Pressure Ulcer Prevention and management

ONLY FOR - Sutton Health and Care Staff and Primary Care Staff Working in Sutton

Before the course

Please complete the e-learning modules on ClinicalSkills.net and forward your certificates to educational team email:

esth.communitylearninganddevelopmentacademy@nhs.net

Pressure ulcer prevention and management

This course is open to all healthcare professionals who are looking after patients at risk of developing ulcers.

The Pressure Ulcer Prevention management course topics:

• causes of pressure ulcers
• identifying patients at risk
• early warning signs of skin breakdown
• how to prevent and manage pressure ulcers
• what is Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD)
• the difference between pressure ulcer and MASD