Pressure Injuries: Staging and Preventing Pressure Injuries in Long-Term Care
Event Schedule
May 28, 2026 I 10:30–11:30 a.m. CT
Location
Virtual/Zoom
Event Description
Pressure injuries are a common and serious concern among older adults, particularly in long-term care settings where reduced mobility and compromised nutritional status increase vulnerability. Early identification of risk factors and timely intervention are essential to prevention; however, when pressure injuries do occur, a targeted and systematic treatment approach is critical to promote healing and prevent complications.
This educational session will explore key age-related and clinical factors that contribute to pressure injury development in older adults. Participants will gain practical, evidence-based strategies for both prevention and treatment with a focus on identifying root causes, selecting appropriate interventions, and optimizing skin integrity and overall patient outcomes across care settings.
Objectives
- Define pressure injury and what mechanical forces contribute to pressure injury development.
- Identify the characteristics of all pressure injury stages.
- Describe key risk factors for pressure injury development.
Speaker
John Gell is the clinical educator with Solventum where he has served for 13 years helping with wound VAC therapy. In addition, John is a Medical Laboratory Technician Certified by the American College of Clinical Pathologists and Cell and Tissue Banking Specialist Certified by the American Society of Tissue Banks.
Continuing Education Information
Nursing Home Administrators: 1 contact hour is intended to meet the criteria established by the Iowa Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators for participants who attend this event in its entirety. Partial credit for this event will not be granted. To receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance, you must attend the entire event. Retain your certificate for four years.
Iowa Board of Nursing: 1 contact hour is intended to meet the criteria established by the Iowa Board of Nursing for participants who attend this event in its entirety. Partial credit for this event will not be granted. To receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance, you must attend the entire event. Retain your certificate for four years.
For other long-term support and service provider professionals not listed above: Most licensure boards, credentialing agencies and professional organizations have processes that allow individuals to earn a certain number of CEUs for non-preapproved programs and/or to accommodate self-submission for approval of continuing education hours after the event takes place with proper documentation from the program sponsors. It is up to the discretion of the licensee to choose relevant sessions and self-report. Generic certificates of attendance will be provided.
Registration & Other Information
LeadingAge Iowa Member FREE
Prospective Member $99
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What’s Included
Registration fee includes digital handout, one connection to the live webinar and instructions for receiving CE credit/ attendance certificate. A recording of this webinar is included in the registration fee (no CE credit/attendance certificate will be awarded when viewing the recording).
Cancellation/Refund Policy
There will be no refunds approved for this webinar. Registered attendees who miss the live webinar can request the recording following the webinar.
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