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Skin ulcers, pressure sores and wound care

Plan treatment for a range of pressure ulcers.

Skin ulcers, pressure sores and wound care
CPD 10.0 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

"Skin Ulcers, Pressure Sores, and Wound Care" provides healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills to manage and treat chronic wounds effectively. This comprehensive course covers the identification, prevention, and management of pressure ulcers and skin injuries, integrating evidence-based practices and best treatment strategies. Through detailed case studies and general principles, participants gain the tools to optimise patient outcomes and enhance wound care expertise.

What you will learn

  • Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
  • Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
  • Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
  • Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Dr Daniel Stulberg

Dr Daniel Stulberg

MD FAAFP 

Professor and the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine

Dr Daniel Stulberg is a Professor and the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico, USA. After completing the Inteflex program and residency at the University of Michigan in 1990, he worked for eight years in rural Arizona before moving into full time teaching. Daniel has published multiple articles and presents at national conferences regarding skin care and treatment. He has a dual appointment in family medicine and dermatology with an emphasis on skin care and procedural family medicine.

CPD hours

Education hours4.0
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours10.0

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 408263

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38768

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Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.

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