Live Webinar: Under Pressure: Prevention and Management of Pressure Injuries
Live Conference
This webinar begins December 14 at 1:00 PM EST
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Course Summary
Pressure-induced skin injuries, commonly known as pressure ulcers or bed sores, are local damage to either skin or soft tissue. They are a significant concern in acute and long-term care settings and can lead to severe complications if not managed properly. This continuing education activity will provide healthcare professionals, including physicians and pharmacists, with an in-depth understanding of pressure injuries, focusing on risk identification, staging of severity, and management and monitoring strategies.
Course Objectives
Recall risk factors for the development of pressure injuries
Explain staging systems used to classify the severity of pressure injuries
Describe strategies for the prevention and management of pressure injuries
Recall how to monitor patients with pressure injuries
- Introduction
- Risk Factors for Pressure Injuries
- Staging of Pressure Injuries
- Management Strategies
- Monitoring Strategies
- Roles of Care Team Members
- Summary
How to Earn Live CE Webinar Credit
Participants are required to:
Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures
Attend and participate in the live webinar
Complete an evaluation
RxCe.com uses gotowebinar to present live webinars. You must attend the full presentation in order to get credit for the activity. You are not able to listen to the webinar via telephone. RxCe.com will not grant credit to individuals who have not attended and participated in the full webinar. RxCe.com audits attendance and participation in order to be in compliance with ACPE standards.
- Read the course objectives and faculty planner disclosure
- Read the course material
- Complete the post-test with a minimum score of 70% and complete the course evaluation form.
- Results are automatically submitted to CPE Monitor
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in developing this activity: L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP, Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. Pamela Sardo, L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP, and Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, have no conflicts of interest or financial relationships regarding the subject matter. There are no financial relationships or commercial or financial support relevant to this activity to report or disclose by RxCe.com or any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosures
The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.
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- Target Audience: Pharmacist, Pharmacy Tech
- Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)
- Post-test must be completed by: 1/14/2025
- Activity Type: Knowledge
- UAN: 0669-0000-24-172-L01-P
- Topic: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy
- UAN Number: (Techs): 0669-0000-24-172-L01-T
- CeBroker Number: 20-1271299
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This webinar begins December 14 at 1:00 PM EST
To register for this webinar: purchase this course and then go to
My Info/Courses >> My Webinars >> Register for Webinar. You will also be sent an email with a registeration link.
RxCe.com, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
RxCe.com, LLC, offers pharmacy technician continuing education courses for PTCB recertification. Pharmacy technician courses are indicated both in the Target Audience description and the ACPE UAN which will end with a "T".