This webinar will be recorded live on December 18th, 2024 at 12:00PM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

This webinar will cover the cost of pressure injury and why it is causing a practice shift towards prevention. The speaker will share her experience driving practice change towards prevention and the success they found. She will also share the real cost savings a facility can see if they make the investment into using quality prevention products that are evidence based. Lastly, she will help energize you to make a practice change to help solve the mystery of pressure injuries in your facility so you can help solve the case.  

The learner will understand;
1. The cost of prevention
2. The return on investment
3. How to use evidence based practice for prevention

This webinar will be recorded live on November 21st, 2024 at 11:00AM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

Immobility is an important factor associated with pressure injury (PI), and adequate and effective mobility strategies are necessary to reduce the risk to the patient and care giver.  The session begins with an overview of the problem of pressure injuries in bed bound patients and a brief overview of a comprehensive pressure injury prevention plan.  An in-depth examination of the evidence supporting various pressure redistribution strategies used in various clinical settings will be outlined. The critically ill population is especially at risk with one out of every 4-5 patients will develop pressure injuries.  The majority are on the sacrum and heels, clearly demonstrating the negative impact of lack of in bed mobility.  Innovative programs for early mobility in the ICU and overcoming the barrier of hemodynamic instability are critical to the success of any pressure redistribution plan. As nurses we know what needs to be done but often are unable to achieve the care because of competing priorities.  When the patient moves from ICU to the other units including rehabilitation and long term care, the pressure injury risk does not always lessen. We will examine methods to continue to mobilize the patient in bed. And we will examine approaches to the nonadherent patient in all settings.  Let’s work together and take ownership to make the right care happen at the right time for the right patient.

1. Identify the critical barriers preventing the nurse from effectively delivering evidence-based care around mobility and shear or barriers to in bed mobility across the continuum
2. Compare and contrast various evidence-based strategies to reduce pressure, shear, friction during in bed mobility
3. Outline innovative programs or strategies to help successfully achieve in-bed mobility
4. Address approaches for patients and residents who are nonadherent to turning and repositioning programs

Pressure injury, skin failure and unavoidable pressure injury may co-exist at times and create a Bermuda triangle of confusion for the clinician. A recent think tank hosted by NPIAP furthered the discussion by examining a condition often called skin failure in the critically ill.  Join us to hear the results of the think tank's discussion on skin failure and how these 3 concepts overlay each other leading to clinical questions of "Can I determine the cause by just looking at the wound?” Can I just tell by looking at the wound what the cause was ?" "Do we have to count it?' "Does skin failure only occur on the sacrum?"  “Can skin failure go deeper than the skin?”" “What are reliable strategies for determining when a pressure injury is unavoidable?”

This live session of NPIAP's 2024 Virtual Fall Conference will take place on Wednesday, November 13th from 11:00AM-1:00PM CT. A recording of the session will be available within 24 hours after the session has ended. 

1. Identify one clinical dilemma surrounding high-risk patients when trying to prevent pressure injury.
2. List foundational concepts that recur in the evidence supporting the phenomenon of skin failure
3. Delineate the conclusions of the think tank on skin failure and pressure injuries in critically ill patients.
4. Define unavoidable pressure injury. Discuss current knowledge of unavoidable pressure injury.

In today’s episode of RN Huddle, our NPIAP co-host, Dr. Joyce Black, is joined by Brigitte Vola to discuss the critical issue of ECMO-related pressure injuries and the steps her team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has taken to combat them. Brigitte dives into what ECMO is, why these vulnerable patients are at risk, and how UAB expanded its healthcare team to tackle this challenge. Tune in to learn about the innovative approaches UAB has implemented to eliminate these complex pressure injuries, one step at a time.

This webinar will be recorded live on October 30th, 2024 at 12:00PM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

Mucosal membrane pressure injuries remain a diagnostic and treatment challenge in spite of advances in pressure injury prevention and treatment over recent years.  The anatomic locations and varied histology of mucosal tissues adds to this challenge.  In this webinar we will discuss the variations in mucosal tissue and the anatomic locations in which they occur, as well as common etiologies of pressure injuries in these locations and tissue types.

• Discuss mucosal tissue type based on anatomic location.
• Describe how the various tissue types are impacted by pressure
• Discuss the varied etiologies of mucosal membrane pressure injuries

In today's episode, Dr. Joyce Black sits down with Lisa Grubb, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, who shares her journey demonstrating how to prevent pressure injuries starting in the ER. Instead of coming in as an outsider, Lisa immersed herself in the workflow, collaborating with nurses to implement practical solutions. She explains how using realistic images helped educate staff unfamiliar with pressure injuries and highlights the importance of simple interventions, like performing skin assessments on every admitted patient. Lisa also shares her approach to working with ER teams and offers advice on bringing back actionable ideas to improve patient care. We hope you enjoy!

This webinar will be recorded live on September 18th, 2024 at 12:00PM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

In this webinar, Liz Faust, MSN, MBA, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, and Carley Rusch PhD, RN, LDN will discuss their collaborative approach to implementing nutritional interventions utilizing the Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol Checklist (SPIPP-Adult) 2.0 in clinical practice. They’ll explore the connection between malnutrition, wound development, and healing. The presentation sheds light on how effective and timely collaboration enhances patient care to improve outcomes.

• Identify key nutritional interventions from the Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol Checklist (SPIPP- Adult) 2.0
• Describe how to translate these interventions into timely application of pressure injury risk assessment and execution of nutritional interventions 
• Demonstrate an understanding of the link between malnutrition, wound development, and wound healing
• Discuss the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in nutrition for patients at risk for pressure injuries 

NPIAP returns with an insightful episode on pressure injuries related to medical devices, focusing on oxygen delivery systems. Dr. Joyce Black is joined by respiratory therapists Lexie Caraway and Denise Lauderbaugh. Together, they delve into their experiences with these systems, discussing strategies for preventing and detecting pressure injuries. The conversation also highlights ways respiratory therapists and nurses can collaborate more effectively to minimize these risks. We hope you enjoy today’s episode!

This webinar will be recorded live on August 28th, 2024. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

Bolster your facility's hospital-acquired pressure injury preventative methods and quality improvement plans through machine learning! Tune into NPIAP's August webinar for an engaging presentation led by Dr. William Padula on his findings regarding electronic health records (EHRs) and their ability to predict the risk of hospital-derived pressure injuries. Help your hospital conserve resources, decrease labor hours, prevent pressure injuries, and maintain positive patient outcomes through this transformative conversation!

• Identify predictive machine-learning applications for preventative medicine and pressure injury prevention
• Examine findings of peer-reviewed literature, providing strategies to improve your hospital's overall quality of care
• Discuss how to conserve hospital resources during periods of patient vulnerability, preventing excess costs and lowering patient PI risk

In this episode, NPIAP President Dr. Joyce Black is joined by Dr. Janet Cuddigan, from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to discuss and remember Dr. Barbara Braden and the Braden Scale she developed.