Wound bed preparation involves a holistic approach focusing on wound diagnosis and structured local wound care: Advanced Concepts in Wound Healing & Tissue Repair Assignment, RCSI, Ireland

Wound bed preparation involves a holistic approach focusing on wound diagnosis and structured local wound care. It is of foremost importance that healthcare professionals understand and consider factors promoting and inhibiting wound healing, however, these factors are not always clear to patients and carers. “The TIME principle has been widely adopted by many in practice. However, the current gaps in practice indicate that there is a need for expansion to a simple framework for the assessment and management of chronic wounds, which incorporates the TIME paradigm”

Learning Outcomes

• Critically evaluate the epidemiology and impact of wounds on the individual and society as a whole;
•  Critically discuss the physiology of wound repair as it applies to acute and chronic wounds;
• Critically discuss the factors that impact wound healing and tissue repair;
• Critically evaluate methods of patient and wound assessment with reference to person-centered care;
• Critically evaluate current modalities employed in the management of wounds.