Fourth Annual Wound Care Conference
An unforgettable learning experience for health care professionals interested in advancing their wound care knowledge!
Saturday, April 23 • 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Conference Center
6 CE’s & Door Prizes
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The 2016 Wound Care Conference offers the health care professional a total overview of caring for the bariatric patient. This event provides evidence-based treatment, skills and best practices for the effective care and management of the bariatric patient.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Health care professionals interested in advancing their bariatric patient care skills and knowledge. Attendees will earn 6 continuing nursing education contact hours by attending the conference in its entirety and completing the evaluation tool.
Houston Methodist is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
REGISTRATION:
- Free for Houston Methodist employees. Register by filling out the form and returning it to Wanda Butaud or Ann Maguire.
Registration required by April 13. - $10 for Non-Houston Methodist employees. Make checks payable to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. Only cash/check accepted on day of event; no credit cards please. Register by filling out and mailing in the form on the back of this flyer. Registration required by April 13.
AGENDA:
- 7 – 8 a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Visit with Vendors
- 8 – 8:15 a.m. Welcome & Housekeeping
- 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Surgical Options for the Bariatric Patient
- 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Surgical Complications
- 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break, Visit with Vendors
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Lymphatics: The Third Circulatory System
- 11:30 a.m. – Noon Safe Handling of the Bariatric Patient
- Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch, Visit with Vendors
- 1 – 2 p.m. Nutrition Requirements for Wound Healing in the Bariatric Patient
- 2 – 3 p.m. Moisture Associated Skin Damage in the Bariatric Patient
- 3 – 4 p.m. Evaluation, CE Certificates
If you have any questions, please contact:
Ann Maguire: aemaguire@houstonmethodist.org or 281.276.1985
Wanda Butaud: wjbutaud@houstonmethodist.org or 832.506.4869