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Advanced Wound Debridement Course
Are you a healthcare professional with advanced education in wound management who is interested in improving your wound debridement knowledge.
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The Advanced Wound Debridement Course is a Canadian first trailblazing course is designed for healthcare professionals who have completed a foundational wound care course or program. It provides a strong framework to expand theoretical knowledge in managing complex, hard-to-heal wounds requiring debridement.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this self-paced online course, participants will be able to:
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Identify the legal and professional scope of practice considerations related to wound debridement, including consent, documentation, liability risks, and regulatory or institutional policies governing each type of debridement.
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Define wound debridement and explain its role in the wound healing process.
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Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications, benefits, limitations, and adverse effects of various types of debridement, including how to safely initiate or perform each of the following:
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Autolytic
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Enzymatic
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Mechanical
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Sharp/surgical
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Biological (maggot therapy)
Program Structure
The program is a self-paced, interactive online course based on the NSWOCC Debridement: Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Nurses. It is designed to be completed in 12 weeks. Students can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing course content.
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7 interactive online modules
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Weekly mentorship hours with a CNA certified NSWOC
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Interactive online discussion boards
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Knowledge checks throughout the course modules
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Final exam to test knowledge
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CNA accreditation for 60 credits
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Optional hands-on debridement workshop during NSWOCC annual conference (additional fees may apply)
Course Overview
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12 weeks
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Fully online
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Self-paced
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Start at any time
Learning Outcomes
Did you know?
Completing the Advanced Wound Debridement Course counts for 32 hours that you can apply towards your Renewal by Continuous Learning for the WOCC(C) credential through the Canadian Nurses Association!
Course Prerequisites and Application Eligibility
The competency-based, advanced debridement course is designed by nurses for nurses and follows the Canadian best practice recommendations for nurses; however, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute recognizes the course may be of interest to other disciplines.
Healthcare professionals without a nursing background are responsible for recognizing their own scope of practice and jurisdictional policies related to their profession. That is, non-nurse Healthcare Professionals meeting the prerequisite education requirements will be accepted into the program.
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In-depth knowledge of wound management is essential prior to enrolment in a competency-based debridement educational program.
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Prerequisite education is identified by the successful completion of a rigorous curriculum-based wound management program including stringent outcome measures such as examination.
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Learners must have completed a wound care course (e.g., NSWOC Program, SWAN Program, Practice Enrichment Series Wound Management Course, IIWCC, Wounds Canada Program, etc.)
Canadian Nurses Association Accreditation
In order to address the issue of wound management through nursing education, Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) is thrilled to announce that its Practice Enrichment Series Advanced Wound Debridement course has received accreditation from the prestigious Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).
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The CNA Accreditation Program is renowned for upholding standards of quality for continuing professional development for nurses across Canada. It subjects all accredited programs and offerings to a meticulous quality assessment process, ensuring that learning and development initiatives meet the CNA's standards of excellence. By receiving this accreditation, the NSWOCC Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute (WOC Institute) demonstrates the unwavering commitment to providing high-quality education and fostering nursing competence.