The Wound Care Course for Pharmacy Assistants

Covers the roles of the Pharmacy Assistant in supporting a Wound Care Service in community pharmacy, latest wound care recommendations and evidence-based product selection.

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Hi I'm Lusi and I'm passionate about all things wound care! I am a credentialed Wound Care Clinician and helped establish pharmacy-based Wound Care and Compression clinics in WA. My goal is help more pharmacists provide optimal wound care outcomes and forge a new career pathway.

Included materials

Protocols, latest wound care guidelines & product recommendations

Printable protocols to pharmacy-based Wound Care Service delivery
Printable Wound assessment-based management template
Interviews with Wound Care experts on Skin tears, Burns, Wound infections

Course curriculum

1. Objectives
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2. Scope of practice of Pharmacy Assistants
3. The 'ACED' Wound Service model
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4. Our role is to Assess
5. Our role is to Collaborate
6. Our role is to Educate
7. Our role is to Deliver
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8. Clinical decision making
9. Wound Care Service planning
10. Documentation & Photography
11. Dressing Selection
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12. References
13. Module 1: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. Slides for Module 2
3. Skin composition
4. Moist wound healing
5. What's the evidence?
6. Moisture balance
7. The role of Exudate
8. The role of Dressings
9. The power of Education
10. Discussion: please submit your response in the Pharmacy Wound Care Community Group
11. References
12. Module 2: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. Slides for Module 3
3. Wound bed assessment
4. Stages of wound healing
5. Factors affecting healing
6. Tetanus status
7. The T.I.M.E framework
8. T: Tissue
9. I: Infection (The Infection Continuum)
10. I: Infection (signs and symptoms)
11. I: Infection (diagnosis)
12. M: Moisture
13. M: Moisture (types of exudate)
14. E: Edge
15. Assessment: Periwound, Size & Pain
16. The T.I.M.E. template
17. The T.I.M.E assessment tool
18. Wound bed preparation: TIME in practice
19. Wound bed preparation: TIME for an update
20. References
21. Module 3: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. Slides for Module 4
3. What is Wound Bed Preparation (or wound hygiene)?
4. Wound cleansing
5. Wound cleansing examples
6. Aseptic: clean/standard technique
7. Demonstration: Wound Cleansing
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8. Antiseptics and the evidence
9. How can a Wound Infection be Prevented
10. Non-toxic cleansers
11. Wound debridement
12. What is a Wound Biofilm (Aero)
13. Refashioning wound edge
14. Dressing application
15. Advising patients on changing dressings at home
16. Managing open-but-unused dressings
17. Wounds Australia Aseptic Technique (2018)
18. Discussion: Please submit your response in the Pharmacy Wound Care Community Group
19. Further reading
20. References
21. Module 4: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. Role of pharmacist and team
3. Dressing selection
4. What are the Different Types of Dressings (Aero)
5. The function of dressings
6. Primary and secondary dressings
7. Assessment-based management
8. Exudate management
9. Goal for 'dry' to 'moist' wounds
10. Goal and dressings for dry wounds
11. Hydrogels
12. Application of hydrogels
13. Silicone contact layer
14. Application of silicone contact layer
15. Goal and dressings for moist wounds
16. Island dressings
17. Applying and removing island dressings
18. Demonstration: Adhesive remover wipe
19. Application of island dressings
20. Silicone foam lite (with + without border)
21. Application of Silicone foam (lite)
22. Hydrocolloids
23. Fixation/retention dressings
24. References
25. Discussion: Please submit your response in the Pharmacy Wound Care Community Group
26. Module 5: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. Goal for 'wet' wounds
3. Referral and exudate assessment
4. Dressings for 'wet wounds'
5. Silicone foam dressing (with border)
6. Silicone foam dressings (bordered): how does it work?
7. Dressing application: silicone foam (with border)
8. Dressing changes: silicone foam (with border)
9. Fixation of dressing borders
10. Silicone foam dressings (without border) & application
11. Calcium alginate dressings
12. Demonstration: calcium alginate dressing for bleeding cessation
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13. Dressings for 'very wet' wounds
14. Gelling fiber dressings
15. Application of gelling fibre dressings
16. Superabsorber dressings
17. Demonstration of superabsorber dressings
18. Secondary dressing options
19. Waterproof protectors
20. References
21. Discussion: Please submit your response in the Pharmacy Wound Care Community Group
22. Module 6: Quiz
1. Objectives
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2. The Wound Infection Continuum
3. Wound Infection - How Does it Occur (Aero)
4. Local infection
5. Spreading infection
6. Biofilms - what are they?
7. Wound sampling
8. What is the Difference Between Antibiotics and Antiseptics (Aero)
9. Antimicrobials - what's the difference?
10. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
11. Antiseptics and cytotoxicity
12. Antiseptic cleansers (non-cytotoxic)
13. Antiseptic cleansers (non-cytotoxic)
14. What are Topical Antimicrobial Dressings (Aero)
15. Topical antimicrobial use
16. Topical antimicrobial options
17. Medical grade honey (MGH)
18. Demonstration: Medical Grade Honey + silicone foam dressing
19. Case study: graze (Tom)
20. Silver dressings
21. Demonstration: Atrauman Ag + silicone foam dressing
22. Demonstration: Mepilex Ag Foam + film dressing
23. Iodine-based antimicrobials
24. Antimicrobial wound gels
25. Topical antimicrobial selection GUIDE
26. Please submit your response in the Pharmacy Wound Care Community Group
27. Further reading
28. References
29. Module 7: Quiz
1. Post-course Part 1: Survey
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2. Certificate of completion

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