Pressure ulcer prevention for people with Learning Disability
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Overview
This webinar harnessed the experience of clinical experts in the Learning Disability field who highlighted 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
- Jonathan Guy, Teacher Key Stage 4, and experience of working with children with special educational needs and adults with learning disabilities
