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Malvern, PA (June 8, 2009) – Proper wound care management has become one of the top concerns for many clinicians across various medical specialties. Treatment is specific to the wound type, the patient and the long-term care plan and requires ongoing assessment. Read More
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Non-Accredited Education
On-Demand! Wound Healing in Today’s Healthcare Environment – How Advanced Dressing Technology Can Help Ease the Strain
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Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
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Head Over Heels and Butts 2.0
Complimentary Archived Webcast
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Emerging Concepts in Treating Pressure Ulcers
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Understanding Collagen Dressings and their Benefit in Wound Care
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- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Ostomy Wound Management recently had the chance to talk with Kinetic Concepts, Inc.’s ([KCI] San Antonio, Texas) spokesperson Katie Gaultney to learn about her company’s efforts to provide much-needed medical supplies and aid to Haitian earthquake victims.
OWM: Mrs. Gaultney, describe KCI’s efforts on behalf of Haitian earthquake victims.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Abstract: Monitoring wound progress is essential for evaluating and documenting treatment outcomes. The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) was developed to track pressure ulcer (PU) progress but information about its utility for other types of chronic wounds is limited. A 10-month, descriptive, multicenter study was conducted to examine the responsiveness and concurrent validity of the PUSH when used to monitor wound changes in diabetic foot (DFU), venous leg (VLU), and PU.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Abstract: Surveying pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence is a common practice in some western countries and has served as a tool to improve prevention policies and procedures. Although attention on PU prevention has increased in China, no PU prevalence baseline information is available to help guide care. To obtain this baseline information, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a 3,000-bed teaching hospital in Wuhan.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Abstract: Heel pressure ulcers (PU) are a major concern in orthopedic patients. A prospective 6-month study was conducted in an acute care hospital in Canada to determine the incidence of heel PU in an orthopedic population, evaluate the effect of patient and care variables on heel PU incidence, and describe the natural history/sequelae of Stage I heel PU. One hundred and fifty (150) patients (average age 70.6 years) admitted for elective orthopedic surgery or treatment of a fractured hip participated in the study.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
For Geoff Mackay, President and CEO of Organogenesis (Canton, Mass), the pharmaceutical business feels more and more like a second home. He has become increasingly familiar with the industry through various leadership positions during his 11 years with Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) and other international companies and he is proud of his role in fulfilling the promise of regenerative medicine.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Despite an increasing number of products devoted to pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, pressure ulcers continue to be a healthcare problem throughout the world.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Skin grafts are frequently used over large and/or difficult-to-heal wounds such as burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and traumatic wounds. They can be created and applied in various ways. The split-thickness skin graft (STSG), which involves removing the epidermis and part of the dermis from the donor site and applying it to a well vascularized wound bed, is the most common. When the patient does not have donor tissue available, various biological and synthetic options are available.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) present treatment challenges, particularly in the home health setting. Home health care patients with VLUs often have multiple comorbidities, which complicate wound treatment and healing. Many patients are unable to see a physician regularly for wound assessment and treatment evaluation; in addition, they may face financial challenges, unable to afford costly prescription items — eg, enzymatic debriding agents.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
As a population, we are extremely concerned about weight. Whether it is the epidemic of overweight children developing very adult problems due to obesity or the rail thin models splashed across the pages of the latest fashion magazines, weight is a hot topic of conversation. As wound care clinicians, we, too, should be very concerned with weight. Instinctively, we understand that patients who are losing body weight may heal slowly or develop chronic wounds.
- Issue Number:2010;56(2)
The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) recently reported on projections from the National Employment Matrix released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), highlighting the significant growth in demand for direct care workers in the decade ahead.1 With increasing longevity and the lives of persons with chronic illnesses being extended by technological advances both in diagnostics and treatment, we are on the precipice of either a disaster — facing a serious shortage of qualified, paid caregivers — or the opening of a bright, new day of improved qu
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