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DON’T MISS THE NEXT NCHCFA LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINAR – JANUARY 30TH

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The next NCHCFA Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 30 at 12:00 PM. Facilities are faced with admitting people who would have been in an acute care setting several years ago due to their level of acuity. Today these sicker, more frail, individuals are in our buildings having been discharged by the hospital as “stable”. The increased level of ill-health with the multiple comorbidities means our population of residents and patients are at higher risk for pressure ulcer/injuries (PU/PI) than in years past. Due to the higher levels of acuity you need to ask your clinical team: “Are these PU/PI wounds actually due to pressure, or are they Kennedy Terminal Ulcers a.k.a. Skin Failure?” This program will review business, clinical and regulatory components for prevention, treatments and reporting of skin issues with focus on the importance of staging for appropriate PDPM reimbursement and reporting on the MDS. In addition, there will be focused content on the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer, which is recognized by CMS as an unavoidable pressure ulcer.

Date:  Thursday, January 30, 2020

Time:  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Title:  Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention and Management: The Business, Clinical, Regulatory and Legal Challenges and Rewards

Presenter:  Pamela Scarborough, Director of Public Policy and Education, American Medical Technologies

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Objectives: At the end of this presentation participants should be able to:

  1. Identify components of a pressure ulcer/injury prevention program that meets business, clinical and regulatory goals and mandates;
  2. Recognize the importance of correct staging for PDPM reimbursement and MDS reporting;
  3. Discuss recognition of skin failure, a.k.a. the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer, and how to report this to CMS as an unavoidable pressure ulcer.

Dr. Scarborough is currently Director of Public Policy and Education for American Medical Technologies. Her clinical career spans more than 35 years, having practiced in a variety of settings. Her clinical experience is vast and includes traditional physical therapy, orthopedics and sports medicine, cardiac rehabilitation, and wound management across the continuum of care. Pamela is published in wound book chapters, has written articles, and monographs on the various topics related to wound management and is a highly sought-after speaker, invited to present to interdisciplinary audiences nationally and internationally. Her current focus of education/training and mentoring is clinical best-practices and CMS regulatory components related to wound prevention and management in the long-term sub-acute care setting.