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IC09 – Understanding Pressure Injuries for Effective Prevention

Program ID : IC09.2017
Webinar Length of Time: 1.25 Hour


Link to view the lecture presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Y3X-eXxdA


Presenters

Amit Gefen, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv
Israel

Joyce Black, CWCN, FAAN
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
United States

Cees Oomens
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven
The Netherlands

David M Brienza, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States

Dan Bader, PhDDSc
University of Southampton
Southampton
United Kingdom

Note: Faculty for this activity have been required to disclose all relationships with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services, with the exemption of nonprofit or government organizations and non-healthcare related companies.

* (Presenter(s)) disclosed the following conflict(s):

Grant and research support from ROHO Inc. Consultant for ROHO Inc.


Description

Understanding the etiology of a pressure injury (PI) is pivotal to prevention. We provide a 360-degree analysis with an assembly of the world's thought-leaders, including researchers, clinicians, and engineers - all of whom approach PI prevention in seated clients from their areas of expertise. The research is translated into practical considerations when prescribing a cushion.


Learning Objectives

Upon attending this seminar, participants will be able to:


References


CEU Registration and Cost

0.125 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded to individuals for viewing 1.25 hours of instruction.
The cost for the webinar is $59.00

Instructions to Obtain CEUs

go to the RSTCE web site at: www.rstce.org

    1. Enter user name and password or create new profile
    2. Select Webinars
    3. Select the webinar: IC09 – Understanding Pressure Injuries for Effective Prevention
    4. Complete your registration

A payment confirmation will be sent via e-mail.
(Allow 10 minutes for the database to process payment and send a confirmation e-mail).

After viewing the webinar

    1. log back into database and Select Post Tests and Evaluation for: IC09 – Understanding Pressure Injuries for Effective Prevention
    2. Select and complete Post Tests and Evaluations

You will receive your CEU Certificate via e-mailed as a PDF file (Please allow 10 minutes for the database to process your certificate and send it to your e-mail)

The University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences awards Continuing Education Units to individuals who enroll in certain educational activities. The CEU is designated to give recognition to individuals who continue their education in order to keep up-to-date in their profession. (One CEU is equivalent to 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education activity). Each person should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is certifying the educational contact hours of this program and by doing so is in no way endorsing any specific content, company, or product. The information presented in this program may represent only a sample of appropriate interventions.


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Updated | 05.25.2017