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Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Course

Are you a paramedic with an interest in learning more about skin and wound management?

 

The Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Care Course is a state-of-the-art interactive online course designed for community paramedics who have an interest in improving care for individuals living with acute and chronic wounds. 

Program Structure 

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The program is a self-paced, interactive online course based on current evidence-based practice. It is designed to be completed in 8 weeks. Students can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing course content. 

  • 8 interactive online modules  

  • Weekly mentorship hours with a CNA certified NSWOC 

  • Interactive online discussion boards 

  • Knowledge checks throughout the course modules 

  • 8 Unit quizzes 

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Learning Objectives 

By the end of this self-paced online course, participants will be able to: 

  • Describe the anatomy and physiology of the skin and the phases of wound healing and identify factors that promote or delay healing. 

  • Explain the comprehensive patient and wound assessment. 

  • Develop evidence-informed wound care plans tailored to individual patient needs and wound management goals, incorporating appropriate dressing selection, moisture balance, infection control, and pain management strategies. 

  • Identify and manage common wound types, such as skin tears, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, venous and arterial leg ulcers, and surgical wounds. 

  • Identify risk factors and differentiate between local and systemic wound infections to implement appropriate evidence-informed treatment strategies. 

  • Discuss legal, ethical, and professional considerations in wound care, including documentation, informed consent, scope of practice, and interprofessional collaboration. 

The Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Care Course provides an opportunity for paramedics to deepen their understanding and clinical judgment in the assessment and management of acute and chronic wounds. Emphasis is placed on the comprehensive patient and wound assessment, identification of barriers to healing, and differentiation between inflammation, local, and systemic infection to develop appropriate, evidence-informed interventions to meet the goals for wound management. 

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Upon completion, learners will be equipped with the foundational knowledge required to confidently address wound management challenges in clinical practice and collaborate with the interprofessional health care team. 

Modules & Course Length

The course covers Introduction to Wound Management: 8 modules, covering initial triage, treatment, and minimization of further damage

  • Principles of wound healing   

  • Wound Assessment and Bioburden 

  • Prevention, assessment and management of the following wound etiologies:  

    • Acute and traumatic wounds   

    • Moisture associated skin damage  

    • Pressure injuries 

    • Lower limb ulcers 

    • Diabetic foot ulcers 

    • Surgical wounds 

    • Palliative wounds  

    • Insect related tissue damage 

  • Wound bed preparation and product selection 

  • Interprofessional collaboration 

Are you a paramedic interested in learning more about wound care?

Registration Process

Step 1: Start your registration

Registration is quick and easy!

 

When you're ready to begin the course, simply click on the "Register now" button below. This will bring you to a site called Dual Code, which we use to host our on-demand courses.

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​When you register, it is very important to enter your full name into the "name" field, as this will be the name reflected on your certificate.

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Step 2: Create a free account

  • You will be redirected to the Dual Code platform. If you don't have an existing account, click on the "Sign Up" or "Create Account" option.

  • Enter your email address (used as a username) and a password.

  • After creating your Dual Code account, you will be directed to the Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Institute course page.

Click here to visit the course web page
Step 3: Purchase the course

  • On the course page, click "Purchase Course"

  • After clicking "purchase course", you will be presented with 3 payment options:

    • a) Pay for yourself only,

    • b) Pay for everyone in your organization at a group rate, or

    • c) Pay for a specific number of users.

  • ​Click on the "Checkout" button to proceed to the payment confirmation page.

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Step 4: Begin the course

  • After successful payment, you will gain access to the enrolled course.

  • Begin the course at your convenience by following the provided instructions.

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Step 5: Course Completion

  • Progress through the course content at your own pace.

  • Upon completion, you will automatically receive a certificate of completion.

Congratulations!

  • Thank you for choosing the WOC Institute to advance your career in wound, ostomy, and/or continence care. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our support team.

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Costs & Tuition: Total $600

$600

Program Fee (Academic Tuition)

Applied at the end of the registration process.

$110

Optional Wound Textbook: If you would like to enhance your learning, you may purchase an optional Ostomy textbook at approximately $110.00.
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Baranoski, S. & Ayello, E. A. (2016). Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer​

 

You may order your textbooks through the Wound, Ostomy & Continence Institute Bookstore: lb.ca/wocinstitute.

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