Volume 60 - Issue 10 - October 2014 ISSN 1943-2720

Industry Insider

10/09/2014

New Ostomy Alliance Formed The United Ostomy Associations of America (a patient advocacy organization); the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN); and ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) formed an alliance of providers, patient...

New Ostomy Alliance...

10/09/2014

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Literature Review

The Adjustments Experienced by Persons With an Ostomy: An Integrative Review of the Literature

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SAWC Spotlight: The Value of Evaluations

10/09/2014

At the completion of each SAWC, one of the first orders of business for Symposium planners is to process attendee evaluation forms. Conference participants need to complete the general survey and online evaluation form for each session to...

At the completion of each...

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AAWC Update

10/09/2014

Call for Nominations for the 2015 AAWC Board of Directors The AAWC Call for Nominations for the 2015–2017 term on the AAWC Board of Directors has commenced. Nominations will be accepted from October 6 through November 20, 2014. All...

Call for Nominations for the...

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Special to OWM: Whirlpool Use Makes List of Top Five Practices PTs and Patients Should Question

10/09/2014

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My Scope of Practice: Seeking the Evidence Base for Care

10/09/2014

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A Clinical Minute: For Cancer Patients, When Does the Wound Deserve the Same Attention as the Disease?

10/09/2014

For individuals fighting cancer, nothing is more important than the curative treatment regimen. However, when a wound occurs, the focus shifts and the goal becomes managing the wound to enable continuation of curative treatment. With its...

For individuals fighting...

10/09/2014

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Feature

Empirical Studies

A Descriptive Survey Study to Evaluate the Relationship Between Socio-demographic Factors and Quality of Life in Patients with a Permanent Colostomy

10/09/2014

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Empirical Studies

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Interventions for Peristomal Skin Care

10/09/2014

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Editorial

Editor‚Äôs Opinion: It Takes a Village to Improve Care

10/09/2014

Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals. — Albert Einstein The first title of this journal, launched in 1980, was Ostomy Management. Reading the research about living with a stoma in...

Nothing truly valuable can be...

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Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study

Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.

Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.

Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

Biomedical engineer Amit Gefen, BSc, MSc, PhD, discusses dressings in general and gelling dressings in particular from an engineering and clinical use perspective.

The Wound Hygiene Protocol: An Expert Challenge of Complex Wounds

The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases.

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