Professional Programs
PRESSURE ULCER AND CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT
Educational workshop for RNs and LPNs
Stoughton, MA – New England Sinai Hospital is presenting a day long workshop designed for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses interested in refreshing their knowledge of chronic wound care assessment and treatment. “Pressure Ulcer and Chronic Wound Management,” will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 8 am - 4 pm at Massasoit Community College Conference Center 770 Crescent Street (Route 27) in Brockton, MA. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 am. Registration is $100 per person due by October 21, 2009. Early Registration is $90 (deadline October 13, 2009). A group rate of $75 per person for groups of three or more registrants from the same institution is available and there is a student rate of $50 with student identification. Notice of registration cancellation must be received by October 23rd in order to qualify for refunds. Seven contact hours will be awarded. Please contact Diane Lydiksen at (781) 297-1300.
Workshop instructor, Vivian Seide Sternweiler, MS, RN, CWCN, Coordinator of the Wound Care Program at Sinai, will discuss risk factors associated with pressure ulcer development, interventions to reduce the risk of pressure ulcer formation, factors to consider when choosing a dressing, benefits of moist wound healing and the importance of nutrition in relation to wound healing. New this year will be a discussion on the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Sternweiler has over 20 years of experience in providing expert wound care consultation for patients with hard to heal wounds. Prior to joining the Sinai staff, she served as a medical/surgical clinical nurse specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and ran her own nursing education and consultation practice in which she lectured nationally on wound management. Sternweiler has a bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Science degree in acute medical/surgical clinical specialty from Boston College. She is certified as a wound care nurse through the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board and holds a legal nurse consultant certificate from Northeastern University. She has also authored numerous journal articles and nursing continuing education courses.
Five million Americans live with chronic wounds that are often painful, disfiguring and disrupt simple, every day activities. The Sinai Wound Care Program, both inpatient and outpatient areas, utilize a team approach and combines the latest in treatment, education and support to promote healing and get patients back into their everyday routines.