On demand webinar: Surgical site infection and outcomes in surgical oncology

Accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England*

Surgical site infection and outcomes in surgical oncology

A collection of material to support education that surgical site complications can impact on long term survival after oncological surgery and that the use of NPWT is an important strategy to reduce the risk of surgical site complications.

This module is a based on a collection of e-learning lectures from a webinar delivered in September 2020.

A webinar in association with BASO (The Association For Cancer Surgery)

Learning Objectives

• Describe types of surgical site complications
• Understand the evidence that shows surgical site complications can affect long term survival after oncology surgery focusing on breast cancer surgery and colorectal cancer surgery
• Justify the use of PICO^◊ sNPWT with supporting evidence that it may reduce the risk of surgical site complications
• Review the mode of action (MOA) of NPWT