Beyond the Bandage
A Holistic Systems Approach to Skin Health · The PAWSIC Skin Health and Wound Management QAPI Program. On-demand, F-tag aligned training for your full clinical team, with toolkit, expert Q&A, and a Center Certificate of Completion.
A roadmap for clinical and operational excellence
Move beyond traditional education to a rigorous roadmap for clinical and operational excellence. Combining expert insights from a national multidisciplinary panel with proprietary tools (PAWSIC Center Self-Assessment, Wound Rounds Playbook, Monthly Skin/Wound Audit Guides), we empower your team to pinpoint systemic gaps and implement measurable, sustainable process improvements using a QAPI approach across post-acute settings (SNF, LTC, and assisted living), across team members, across shifts, and over time.
What's In It For Your Centers
- On-demand virtual access, designed for 24/7 facility schedules
- 2 CE credits for the designated Skin Health/QAPI Lead
- Certificates of Completion for all participating clinical staff
- PAWSIC QAPI Toolkit: Center Self-Assessment, Wound Rounds Playbook, Monthly Audit Tool
- 30-minute live debrief Q&A with a PAWSIC wound specialist
- Build a customized Process Improvement Plan (PIP) with F-tag aligned, measurable goals
Format
- 60-day enrollment window per facility
- 2+ hours of Lead Clinician content (Assessment to Action, F-tag aligned)
- 4+ hours of Wound Basics modules for the full clinical team (CNAs, LPNs, RNs, PTs)
- On-demand, self-paced delivery
- Center-level PAWSIC Certificate of Completion upon full team completion
Member Pricing
Reserve your facility's access
Registration is exclusively for AHCA/NCAL member facilities. Choose your option below; your 20% member discount is already applied at checkout.
One Lead enrolls. Your whole team learns.
Your QAPI Lead
- Assign your LeadYour organization names one Skin Health / QAPI Lead.
- Register belowThe Lead enrolls with their own email (Option 1 or Option 2), then watches for the confirmation email with login details.
- Complete the workshopLead Clinician training on demand, with 2 CE credits and a Certificate of Completion.
- Join the live Q&AA 30-minute debrief with a PAWSIC wound specialist.
Your clinical team
CNAs, LPNs, RNs, PTs- Get the linkYour Lead shares pawsic.org/wound-basics-ahca or the QR code below with the team.
- Sign up freeEach person registers with their own email.
- Complete Wound Basics4+ hours of modules, on demand, on any shift.
Share Wound Basics 101
Free and on demand, so every CNA, LPN, RN, and PT can complete it on any shift. Send the link, or let staff scan the code.
Registering through this page (pawsic.org/qapi-ahca)? Your 20% AHCA/NCAL member discount is applied automatically. No code needed.
Reaching the QAPI program elsewhere on pawsic.org? Enter your AHCA/NCAL member code at checkout: AHCA20OFF for the QAPI Program, or AHCABUNDLE for QAPI + Premium.
Inside Beyond the Bandage
Every feature your member facilities receive when they enroll through the dedicated AHCA/NCAL link.
| Program Title | Beyond the Bandage: A Holistic Systems Approach to Skin Health · The PAWSIC Skin Health and Wound Management QAPI Program |
| Program Duration | 60-day enrollment window per facility |
| Delivery Format | On-demand modules (self-paced, online) |
| Lead Clinician Content | 2+ hours on demand, F-tag aligned, Assessment to Action methodology |
| CE Credits | 2 CE credits for the designated Skin Health / QAPI Lead |
| Full Team Content | 4+ hours of Wound Basics modules available to all clinical staff (CNAs, LPNs, RNs, PTs) |
| Center Reporting | Completion tracking and certificates of completion for all participants |
| PAWSIC QAPI Toolkit | Center Self-Assessment, Wound Rounds Playbook, Monthly Audit Tool |
| Expert Access | 30-minute live debrief Q&A with a PAWSIC wound specialist |
| Certificate | Center-level PAWSIC Certificate of Completion upon full team completion |
| Platform | PAWSIC.org · PAWSIC Learning Management System |
Evidence Base
- Guest et al. (BMJ Open, 2015)
- CMS Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Analytic Tool (2024)
- Ayello & Levine (Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 2019)
- NPIAP / EPUAP Pressure Injury Prevention & Treatment Guidelines (2019)
- CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System Technical Users' Guide (2025)
