In partnership with the Philippine Air Force, the UP Manila College of Nursing conducted the WoundPedia Wound Care Course to Filipino health care providers on January 27-28 and January 30-31 at the UP Manila College of Nursing.
The activity was attended by military and civilian health care professionals from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, health care professionals from the different government and private health care institutions in the Philippines, and faculty members from the different nursing institutions.
The WoundPedia Wound Care Basic Course is an INTERPROFESSIONAL course designed to introduce physicians, nurses and other health professionals to the essentials of skin and wound care. Its aim was to provide introductory educational experience for all health care providers.
During the two-day course, the participants were able to:
1. Integrate basic wound healing physiology into clinical assessment and design a care plan for skin / wound treatment
2. Assess the skin in a structural manner
3. Demonstrate appropriate chronic wound preventative measures (pressure injuries/ ulcers), diabetic foot complications, lAower limb edema and other etiologies);
4. Simulate clinical practice to develop skin- and wound care-related basic skills
The WoundPedia Intermediate Wound Care Course, on the other hand, is also an inter-professional course for physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers, but meant for those who have either completed the WoundPedia Basic Wound care course or have knowledge beyond the basic wound and skin care.
