Wounds affect a great number of the patients that enter the services provided by Whanganui DHB therefore it is important that all health care professionals maintain a basic level of knowledge of wound care to aid in their assessment and treatment of wounds. To facilitate this distribution of knowledge it has been made a mandatory prerequisite to the wound care study day. This course is worth 3 hours of Professional Development time. |
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Target audience: Whanganui hospital employees, with priority given to those whose services support the practice of routine enquiry for family violence.
Pre-requisites: Must complete both online components before attending the face-to-face training. Details for this will be provided by your VIP Coordinator.
Duration: 8 hours (6 hours online, with an additional 2 hours face-to-face)
Course contact: VIP@wdhb.org.nz