This module explores pressure injury assessment, management and prevention strategies including:

• Completing a pressure injury risk assessment, the tools recommended and how to conduct a skin assessment
• Classification of pressure injuries using the NPUAP/EPUAP/PPPIA pressure injury classification system and subsequent treatment for each stage of pressure injury
• Intervention strategies to prevent and managing pressure injuries.

This module is suitable for all health care professionals and students working in acute and chronic care.

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This module outlines the emergency treatment of burns and includes the principles of:

• Burn injury assessment, burn first aid and referral criteria
• Emergency management of burn patients
• Burn wound management.

The burns module is suitable for all health and student health professionals working with clients/patients who have the potential to or have sustained a burn injury, from simple scalds to burns that require emergency management and fluid resuscitation.

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This module explores leg ulcer assessment, management and prevention strategies including:

• Leg anatomy, calf pump physiology and leg ulcer aetiology
• Comprehensive contra lateral leg assessment
• Principles of leg ulcer management and correct application of compression bandaging.

The Leg Ulcer Module is suitable for students and practicing health professionals wishing to learn about leg ulcer management. It is recommended for those working in domiciliary health services, residential aged care facilities, hospitals, wound or outpatient clinics and community health services.

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The aim of this online module is to provide you with the theoretical knowledge and understanding that is necessary to identify risks for perineal trauma. The module will also enable you to recognise and repair perineal trauma sustained during childbirth and advise women on how to relieve perineal pain.

The Perineal Care Module is suitable for all health and student health professionals working with women who have the potential to, or have sustained, perineal trauma.

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This module has been developed specifically for Aboriginal Health Practitioners (AHPs) to assist them in gaining the knowledge, skill, competence and confidence required to assess and manage patients with wounds, within their scope of practice.

The Aboriginal Health Practitioner Module is suitable for all Aboriginal Health Care employees who may look after people with a wound in community or clinic environments. It is also a great resource for all health professionals working collaboratively with AHPs in remote or rural Aboriginal communities.

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This module takes approximately 2 hours to complete and provides a detailed description of how common risk factors affect healthy skin. This module focuses on:

• Malnutrition and dehydration
• Immobility and decreased functionality
• Polypharmacy
• Cognitive deficits.

This module is meant as an adjunct to all other wound modules. Risk factors such as malignancy, trauma and pressure are discussed in each of the online wound education modules where relevant and so are not covered again in this module. The Risk Factors Affecting Healthy Skin Module is suitable for all health professionals and students, especially those working with older adults in aged care and the community.

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The Moisture Management module takes approximately 2 hours to complete and provides all health care professionals with a detailed description of how to manage moisture associated skin disorders. This module focuses on:

• Incontinence associated dermatitis
• Intertriginous dermatitis
• Peri-Wound Skin Damage
• Peri-stomal Moisture-Associated Skin Damage
• Immersion foot.

The Moisture Management Module is designed to provide health professionals and students, especially those working with older adults, a detailed description of how to manage moisture associated skin disorders.

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The Skin Trauma module takes approximately 2 hours to complete and provides all health care professionals with a detailed description of the different types of skin trauma that affects the ageing population. This module focuses on:

• Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injury
• Skin tears, discussing prevention, assessment and management strategies.

The Skin Trauma Module is designed to provide health professionals and students, especially those working with older adults in aged care and the community, a detailed description of how to prevent, assess and manage skin trauma.

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The Wound Care in the Ageing Population Course has been designed for all health care professionals working in Aged Care, either within a Residential Aged Care Facility, the Community or the Public Health System. This course is comprised of 7 modules and will take approximately 14 hours to complete, although each module has been designed as an independent unit and carries its own certificate of completion. The modules are:

• Module 1: Skin Anatomy and the Effects of Ageing (2 hours)
• Module 2: Risk Factors Affecting Healthy Skin (2 hours)
• Module 3: Wound Assessment, Wound Photography and Wound Management (2 hours)
• Module 4: Moisture Management (2 hours)
• Module 5: Pressure Injuries in the Ageing Population (2 hours)
• Module 6: Skin Trauma (2 hours)
• Module 7: Chronic Conditions, Common Skin Conditions, Malignancy and End of Life (2 hours).

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This workshop is for Sydney North PHN staff who need to complete the Fundamentals of Wound Management Workshop 1.