Pressure ulcer prevention for people with Learning Disability
Find out from our expert speakers how we can improve communication with the person at risk of pressure ulcers and their family/carers to allow them to participate in preventative care and to support safe and compassionate delivery of care.
This event is a part of the #4NATIONS #STOPTHEPRESSURE campaign
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Overview
This webinar will harness the experience of clinical experts in the Learning Disability field to highlight how we can improve communication with the person and their family/carers to both allow them to participate in preventative care and to support safe and compassionate delivery of care.
Learning objectives
- To develop an understanding of specific support needs of people with a learning disability
- To understand the strategies to support people with learning disabilities
- To share tips for how to maintain good pressure ulcer prevention strategies
Speakers
- Moderator – Jeannie Donnelly, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust & School of Nursing, Queens University Belfast
- Ailish McMeel RNLD, SP, MSc, Lecturer (Education), Queens University Belfast
- Nicola Sunderland, Community Learning Disability Matron – Community Adult Learning Disability Service, Manchester University Hospital Foundation Trust
- Jonathan Guy, Teacher Key Stage 4, and experience of working with children with special educational needs and adults with learning disabilities
Who is this webinar suitable for?
Anyone supporting people with learning disabilities
Registration
- FREE to attend
