Education
Level 1 Wound Care Courses, effective June 12th 2024 offers 2 streams depending on education required
- Skin Health and Wound Prevention: 2 Modules: Designed for Health Care Providers (Health Care Aides, Rehabilitation Assistants) and Regulated/Unregulated Health Care Providers who require knowledge of wound prevention and types of wounds.
- Wound Prevention, Assessment and Treatment: 4 Modules: Designed for Health Care Professionals involved in the prevention, assessment and treatment of wounds.
These are not bundled courses so completion requires the requisite number of courses. Use any device as Learning Management System (LMS) is a website to register: https://sharedhealthmb.learnflex.net/include/login.asp?url=/users/index.asp
Wound Care Streams | LMS Number | Course Name |
Skin Health and Wound Prevention | 1658 | Wound Care Level 1_1-Wound Prevention |
1824 | Wound Care Level 1_2a-Types of Wounds for Healthcare Providers | |
Wound Prevention, Assessment and Treatment | 1658 | Wound Care Level 1_1-Wound Prevention |
1659 | Wound Care Level 1_2b-Types of Wounds for Healthcare Professionals | |
1822 | Wound Care Level 1_3-Wound Assessment | |
1823 | Wound Care Level 1_4-Wound Treatment |
Evidence Informed Practice Enablers
- Enabler #1 Choosing an Antimicrobial Dressing
- Enabler #2 Sub-bandage Pressure and Lower Leg Compression
- Enabler #3 Wound Irrigation
- Enabler #4 Heel Pressure Injury Prevention Algorithm
- Enabler #5 NERDS and STONEES
- Enabler #6 Use of Foam Dressings with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Enabler #7 Wound Exudate
- Enabler #8 What Does and Does Not Go Under Compression
- More to come
Pressure Injury Resources
- Adult Pressure Injury Staging Quick Reference Guide
- Adult Pressure Injury Prevention Quick Reference Guide
- Bony Prominences at Risk for Pressure Injuries
- Pediatric Pressure Injury Prevention Quick Reference Guide
- Neonatal Pressure Injury Staging Quick Reference Guide
- Pressure Injury Reporting RL6
- Skin Care Bundle (SSKIN)
- Tissue Types in Wound Bed
Wound Care Team Approach
Nutrition in Wound Care: A Team Approach
Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Roles
Wound Care Products
Product Selector Wound Care Dressings