Develop and enhance your theoretical and practical knowledge when managing complex wounds that require debridement

Are you a healthcare professional with foundational wound care education, looking to strengthen your understanding of debridement? Our Advanced Wound Debridement Course is Canada’s first comprehensive, self-paced program designed to build your theoretical knowledge and clinical judgment in managing complex wounds requiring debridement.

Accredited by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) for 60 continuing education hours, this 12-week, online and self-paced course ensures you’re learning in alignment with national standards and best practices.

What to Expect:

• 7 interactive, self-paced online modules

• Weekly mentorship with a CNA-certified NSWOC

• Knowledge checks and final exam

• Peer discussion boards

• Optional in-person workshop at the annual NSWOCC National Conference (additional fees apply)

Learning Objectives

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

• Identify the legal and professional scope of practice considerations related to wound debridement, including consent, documentation, liability risks, and regulatory or institutional policies governing each type of debridement. 

• Define wound debridement and explain its role in the wound healing process. 

• Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications, benefits, limitations, and adverse effects of various types of debridement, including how to safely initiate or perform each of the following: 

  • Autolytic 

  • Enzymatic 

  • Mechanical 

  • Sharp/surgical 

  • Biological (maggot therapy) 

• Outline and evaluate wound and patient-specific factors that influence the selection of debridement techniques, including comorbidities and differentiation of wound tissue types. 

• Identify and integrate  pain management, infection control, and patient-centred care principles during debridement. 

• Apply evidence-based guidelines and standards of practice in the selection, implementation, and documentation of debridement strategies. 

Whether you're looking to sharpen your clinical decision-making or prepare for hands-on debridement mentorship, this course will give you the tools to confidently manage complex wounds within your scope of practice.

Don't hesitate! Take the next step in your wound care journey today.

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