Pressure injury prevention in ICU & Let's talk about COVID-19 skin changes
Join us for this comprehensive educational webinar addressing the impact of COVID in the Intensive Care Unit when considering pressure injury prevention. Expert Tracy Nowicki covers:
· Skin inspection
· PI assessment
· PI staging
· Risk factors
· Medical device related pressure injuries
· Challenges with repositioning
· Practical tips for clinical practice
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Speakers
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Co-Ordinator Qld Bariatric Interest Group
Tracy is currently employed within a major metropolitan hospital in Queensland Health as Clinical Nurse Consultant of a quality risk management equipment service. A significant focus of her role has been to bring innovation in the development of a central equipment service so as to ensure optimal patient outcomes through safe, equitable equipment management, education and maintenance. This service also specialises in pressure injury prevention, management of the Bariatric patient, falls injury prevention, bed safety, Smart Pump Technology, skin integrity and quality risk management.
She is the coordinator for QBig (Queensland Bariatric Interest Group), has been on the working party for the development of the Pan Pacific & both versions of the International Pressure Injury Guidelines.
Tracy has extensive experience in presenting innovative approaches to quality risk management. She believes in fun through learning and looking at new horizons of how we do business.