Skin health and wound care for Children
Our free service specific/specialist days promote the best practices in skin health and wound healing
Overview
Caring for children with a chronic illness or disability can pose many challenges to healthcare professionals. Frequently this includes the risks associated with maintaining skin integrity and wound healing when faced with complex factors that can impact on patient outcomes.
This advanced study day will explore some of these challenges faced and the factors that need to be considered when assessing and managing children with complex skin and wound care needs.
Who’s the Skin health and wound care for children study day suitable for?
This study day is aimed at Childrens nurses working in both secondary care and community-based settings, paediatric specialist nurses, Allied Health professionals working with children, Tissue viability nurses, practice nurses, GPs, children’s nursing students.
Programme
View the draft programme – please note timings/presentations may be subject to change
Industry presentations
There will be an interactive presentation of wound care products and preventative aids from our industry partners:
Mediq (formerly H&R Healthcare)
And more to be confirmed!
Our Trustees look forward to welcoming you all virtually to the classroom
Keynote Speakers
Julie Van Onselen
Lecturer Practitioner in Dermatology
Dermatology Education partnership Ltd, SHUK, Check4Cancer, National Eczema Society
Read more…Colm Darby
Doctoral Fellow & Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Queens University Belfast & Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Read more…Dianne Wootten
Senior Health Play Specialist
Childrens Community Nurse’s Team West Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Read more…