Sunday, June 25
  3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
(200) Implementation of Federal Tag 314 in the LTC Setting
Nancy Tomaselli, RN, MSN, CS, CRNP, CWOCN, CLNC
1.2 Contact Hours
    CMS Federal Tag 314: Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities is used by federal and state surveying agencies to determine the quality of pressure ulcer care in LTC facilities. This session will discuss how to implement these guidelines by refining current protocols and streamlining documentation to meet the surveyors’ criteria for pressure ulcers.
    1. Describe Federal Tag 314 guidelines as they relate to pressure ulcers.
    2. Discuss ways to implement the guidelines in the LTC setting.
       
  4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
(204) Deep Tissue Injury
Janet Cuddigan, PhD RN CWCN CCCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) is a phenomenon which has been documented by clinicians for decades. At a recent NPUAP Consensus Conference, national attention was focused on the evolving science of DTI. This session will explore our current knowledge of DTI, as well as implications for practice, research and health policy.
    1. Describe the etiology and natural history of deep tissue injury.
    2. Discuss potential treatment options for deep tissue injury.
    3. Explore relevant practice, research, and public policy implications.
       
Monday, June 26
  10:45 am – 11:45 am
(301) The Use of Accommodative Dressing in Management of Diabetic and Neuropathic Foot Wounds
Myra F. Varnado, RN, BS, CDE, CWOCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    Due to a myriad of factors, neuropathic wound management is a highly complex area of WOC nursing practice. This session addresses the use of accommodative dressings to accomplish basic offloading of foot pressure. Several examples of efficacious, costeffective and easily constructed dressings that benefit the vast majority of neuropathic wounds will be presented.
    1. Define the terms “accommodative dressing” and “offloading” as they pertain to neuropathic wound management.
    2. Identify three anatomic foot sites that are common to neuropathic wound development.
    3. Identify three accommodative dressing effective in offloading foot pressure.
       
  3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
(305) MRSA: Learn to Live With It
David K. Cobb, MD
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will review the impact of MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) at th national and local levels including community-acquired MRSA. Basic tenets of MRSA management with respect to colonization and infection, treatment options, and isolation needs will be discussed. A discussion of current antibiotic therapy will be included in this presentation.
    1. Differentiate between fact and fiction about MRSA.
    2. Discuss appropriate interventions for the management of MRSA.
    3. Understand the impact of community-acquired MRSA.
       
  4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
(309) Lymphedema
Carolyn Fife, MD
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will review the pathophysiology of lymphedema, the clinical presentation, and how lymphedema affects wound healing. Current treatment modalities will be discussed, including how lymphedema management can dovetail with wound management strategies and how aggressive lymphedema compression techniques differ from venous compression.
    1. Describe and recognize primary and secondary lymphedema.
    2. Discuss the treatment of lymphedema and how it integrates with wound management.
       
Tuesday, June 27
  9:00 am – 10:00 am
(400) Expert Session: Impaired Vascular Progenitor Function in Diabetic Wound Healing
Geoffrey C. Gurtner, MD, FACS
1.2 Contact Hours
    The WOC nurse provides care for many individuals with complex chronic wounds, many of whom have diabetes. During this session, the presenter will discuss the differences between vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. This session will review and discuss the effects of diabetes on cell function.
    1. Discuss differences between vasculogenesis and angiogenesis.
    2. Describe vascular stem/progenitor cell function.
    3. Explain how diabetes impairs vascular progenitor cell function.
       
  10:15 am – 11:15 am
(404) Pharmacotherapy and Skin Disasters
Joanne Shubert, PharmD, RN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will explain a variety of adverse skin reactions caused by medications and drugs that prevent wound healing. Appropriate assessment, documentation, and reporting of these events will be discussed. Recommended treatments and/or adjustments in therapy for these occurrences will be addressed.
    1. Describe medication-related alteration of skin integrity and inhibition of wound healing.
    2. Recognize the presenting signs of drug induced adverse skin reactions.
    3. Develop an appropriate therapeutic plan for addressing drug induced skin disorders.
       
  2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
(408) Peer Pressure: What are You Doing to Prevent Perioperative Pressure Ulcers?
Suzy-Scott Williams, MSN, RN, CWOCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    Perioperative pressure ulcer (PrU) development has become a significant risk of surgery. It is estimated that one-in-four patients may be at risk. Evidence-based practice for prevention of ORacquired pressure ulcers (PrU) is still evolving. Although acute care PrU incidence rates continue to rise, little is known about the link between surgery and ulcer development. Several studies have identified the OR as a potential cause of PrU, but risk assessment tools and specific interventions for prevention have not been standardized. This session will review the science behind the contributing factors, prevention measures, and early assessment of perioperative PrU. The role of the WOC nurse in identification, appropriate interventions, education, and research will be explained.
    1. Review the science behind PrU development in the perioperative period.
    2. Compare intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to perioperative PrU development.
    3. Describe clinical research results regarding effectiveness of pressure reducing products for the OR.
    4. Discuss the WOC nurses role in the prevention and early treatment for perioperative PrU.
       
Wednesday, June 28
  8:00 am – 9:00 am
(500) Expert Session: Advanced Lower Extremity Wound Assessment
Debra Netsch, RN, MSN, ENP, CWOCN
Denise Nix, RN, MS, CWOCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will provide expert level information related to assessment and differential diagnosis for patients with lower extremity wounds. Case studies will be used to present wound assessment findings unique to patients with LEAD, LEVD, LEND, and atypical wounds.
    1. List assessment parameters for lower extremities with wounds.
    2. Differentiate and identify unique wound assessment findings for the patient with LEAD, LEVD, and LEND.
    3. Identify assessment findings for atypical ulcers.

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