Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Course

This state-of-the-art course is designed to provide community care paramedics with the ability to provide optimal wound care in collaboration with an interprofessional team.

The Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Course is a competency-based, self-paced, online foundational course in wound management, expertly guided by a team of Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certified Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOCs) and in collaboration with a group of community paramedics. On-request onsite education programs, led by NSWOCs, are also available.

Explore the course's enlightening modules, presented from the perspective of a first responder engaged in initial triage, treatment, and proactive measures to minimize further harm. Our course's objective is to equip paramedics with the knowledge needed for timely and appropriate wound intervention, leading to improved patient outcomes by reducing hospital transfers and fostering seamless communication with community nurses and primary care providers.

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Modules & Course Length

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

Course Length

6 weeks self-paced, online
Rolling start, start at anytime

Units:

Unit 1: Wound Healing and Setting Wound Care Goals
Unit 2: Wound Assessment and Bioburden
Unit 3: Pressure Injuries, Skin Tears, Moisture Associated Skin Damage
Unit 4: Common Lower Leg Wounds (Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic)
Unit 5: Surgical Wounds and Palliative Wounds
Unit 6: Wound Bed Preparation and Product Selection
Unit 7: Wound Care Escalation and Appropriate Transfers of Care
Unit 8: Insect Related Tissue Damage

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

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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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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.

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.

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute

Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Course

Modules & Course Length

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

Course Length

Units:

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

Registration Process

Step 1: Start your registration

Step 2: Create a free account

Step 3: Purchase the course

Step 4: Begin the course

Step 5: Course Completion

Congratulations!

Costs & Tuition: Total $600

$600

Program Fee (Academic Tuition)

$110

Optional Wound Textbook: If you would like to enhance your learning, you may purchase an optional Ostomy textbook at approximately $110.00.

Want more info?

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Institute

Community Paramedic Skin and Wound Course

Modules & Course Length

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

Course Length

Units:

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

Registration Process

Step 1: Start your registration

Step 2: Create a free account

Step 3: Purchase the course

Step 4: Begin the course

Step 5: Course Completion

Congratulations!

Costs & Tuition: Total $600

$600

Program Fee (Academic Tuition)

$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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Want more info?