2026 UPMC Williamsport Skin Fair - 8.27.26

WILLIAMSPORT, PA US
August 27, 2026

Having 6-8 HAPI's occur monthly is not best practice. By providing front line staff with focused education on skin and wounds will decrease overall HAPI rates.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

¨ Skin Policy/Dressings/Products

¨ EHR Documentation

¨ Rover Usage and access to take photos

¨ Proning therapy foams

¨ Anatomical locations

¨ Cushions, Arjo, Air Tap

¨ Ostomies

¨ Wound Vacs

¨ Supplements

¨ Room of Horrors

¨ Foam Dressings

 

 

Target Audience

Nurse

Learning Objectives

Learn how to collaborate interdisciplinarity to decrease HAPI rates to less than 3 events per month, from current rate of 5-6 per month

Learn how to use Air Tap system Learn more on ostomy products and wound vacs

Have knowledge of products and interventions to be used for high-risk patients

Learn how to properly document, assess, and photograph wounds

Additional Information

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Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/03/2026
Course expires: 
08/10/2026
Event starts: 
08/27/2026 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/27/2026 - 3:00pm EDT
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Having 6-8 HAPI's occur monthly is not best practice. By providing front line staff with focused education on skin and wounds will decrease overall HAPI rates.

UPMC WILLIAMSPORT
700 HIGH ST
WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701
United States

Course Director(s): 

Stacey M. Kacyon MSN/CRRN

 

Planning Committee Member(s): 

TASHA WADSWORTH RN, WOC

DELLA WATSON MSN, EDUCATOR

AMANDA MONTESDECO RN

BRITTANY EISENHOWER RN, WOC

CATHERINE KNEEDLER RN

EMILY CROWNOVER RN

JED MARTIN RN

KENDRA PYSHER RN

KRISTEN FRICK RN

NICOLE DGIEN RN

OLIVIA GOODE RN

TASHA MACK RN

ANGELA DIMARCO RN

KRISTI DRISCOLL RN

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (ANCC)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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