and Residential Aged Care Home Nurses.
If you are not part of the target audience but would like to be placed on a Wait List should places be available, please email erica.gilbert@wnswphn.org.au
