(410) GLP-1 Use & the WOC Nurse

GLP-1 reception agonists and other incretin mimetic medications are rapidly transforming patient care. WOC nurses are on the frontlines of managing their clinical impact across wound, ostomy, and continence practice.

This session is designed to equip APRN and RN WOC nurses with actionable, evidence-based strategies to protect patient safety, prevent complications, and elevate care. We cover aspects of GLP-1 medication administration, discontinuation, and protocols ahead of procedures and surgery.

Key questions for our community of specialized nurses include nutritional deficiency risk during massive weight loss and it’s impact on healing, gastrointestinal side effects, and what has been discovered regarding pleiotropic effects. Pleiotropic effects are the effects outside of weight loss and glucose control, amounting to the disease prevention, disease amelioration, and direct bio-cellular impact of these medications.