[Download Now] Palliative Wound Care: Management of Complex and Unique Wound Challenges at the End of Life – Laurie Klipfel

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• Solutions to your biggest challenges with complex wounds, fungating wounds, fistulas and chronic painful wounds
• Dramatically increase your confidence in treating your patients’ wound pain
• Differentiate between avoidable and unavoidable wounds
• Documentation strategies to decrease your professional risks
• Hands-on practice for various wound dressing types, aromatherapy samples, and topical homeopathic treatment options for wound care
• Bonus Session: Learn how to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue and develop a personalized plan of self-care to increase your resiliency

Do you ever feel frustrated in caring for patients who suffer terrible wounds at the end of life? Have you ever been told there is nothing you can do for a patient at the end of their life? That is not true. One of the most important things we can do for our patients is to maintain hope, comfort and dignity. Patients and caregivers are overwhelmed by wounds caused by cancer. This seminar will give an in-depth approach to care for patients with chronic wounds, as well as options to care for patients with fungating wounds and terminal Kennedy ulcers. You will be prepared to care for patients with challenging wounds at the end of life.

Wound pictures from actual patients will be shared and case studies will be discussed. When debridement is appropriate and formulary creation is helpful to your organization, you will learn how to choose the best dressing. There will be opportunities to test out different types of wound care dressings, as well as the latest alternative treatment options. You can apply the information in this seminar to care for your most complex wound patients and become a valuable resource for your team.

1. Differentiate between various palliative-specific wound care treatment interventions.
2. Select the best strategies to manage drainage, odor, bleeding and wound pain.
3. Recognize atypical types of wounds and appropriate symptom management for each.
4. Plan for management challenges that can present with complex fistulas.
5. Prepare for the emotional and psychological effects of end of life wounds for patients and families.
6. Appraise symptoms of stress/burnout/ compassion fatigue in your life.

• The Infected Wound
  • Contamination, Colonization and Infection
  • Optimal Culturing for an Infected Wound
  • Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Usage
  • Reducing Biofilms
• Impact of Nutrition/Labs
  • Prealbumin vs. Albumin – and What to Do with the Results
  • Glycemic Control and Wound Healing
  • Ways to Enhance Nutritional Intake
• Choosing a Debridement Method
  • Autolytic
  • Enzymatic
  • Mechanical
  • Conservative Sharp
  • Maggot Therapy
• Wound Types and Etiologies
  • Pressure Ulcers and Staging
    • Pressure… Seeing the Tip of the Iceberg
    • Tools for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk
    • Early Detection of Deep Tissue Injury
    • Incontinences Associated Dermatitis vs. Pressure Ulcers
  • Venous Stasis Ulcers
    • Where is All This Fluid Coming From?
    • Lymphedema
    • Feeling the Squeeze… Different Degrees of Compression
  • Arterial Ulcers
    • Arterial Perfusion
    • Claudication and Rest Pain
    • Diagnostic Tests: Vascular Studies and ABIs
  • Diabetic/Neuropathic Ulcers
    • Assessing Sensation
    • Bad to the Bone… Osteomyelitis
  • Skin Tears/ Adhesive Injuries
    • Is it Partial or Full Thickness Loss?
    • Managing Xerosis with Products in Your Kitchen!
    • Moisturizing and Skin pH…
• Time Out: Identify Wound Types Through Actual Patient Pictures
  • Making Sense of the Endless Dressing Options
    • Foams
    • Alginates and Hydrofiber
    • Hydrogels
    • Thin Films
    • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
    • The Magic of Honey
    • Contact Layers
    • Alternative Homeopathic Approaches to Wound Care
• Hands-On Intensive Interactive Session: Wound Products & Homeopathic Treatments
  • Management of End of Life Wounds
    • Managing Drainage
    • Bleeding and Use of Monsels Solution
    • Odor and Use of Metronidazole
    • Disfigurement and Loss of Being Touched
  • Skin Failure
    • How to Recognize It
    • How to Document It
    • How to Explain to Caregivers What’s Happening
  • Recognizing Atypical Wounds
    • Management of Fungating/Malignant Wounds
    • Calciphylaxis
    • Pyoderma Gangrenosum
    • Kennedy Ulcerations
    • Pruritis and Xerosis
• Time Out: Management of Unavoidable Wounds & Actual Patient Scenario Discussion
  • Fistula Solutions
    • Containment of Effluent and Odor
    • Protecting Surrounding Tissue
    • Fistula Containment Management System: Hands-On Fistula Management Systems
  • Understanding Wound Pain and Treatment Options
    • What Type of Pain is it?
    • Reducing Pain with Dressing Changes/Wound Care
    • Use of Topical Opioids for Wound Pain
  • Documentation Strategies for Unavoidable Wounds
    • Describing Patient Function and Charting Patient Decline
    • Documenting Prevention Strategies
    • Discussing Realistic Outcomes with Patient and Family
    • Avoiding Wound Care Litigation
  • Burnout vs. Compassion Fatigue
    • Identifying Your Own Stress and Anxiety
    • Seeing Suffering Every Day
    • How Stress & Guilt Affect Your Body
    • Developing Resilience
    • Maintaining a Sense of Hope
• Life Balance Exercise: Building A Personal Resiliency Plan