The session will present an opportunity for healthcare providers to expand understanding of elder abuse and development of pressure injuries. Trends and commonalities of pressure injury cases during Covid will be discussed, along with the common/frequent underlying issues and concerns in these cases. A discussion will also center on documentation and physician involvement in wound care.
Objectives:
Discuss trends or commonalities on pressure injury cases during Covid.
Identify the common/frequent underlying issues and concern the pressure injury cases
Understand ways healthcare providers can protect themselves in similar cases.
Credit:
1.0 hour BRN, MCLE* and ASHRM* credit will be available.
*Pending approval.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Sonja Rosen is duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of California. In 2001, she received her medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. In 2002, she completed an internship in Internal Medicine in Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. In 2004, she completed a residency in Internal Medicine in Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. In 2005, she completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCLA Department of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Department of Veterans Affairs, GLAHS, Los Angeles, California. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. She is the Chief of Geriatric Medicine at Cedars-Sinai and the Medical Director of Geriatric Medicine for Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation. She was previously the Chief of Geriatric Medicine at UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica and Medical Director of the Inpatient Geriatric Unit at UCLA Santa Monica. She is Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, Department of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Sonja Rosen is duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of California. In 2001, she received her medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. In 2002, she completed an internship in Internal Medicine in Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. In 2004, she completed a residency in Internal Medicine in Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. In 2005, she completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCLA Department of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Department of Veterans Affairs, GLAHS, Los Angeles, California. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. She is the Chief of Geriatric Medicine at Cedars-Sinai and the Medical Director of Geriatric Medicine for Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation. She was previously the Chief of Geriatric Medicine at UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica and Medical Director of the Inpatient Geriatric Unit at UCLA Santa Monica. She is Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, Department of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.
