World Stop Pressure Injury Day 2025 Checktheskin,changetheoutcome
Resources for clinicians on a variety of topics are also available on the Clinical Excellence Commission website .
Head to toe skin assessments are crucial for preventing pressure injuries by enabling early detection of at-risk areas and skin breakdown, establishing a baseline for comparison, and guiding personalised prevention strategies. Regular head to toe skin assessments help to identify early changes to skin in high risk areas, including bony prominences over the sacrum, heels, elbows and hips. Resources The International Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline was recently revised and re-launched in February 2025 as an online guideline. The Guideline is a collaboration between three partner organisations – the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) and the Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA). The goal of the guideline is to provide an update of evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries. Eight out of the ten new sections are already live on their website . The remaining sections are expected to be completed by February 2026. Thursday 20 November is World Stop Pressure Injury Day. This day provides an opportunity to promote education and awareness of prevention strategies for pressure injuries among healthcare professionals, health services, and the public. Head to toe skin assessments
Education update
There are five new education courses available to clinicians via the My Health Learning platform. • -CourseCode573848575 This moduleprovidesfoundationalknowledge on skin anatomy,physiologyandskininjury prevention. • Pressureinjurypreventionand management -CourseCode608186720 This moduleprovidesanoverviewof pressure injuries, howtorecogniseapersonat risk of a pressure injury,reviewkeycharacteristics of pressure injuryclassificationandapply prevention measures. • MoistureAssociatedSkinDamage - Course Code 608186127 This moduleprovidesanoverviewof Moisture- associatedSkinDamage(MASD)including how to identify thetypesofMASD,recognise a person at risk and applypreventativemeasures to manage and reduceincidenceofMASD. • Woundassessment -CourseCode 40063891 This moduleprovidesanoverviewof wound assessment.Youwillexplorethestages of wound healing, recognisecommonwoundtypes, and use a holistic woundassessmenttosupport person- centred care.Youwillalsolearnwhen to escalate wound careandrefertothemultidisciplinary team. Skin anatomy, physiology and skin injury prevention
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