Volume 51 - Issue 8 - August, 2005
Column
Editorial
08/01/2005
As of September 30, 2005, the United Ostomy Association (UOA) is closing its doors. Financial factors have driven this decision by the Board of Directors and it appears that no last minute heroics will be able to forestall this fateful...
As of September 30, 2005, the United Ostomy Association (UOA) is closing its doors. Financial factors have driven this decision by the Board of Directors and it appears that no last minute heroics will be able to forestall this fateful...
As of September 30, 2005,...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
08/01/2005
Familiarity breeds contempt. — Aesop, The Fox and the Lion Fables
In the Hmong tradition, a person does not choose to become a shaman — rather, it is a vocation to which some are called. Specifically, persons who have been ill are...
Familiarity breeds contempt. — Aesop, The Fox and the Lion Fables
In the Hmong tradition, a person does not choose to become a shaman — rather, it is a vocation to which some are called. Specifically, persons who have been ill are...
Familiarity breeds contempt....
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2005
Wound care website receives medical education award
Healthpoint (Fort Worth, Tex.) announced TheWoundInstitute.com, an online source for accredited wound care education, received the prestigious IN-AWE (International Awards of Excellence...
Wound care website receives medical education award
Healthpoint (Fort Worth, Tex.) announced TheWoundInstitute.com, an online source for accredited wound care education, received the prestigious IN-AWE (International Awards of Excellence...
Wound care website receives...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
08/01/2005
The 18th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care & 15th Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair April 21–24, 2005, San Diego Convention Center San Diego, California
In 1988, a group of ET nurses in California embarked on a...
The 18th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care & 15th Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair April 21–24, 2005, San Diego Convention Center San Diego, California
In 1988, a group of ET nurses in California embarked on a...
The 18th Annual Symposium on...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
08/01/2005
Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself. — Dr. Albert Schweitzer
When families face the overwhelming challenges of a child’s disease, they rely heavily on medical professionals, trusting them to help alleviate...
Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself. — Dr. Albert Schweitzer
When families face the overwhelming challenges of a child’s disease, they rely heavily on medical professionals, trusting them to help alleviate...
Pain is a more terrible lord...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
08/01/2005
Diabetes is increasing in the US. An estimated 15% of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer sometime in their life.1
This fact, coupled with the myriad of treatment options available, ensures that managing diabetic foot...
Diabetes is increasing in the US. An estimated 15% of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer sometime in their life.1
This fact, coupled with the myriad of treatment options available, ensures that managing diabetic foot...
Diabetes is increasing in...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2005
Part 1
Discussion
The ultrasound therapy described in this study employs a recently FDA-cleared device for the cleansing and debridement of wounds with an expanded indication (promotes healing). Used as directed, this device delivers an...
Part 1
Discussion
The ultrasound therapy described in this study employs a recently FDA-cleared device for the cleansing and debridement of wounds with an expanded indication (promotes healing). Used as directed, this device delivers an...
Part 1
Discussion
The...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2005
A stoma operation involves a major life change for the patient. Physical damage, disfigurement, loss of a bodily function, and a change in personal hygiene are cause for concern and make heavy demands on the provision of quality of...
A stoma operation involves a major life change for the patient. Physical damage, disfigurement, loss of a bodily function, and a change in personal hygiene are cause for concern and make heavy demands on the provision of quality of...
A stoma operation involves a...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2005
A pressure ulcer is defined as any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage to underlying tissue.1 Many predisposing factors acting in combination with pressure put a patient at risk for developing pressure ulcers,...
A pressure ulcer is defined as any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage to underlying tissue.1 Many predisposing factors acting in combination with pressure put a patient at risk for developing pressure ulcers,...
A pressure ulcer is defined...
08/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
08/01/2005
Ambroise Parè (1510–1590) achieved the reverence of the lower class and the friendship of four kings of France. The greatness of his life should be considered in the framework of a century remembered mostly for its ruthlessness.1
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Ambroise Parè (1510–1590) achieved the reverence of the lower class and the friendship of four kings of France. The greatness of his life should be considered in the framework of a century remembered mostly for its ruthlessness.1
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Ambroise Parè (1510–1590)...
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