Wound assessment, getting it right first time
In this webinar we consider the aspects of wound assessments, tools to support the process of assessment and wound classification to help you have confidence in making treatment decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand factors that might delay healing
- Recognise aspects of wound assessment and tools to support the process
- Understand how to use the wound assessment to make treatment decisions
Meet our Experts
Heidi has been a Tissue Viability Nurse since 2002. Her interest and passion in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers began, however, in 1987 on registering as a nurse. She has worked in both acute and community care. She is currently the part-time Tissue Viability Services Lead for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
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