The Countdown to HH-PI: Is Your Root Cause Analysis Method Working or Just Checking Boxes?

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This webinar will be recorded live on August 19th, 2026 at 12:00PM CT. A recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the live event.

The use of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process will help a health care setting gain insight into the development of a pressure injury. This comprehensive evaluation includes an analysis of the influencing factors, a review of events and documentation prior to the pressure injury discovery. An RCA is not intended for the analysis of ALL hospital/facility-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI/FAPI) but rather for review of the development of a Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Unstageable, or Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI) or as required by the governing regulatory agency of a health care setting.

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By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Understand the need to perform a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for a pressure injury
Review of pressure injury etiology
Review of data metrics that are included in the RCA process
Learn the NPIAP: Root Cause Analysis 3.0 Standard & Perioperative Toolkit methodology

Michele Deppisch, PT, CWS, FACCWS

Michele is a self-employed wound care consultant. She is a Physical Therapist and holds certifications as a clinical wound specialist from the American Board of Wound Management and as a Fellow in the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. Her expertise and dedication extend to various leadership roles within NPIAP, where she currently serves as President-Elect on the Board of Directors. Over the past 11 years she has contributed to multiple committees, including the Education Committee, Research Committee, Standards Committee, and Emerging Leaders Program. Her commitment to advancing wound care is further exemplified by her role as Vice Chair of the Support Surface Standards Initiative (S3I) committee. Michele has authored numerous resources for NPIAP most notably the Root Cause Analysis/OR Toolkit 3.0 and published works for S3I on the clinical relevance of support surface tests.