Wound Management & Skin Integrity Course (Basic)

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The SLEC CommCare Academy aims to be a thought leader in eldercare training and education, and a premium training provider in the community care sector. We will employ innovative pedagogy to deliver a comprehensive range of educational programmes, especially in areas such as palliative care, skin and wound care, dementia care and rehabilitation care.

Check out the courses available below. For additional information, please email commcareacademy@slec.org.sg.

Wound Management & Skin Integrity Course (Basic)

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Course Overview

Healing Wounds, Changing Lives. A wound is a skin breakdown range from minor to serious non healing wounds. Early detection means Early Intervention. Join this course to be equipped with Art and Science of wound care knowledge and skills, to meet the needs for the elders in the community.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will:

Advance the knowledge and skills of clinical practices in skin and wound care prevention and intervention, management and monitoring of skin breakdown and injuries.
Deepen the knowledge of evidence-based approach to skin and wound management in maintaining skin integrity
Increase the nurse’s skills and knowledge and understanding of the influence of nutrition on wound healing.

Who should attend

Registered Nurse, Enrolled Nurse, Support Care Staff (Nursing Aide)
Experiences in wound dressing

Training Hours
16

Ms Susie Goh
Director of Nursing, Residential-based Nursing in St Luke’s ElderCare

Susie Goh has extensive experiences as a wound and ostomy nurse across a variety of settings. She is the Master Trainer at St Luke’s ElderCare, Learning Hub. She has attained her Stoma Care and Continence Management Certificate, Singapore, Wound Management Certificate at University of South Australia, Faculty of Nursing, and Post Graduate Certificate in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, Cardiff University, UK. Susie has a deep passion and interest in wound care, particularly in the management of skin tear, pressure injury, and ostomy care and has conducted many wound courses and workshops for nurses. Currently a committee member for the Wound Healing Society (Singapore) and member of the National Quality Council, Nursing Subcommittee Pressure Injury Workgroup.

Ms Hafidah Binte Saipollah
Nurse Clinician & Trainer, St Luke’s ElderCare

Hafidah is a ACLP-certified trainer and has extensive experiences as a wound, ostomy and continence nurse. She has attained her Wound, Ostomy and Continence from Curtin University in 2020.

Hafidah is passionate and has deep interest in wound care, particularly in the management of skin tear, pressure injury, and ostomy care, negative pressure wound therapy, compression bandage and has conducted many wound courses and workshops for nurses and carestaff. She has done collaboration research and presented during 2nd TTSH Nursing Conference and 22nd Join Singapore-Malaysia Nursing Conference 2017 on wound camera. Another collaboration with SGH on Understanding and Improving Venous Leg Ulcer Outcomes of Patients on Compression Therapy in the Tropics.

Ms Ler Yi Bin is a Dietitian.
Bachelor degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, ACTA-certified

Yi Bin has been providing nutrition care in the community since 2015. She finds passion in sharing her nutrition knowledge to the community through interactive and creative approach. She has been providing multiple nutrition health talks to different target groups and facilitate in different training sessions whereby the participants find her sessions enjoyable and insightful.

The full course is $327.00 (including prevailing GST). Prevailing course fee subsidy at 90% for Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents and 45% for work pass holders working in eligible community care organisations.

Available date(s):

14-15 Jan 2025
11-12 Feb 2025
11-12 Mar 2025
15-16 Apr 2025
6-7 May 2025
10-11 Jun 2025

Time:
9am to 6pm

Venue:
To be confirmed

* The training venue may change due to unforeseen circumstances and the trainees will be informed accordingly.

For AIC Community Care Organisations, please register via AIC LMS at

AIC Learning Network

For additional information, please contact CommCare Academy at commcareacademy@slec.org.sg