Overview

In healthcare, pressure ulcer prevention should be everyone’s business – Irrespective of your role, it matters because it’s about patient safety, quality of care, patient dignity and doing what’s right for those who we care for.

This years Stop the Pressure theme is ‘What matters to me’, and in collaboration with NHS England, this study day includes presentations from experienced speakers working in a range of healthcare settings who will share why pressure ulcer prevention and management matters to them.

The study day will combine perspectives from a range of clinical settings, together with opportunities for reflecting on one’s own practice and why patient centred pressure ulcer prevention matters to you.

Who’s the Pressure ulcer prevention and management: What matters to me? study day suitable for?

This study day is aimed anyone working in a health care setting who has an interest in pressure ulcer prevention or those who work directly with patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers. This includes nurses and AHPs from both community and hospital settings, nursing homes and palliative care/ hospices, podiatrists, governance/ patient safety leads, healthcare students, educators, academics or researchers.

Where and when is the study day taking place?

Tuesday 18 November, online via the Zoom webinar platform

Programme – please note timings may be subject to change

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09.30-09.45         Welcome & Introduction – Sarah Gardner, Society of Tissue Viability Education Facilitator/Director, Wound Matters Ltd

09.45-10.15         What matters to me? Person centered pressure ulcer prevention irrespective of care setting. – Jacqui Fletcher, Clinical Lead for Tissue Viability, NHS England

10.15– 10.25       Q&A

10.25-10.40         Industry presentation – TBC

10.40-10.50         Comfort break

10.50-11.20         A carers story: Learning from a serious adverse incident review – Veronica Pollard, Tissue Viability Nurse, NHS GGC Scotland

11.20-11.30         Q&A

11.30-12.00         Supporting nurses to let go: Challenging ritualistic practice in pressure ulcer prevention & management – Julie Astley, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

12.00-12.10         Q&A

12.10-12.25         Industry presentation – TBC

12.25-13.00          Lunch

13.00-13.30         The Impact of a Tissue Viability Service Integrated in Critical Care – Irena Pukiova. ANP, Tissue Viability, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

13.30-13.40         Q&A

13.40 – 13.55       Industry presentation – TBC

13.55-14.25         Surgical intervention for pressure ulcer repair – Jane Edwards, Senior Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

14.25-14.35         Q&A

 14.35-14.50         Industry presentation – TBC

 14.50-15.00         Comfort Break

15:00-15:30        The role of the ambulance service in pressure ulcer prevention – Christopher Harvey, Consultant Paramedic, Humber and North Yorkshire

15.30-15.40         Q&A

15.40-15.45         Round up of the day / close

Industry presentations

There will be an interactive presentation of wound care products and preventative aids from our industry partners – details TBC

Our Trustees look forward to welcoming you all virtually to the classroom