WOCNext 2019

(201) Music to My Ears: Spreading the Word About Neonatal & Pediatric Skin Concepts for Wound & Ostomy Care (Room Grand Ballroom A1)

23 Jun 19
3:05 PM - 4:05 PM

Tracks: Continence, Ostomy, Wound

Speaker(s): Deanna Johnson, Neonatal Skin Integrity Nurse Practitioner, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota; Ann Marie Nie, Wound, Ostomy Nurse Practitioner, Dayton Children's Hospital

This session will review fundamental concepts of neonatal and pediatric skin structure and function and how these physiological factors translate to best practice for wound and ostomy care. Issues regarding safe product selection and problem solving unique considerations specific to this fragile population will be discussed.