Wounds: The OT Perspective

This course will cover the OT perspective of evaluating, treating and dressing wounds from initial encounter through wound closure with functional implications and clinical pearls addressed. Orthotics and documentation will be reviewed through various wound cases.

Course created on February 18, 2019

Hand/Upper Extremity/Orthopedics Physical Disabilities/Neuro

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On Demand

Course Type: Video

CEUs/PDUs Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, Category 1: Domain Of OT - Client Factors; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC); IACET/0.1; NBCOT/1.25 Intermediate, Rehabilitation

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify wound characteristics to document status, select appropriate dressing and determine a treatment plan to promote wound closure.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize human factors that contribute to wound healing; identify wounds that need higher level medical care.
After this course, participants will be able to list complications associated with delayed or chronic wound healing and functional implications.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Healing Phases, Assessment
10-15 Minutes	Recognizing infection
15-20 Minutes	Dressing options
20-50 Minutes	Cases
50-55 Minutes	Documentation
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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Presented By

Nora Barrett, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Nora Barrett has 21 years of OT practice and 12 years experience as a CHT. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, MO and has an Advanced Certification in Hand & Upper Quarter Rehab from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Nora has focused her clinical practice in hand and upper extremity trauma, nerve injury and wounds through hospitals and outpatient clinics in Boston, MA, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and now Bend, OR. Nora has presented nerve, multi-trauma and wound/burn topics at various courses and conferences throughout the country and co-authored the Wound Chapter in the upcoming 7th edition of Rehabilitation of the Hand & Upper Extremity, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Nora Barrett received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Nora Barrett has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved CE provider #7659 by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). This course is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, Category 1: Domain of OT - Client Factors Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

CE Broker

OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.0 hours, Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy (SC) category/categories. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina, CE Broker may be of interest to you.

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Intermediate level, Rehabilitation Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.