Challenges in the Treatment of Leg Ulcers: IpTB Training and Compressive Therapy

Code: ENF16083O

1 ECTS

Duration: 1 weeks/26 hours

Scientific Area: Health Sciences, Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: B-learning

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To contribute to the development of clinical skills for the differential diagnosis and treatment of leg ulcers;
- To develop skills in assessing the Ankle-Brachial - Pressure Index (ABPI);
- To train medical staff in the technique of applying the different types of compression bandages: short traction, long traction and multi-layer systems.

SKILLS:
- Demonstrates clinical reasoning skills for differential diagnosis and decision-making in the approach to the person with a leg ulcer;
- Reveals skills in the prevention and diagnostic assessment of lower limb ulcers, based on the latest scientific evidence;
- Demonstrates theoretical and practical skills in the evaluation of IPTB and Compressive Therapy.

- Scientific evidence on the differential diagnosis and treatment of leg ulcers;
- Epidemiology and impact on healthcare and the quality of life of people with leg ulcers;
- Etiopathogenesis of leg ulcers; physiology of the venous and arterial system of the lower limb;
- Differential diagnosis of leg ulcers;
- Doppler evaluation technique and calculation of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index;
- Techniques for applying the different types of compression bandages: short traction, long traction and multi-layer systems.

Teaching Methods

Methodologies that stimulate the personal and professional development of health professionals will be prioritised, based on work that stimulates clinical reasoning and the training of skills and practical abilities, through the discussion of clinical cases and the training of technical skills, in a simulated environment, including the use of the Doppler and Dual Measurement Digital Tensiometer for the evaluation of Ankle-Brachial Index Blood Pressure and the technique of applying Compressive Therapy.
This course, supported by the MedTech-Next Project, included the use of advanced technological resources, namely digital environments and technological platforms applied to training.
The assessment method for the course is continuous assessment, with participants taking part in the sessions and carrying out the proposed activities. As this is a b-learning course, there will be online sessions (3 hours: 1T; 2OT) and face-to-face sessions (7 hours: 3T; 4TP). Attendance at the In-person classes contact hours and completion of the practical activities are compulsory to complete the course. The final assessment consists of an individual Moodle Platform test (100 per cent) in which the student may not score less than 10 on a scale of 0 to 20.