Volume 56 - Issue 3 - March, 2010
Department
03/01/2010
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be – Henry David Thoreau
Deborah Warner, ARNP, MS, CWCN, received her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in Nursing in 1983 and 1991, respectively, from the College of...
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be – Henry David Thoreau
Deborah Warner, ARNP, MS, CWCN, received her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in Nursing in 1983 and 1991, respectively, from the College of...
Thought is the sculptor who can...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
Patient/Caregiver Resource Center Soon to Launch
The AAWC is developing a Patient/Caregiver Resource Center — a dedicated portion of the AAWC website that endeavors to bring patients and their caregivers together to share their stories,...
Patient/Caregiver Resource Center Soon to Launch
The AAWC is developing a Patient/Caregiver Resource Center — a dedicated portion of the AAWC website that endeavors to bring patients and their caregivers together to share their stories,...
Patient/Caregiver Resource...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
03/01/2010
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center Orlando, Florida
The Exhibit Hall at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) is testament to the conference’s status as the premier wound care educational event. One...
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center Orlando, Florida
The Exhibit Hall at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) is testament to the conference’s status as the premier wound care educational event. One...
April 17–20, 2010 Gaylord Palms...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Industry Insider
03/01/2010
Fecal management system improved
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) launched Flexi-Seal® SIGNAL™ Fecal Management System (FMS). Now available in the US, UK, and other key European markets, the system has been enhanced with new features, including...
Fecal management system improved
ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) launched Flexi-Seal® SIGNAL™ Fecal Management System (FMS). Now available in the US, UK, and other key European markets, the system has been enhanced with new features, including...
Fecal management system...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
03/01/2010
Teams of North American collaborators from both industrial research centers (Biotime Inc, Mandala Biosciences LLC and Sierra Sciences LLC) and academic institutes (Ontario Cancer Institute, Burnham Institute for Medical Research and The...
Teams of North American collaborators from both industrial research centers (Biotime Inc, Mandala Biosciences LLC and Sierra Sciences LLC) and academic institutes (Ontario Cancer Institute, Burnham Institute for Medical Research and The...
Teams of North American...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Knowledge about practice patterns and optimal usage criteria for topical antimicrobial dressings is limited. A retrospective data analysis was conducted to evaluate: 1) the length of time these dressings are applied in a typical...
Abstract: Knowledge about practice patterns and optimal usage criteria for topical antimicrobial dressings is limited. A retrospective data analysis was conducted to evaluate: 1) the length of time these dressings are applied in a typical...
Abstract: Knowledge about...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Percent area reduction (PAR) after 4 weeks of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) treatment has been suggested as a clinical monitoring parameter to distinguish DFUs that will heal within 12 weeks from those that will not despite standard...
Abstract: Percent area reduction (PAR) after 4 weeks of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) treatment has been suggested as a clinical monitoring parameter to distinguish DFUs that will heal within 12 weeks from those that will not despite standard...
Abstract: Percent area reduction...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Deep sacral pressure ulcers in nonambulatory hospitalized patients often are managed using surgical flaps. Reports about the effects of protein status on postoperative healing are inconsistent but surgery often is delayed until...
Abstract: Deep sacral pressure ulcers in nonambulatory hospitalized patients often are managed using surgical flaps. Reports about the effects of protein status on postoperative healing are inconsistent but surgery often is delayed until...
Abstract: Deep sacral pressure...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
03/01/2010
Abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) alters wound edge microvascular blood flow. Some preclinical data suggest that cycling between low and high negative pressure may be more beneficial than continuous NPWT. The purpose of this in...
Abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) alters wound edge microvascular blood flow. Some preclinical data suggest that cycling between low and high negative pressure may be more beneficial than continuous NPWT. The purpose of this in...
Abstract: Negative pressure...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Executive Spotlight
03/01/2010
Travis E. Baugh, President and Chief Operating Officer of Healthpoint, Ltd. offers an up close and personal look inside the company’s vital role in the wound care industry and his day-to-day roles and responsibilities in overseeing the...
Travis E. Baugh, President and Chief Operating Officer of Healthpoint, Ltd. offers an up close and personal look inside the company’s vital role in the wound care industry and his day-to-day roles and responsibilities in overseeing the...
Travis E. Baugh, President...
03/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
