This conference will provide a practical guide to the prevention and management of leg ulcers and will support you to improve healing rates, reduce reoccurance rates and reduce the burden of leg ulcers on patients. The conference will discuss the development of dedicated leg ulcer services and clinical pathways and ensure competence and confidence in practice from identification, through management and following healing.
“Patients can struggle for years with leg ulcers that best practice could have healed within weeks. Venous leg ulcers are a chronic condition and almost inevitably recur without preventive measures, with up to 69% of leg ulcers recurring annually.”
Consensus Document: Transforming Leg Ulcer Care, Nursing Times
“Venous leg ulcers are estimated to affect around 1 in 500 people in the UK, although they become much more common with age. It's estimated around 1 in 50 people over the age of 80 has one”
NHS England 2024
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve the prevention and management of leg ulcers
Reflect on national developments
Examine and implement National Wound Care Strategy Programme (2024) Leg Ulcer Best Practice Bundle
Learn from outstanding practice in leg ulcer management
Understand the practicalities of setting up and running a leg ulcer service
Improve early identification and prevention
Developing effective training and education of frontline staff
Understand how you can improve healing rates and reduce reoccurance rates
Improve care for people with long term wounds
Understand how digital systems can improve practice and monitor quality
Enhance ongoing care, review of healing: setting up a well leg service
Develop your skills managing complex leg ulcers
Ensure you are up to date with the latest evidence and definitions
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
