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.
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)
