PIP management spinal cord injury

Introduction

There are special considerations in the prevention of pressure injuries for people with a spinal cord injury. Learn about strategies for prevention and management in this at-risk population.

Fleur discusses the life long risk of pressure injury development as well as lifestyle factors and how pressure injury prevention strategies such as the aSSKINg framework can be implemented.

Pressure injury classification and management as well as the pathways and tools available to support your clinical practice in delivering an individualised management plan.

Contributor:

Fleur Trezise, Australia

Pre-Requisites

None

Learning Objectives

What you will learn:

Describe strategies for prevention and management of Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Interpret recent data and extend these learnings into current practice where applicable
Describe how pressure injury prevention strategies such as the aSSKINg Framework can be implemented in a practice
Apply tools in practice discussed in webinar for pressure injury classification and management

Contributors:

Fleur Trezise, Australia

About this educational activity

Pressure injury prevention & management in people with spinal cord injury