Event details:

Title: Chronic Wounds – Venous Ulcers:

  • Assessment and management of chronic wound and venous reflux
  • Venous obstruction and venous ulcer protocol

Speakers:

Date: Monday 21 June 2021
Time: 7.00pm – 8.15pm
Where: Zoom Webinar- dial in from your PC/laptop/mobile phone/tablet
Program: Presentation and Q&A

Overview

Chronic venous leg ulcers are the most common wounds seen in general practice. Their management can be both challenging and time consuming. This session will aim to enhance understanding of the condition, its presentation, complications and management at a general practice level.

Effective management of chronic ulcers involves the assessment of both the ulcer and the patient. The essential requirements of management are to debride the ulcer where necessary, choose dressings that maintain adequate moisture balance, apply graduated compression bandage after evaluation of the arterial circulation and address the patient’s concerns, such as pain and offensive wound discharge. All of these considerations will be addressed in this education event.

GPs will also gain insight into tertiary care pathways and strategies that exist to benefit their patients who may suffer from chronic venous ulcers. Moreover, there have been paradigm shifts in the treatment techniques available for the management of chronic venous ulcers, which will be of interest to general practitioners in terms of their ongoing professional development. 

This educational session has the potential to raise awareness of the significance of chronic wounds and garner support from the general practice sector to improve the outcomes for people who are living with or at risk of developing this condition.

Learning Outcomes

  • Develop a safe assessment and investigation pathway to facilitate the diagnosis of chronic wounds and their likely aetiologies
  • Explain some of the key characteristics of modern venous interventions
  • Identify deep venous disease and discuss the mechanisms and interventions available to treat these
     

RACGP

  • 2 CPD Activity points

Event Registration

Spaces are limited

Spaces are limited.  Please RSVP by providing the following details and a Zoom webinar link will be sent directly to the email address you provided (if you do not receive a link to your inbox, we suggest checking your Spam and Junk folders).

  • First name and surname
  • RACGP number
  • Practice name
  • Practice suburb and postcode
  • Email address
  • Occupation
     

Please direct your enquiries to [email protected]

Download the event flyer for complete information.