Accredited Workshop: Wound Infection Day

Supported by an educational grant from Urgo Foundation.

In kind support provided by LifeNet Health, MolecuLight and Solventum, Medical Surgical Business.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Explain the drivers of wound infection today
• Determine if there are gradations of contamination that be agreed upon and differentiate modes of treatment for wounds contaminated at various levels; what role, if any, does biofilm play in the issues faced?
• Categorize the levels of microbes in the wound
• Assess current techniques, in the in-patient and out-patient settings, to determine levels of contamination and identify which method to use and when
• Outline new and emerging technologies to determine levels of contamination and infection in the wound
• Determine the relationship between slough removal and infection control?
• Explain the role of silver, Iodine, acetic acid and systemic antibiotic in the management of infection
• Examine new and emerging technologies for slough dermal removal including a novel hypochlorous acid, charged fiber
• Examine findings from the recent IWII cleansing guidelines
• Explore illustrative case-studies on wound infection management and apply current strategies