Burns & Wound Management

For Primary Care Nurses only

This education session will provide attendees with the latest skills to assess and manage acute wounds and discuss guidelines and pathways for plastics review.

Topics include:

• Burn Pathophysiology and First Aid
• Burn assessment and fluid resuscitation
• Chemical burns
• Burn prevention
• Wound management
• Referral criteria

Agenda

6.00pm – 6.30pm Registration and dinner
6.30pm – 7.30pm Presentation
7.30pm – 7.45pm Tea/coffee break
7.45pm – 8.45pm Presentation
8.45pm – 9.00pm Questions, evaluation and close

Presenter

Ms Natalia Adanichkin, Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, Adult Burns Centre - Royal Adelaide Hospital

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This activity is supported by funding from the Adelaide Primary Health Network through the Australian Government’s PHN program.

Please note: limited seats are available for this session. Whilst this session is free of charge, non-attendance will incur a $30 cancellation fee if notification is not received 72 hours prior to the session.