29 July 2022

Atypical causes of leg ulceration webinar

Overview This video will help you understand the diversity and complexity of leg ulcers and also the management of unusual causes of leg ulcers. Dr Rai aims to expand your knowledge base on different presentations of leg ulcers and will talk about evidence-based management and newer techniques of leg ulcer management. Who’s the webinar suitable […]

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08 June 2022

Smith+Nephew Wound Club Online – Module 1: The Skin

Module 1: The Skin This forms part of a series of modules you can access to develop your knowledge and understanding of wound care. This module is endorsed by The Society of Tissue Viability By the end of this module, you will be able to: – Name the different layers of the skin Recognise how […]

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30 May 2022

Skin Assessment: Assessing skin on patients with darker skin tones in relation to PU prevention

A part of the Society of Tissue Viability’s STOP the pressure webinar series 2021.  Presented by Jacqui Fletcher and based on the Best Practice Statement – Addressing skin tone bias in wound care: assessing signs and symptoms in people with dark skin tones, published by Wounds UK.

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23 February 2022

Skin Care Champions Programme and Network

Brief Summary Our Skin Care Champions Programme & Network is the latest educational offering from the Society of Tissue Viability and one which has won the prestigious Urgo Foundation Award. This webinar gives information about the programme and addresses questions. Due to the impact of Coronavirus, awareness of the whole Care Home/Home Care sector has risen […]

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23 February 2022

Waterless bathing: benefits and implementation challenges

The Speakers Martin Kiernan, Clinical Director, GAMA Healthcare – Martin has worked in infection prevention and control for 30 years in a variety of settings. He is a Visiting Clinical Fellow at the Richard Wells Research Centre at the University of West London, Conjoint Fellow at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales and a […]

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23 February 2022

Lost in translation – implementing the Society’s Seating Guidelines

In 2017 the TVS published ‘Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and seating in adults: What does it mean for me and my carers?’ The UK’s first dedicated guideline for seating. A recent survey revealed that these guidelines have been adopted into practice in many different ways, some successfully, some not so. This webinar shared […]

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10 January 2022

Patient involvement in PU prevention

Abstract Introduction Patient involvement in care and decision-making has become an increasing focus in recent years, with the governmental shift to personalisation (1). Pressure ulcers (PUs) remain a key priority for healthcare providers with risk assessment and subsequent preventive measures seen as central to prevention. However, little is known about the involvement of the patient […]

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07 January 2022

Skin care challenges for the 21st century

Abstract Over the last 30 years tissue viability has developed as a clinical speciality in its own right that shares an interest in managing patients with compromised skin integrity with the more established specialism of dermatology. In many instances though, these related areas of expertise have developed separately and have not fully benefitted from collaborative […]

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