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Instructional Level: Beginner

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Course Outline:

Course Outline

Hour 1

  • What is and is not a pressure injury
  • Updated definitions of Pressure Injury Staging
  • Specific components of a wound assessment
  • Medical terminology describing the characteristics of the wound
  • What are the causes of pressure injuries
  • Which areas of the body are at higher risk
  • How to write specific goals to address wound healing and mobility

Hour 2

  • How to document progress using a math formula to demonstrate % healing
  • Biophysical Agents: parameters
  • Positioning and Mobility investigation & interventions
  • Coding Pressure Injury with the ICD-10 system. Online manuals
  • Choosing Treatment Diagnosis
  • The components of the Therapy evaluation Narrative
  • Treatment Documentation and Biophysical Agent billing
  • Education and Training of Patient, Staff, Caregivers
  • Therapists contribute to the team with Biophysical Agents, Sharps Debridement, and unique knowledge of range of motion, strengthening, mobility, gait, offloading, and return to function

Author

Sandra Villam, PT, WCC

Wound Care for the Therapist: How to Assess, Investigate, and Treat a Pressure Injury - Monday, March 31st, 2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm ET

Wound Care for the Therapist: How to Assess, Investigate, and Treat a Pressure Injury - Monday, March 31st, 2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm ET

2 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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Description:

Course Overview

Therapists have much to offer the wound care team, but many therapists do not feel adequate in assessing a wound, writing goals, or documenting. This is an Entry to Intermediate level course that outlines what a pressure injury is (and is not), how to assess a pressure injury, what factors may have caused and/or contribute to a pressure injury, and how to write an effective therapy plan of care for the treatment of a patient with a pressure injury.

Full Course Description
Course OverviewTherapists have much to offer the wound care team, but many therapists do not feel adequate in assessing a wound, writing goals, or documenting. This is an Entry to Intermediate level course that outlines what a pressure injury is (and is not), how to assess a pressure injury, what factors may have caused and/or contribute to a pressure injury, and how to write an effective therapy plan of care for the treatment of a patient...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Overview

This course is intended to instruct the professional on gaining a clear understanding of a harassment-free workplace and comply with policy and state laws.

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognize a pressure injury
  • Define up-to-date terminology to stage a Pressure Injury
  • Identify the components of a wound assessment
  • Recognize intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to pressure injuries
  • Recognize measurable goals
  • Identify and select therapeutic interventions specific to patients with a pressure injury
  • Recognize accurate and sufficient ICD-10 coding of a pressure injury
  • Identify key components of therapy documentation
  • Identify effective therapist involvement on a wound care team

Goals & Objectives:

Course Overview

This course is intended to instruct the professional on gaining a clear understanding of a harassment-free workplace and comply with policy and state laws.

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognize a pressure injury
  • Define up-to-date terminology to stage a Pressure Injury
  • Identify the components of a wound assessment
  • Recognize intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to pressure injuries
  • Recognize measurable goals
  • Identify and select therapeutic interventions specific to patients with a pressure injury
  • Recognize accurate and sufficient ICD-10 coding of a pressure injury
  • Identify key components of therapy documentation
  • Identify effective therapist involvement on a wound care team

Disclosures:

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Contact Hours
Upon sucessful completion of this course, you will be awarded the following contact hours (based on profession):
Occupational Therapy: 2 Hours
Physical Therapy: 2 Hours

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us or by using the chat functionality.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-interactive course is offered at 0.2 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Contact Hours
Upon sucessful completion of this course, you will be awarded the following contact hours (based on profession):
Occupational Therapy: 2 Hours
Physical Therapy: 2 Hours

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us or by using the chat functionality.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-interactive course is offered at 0.2 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.