This is an interactive day aimed at nurses working in community based care. Participants are advised to wear loose clothing suitable for compression application.
Facilitated by: Marianne Cullen, Nurse Practitioner Wound Consultancy
PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC OEDEMA
- Lower limb vascular assessment
- Clinical symptoms of PAD
- Doppler waveforms and toe Pressures
- Performing a Buergers test
- Differential diagnosis of venous vs arterial leg ulcers
- Lower limb assessment chart
- Mechanisms of compression therapy
- Modes of compression
- Factors influencing client tolerance
- Choosing the right compression
WORKSHOPS
- Elastic and inelastic bandaging
- Zinc paste bandages
- Multilayer bandage systems
- Tubular bandages, stockings and hosiery
- Other options
