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Volume 51 - Issue 11 - November, 2005

Column
The Ostomy Files: A Historical Review of Wear Time: Is It Still Relevant?
11/01/2005
    “I can only get 3-days’ wear time from my pouching system. What am I doing wrong?”     How many times have ostomy specialists heard this complaint? Occasionally, we must step back from what we know is “tried and true” and ask ourselves...
    “I can only get 3-days’ wear time from my pouching system. What am I doing wrong?”     How many times have ostomy specialists heard this complaint? Occasionally, we must step back from what we know is “tried and true” and ask ourselves...
    “I can only get 3-days’ wear...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Special Report
Special Report: Alliance Organizations Address Impact of Support Surface Competitive Bidding with CMS
11/01/2005
    Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders representatives had the opportunity to educate Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officials on the effect of support surface competitive bidding on physicians, clinicians, manufacturers,...
    Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders representatives had the opportunity to educate Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officials on the effect of support surface competitive bidding on physicians, clinicians, manufacturers,...
    Alliance of Wound Care...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
New Products and Industry News
11/01/2005
Health clinic implements new therapy treatment program     Anodyne Therapy™ (Tampa, Fla.) announced that the Cleveland Clinic Health System is implementing use of the Anodyne Therapy System™ in their Home Health Agency, Wound Care Center,...
Health clinic implements new therapy treatment program     Anodyne Therapy™ (Tampa, Fla.) announced that the Cleveland Clinic Health System is implementing use of the Anodyne Therapy System™ in their Home Health Agency, Wound Care Center,...
Health clinic implements new...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Editorial
Can We Talk?: Pass It On: The Power of Mentors
11/01/2005
    The Person Who Changed My Life by Matilda Raffa Cuomo (Barnes & Noble Books; 2002), reminded me of the importance of mentors, advisors, teachers, and coaches in our lives. An educator, a manager, a relative, a random member of your...
    The Person Who Changed My Life by Matilda Raffa Cuomo (Barnes & Noble Books; 2002), reminded me of the importance of mentors, advisors, teachers, and coaches in our lives. An educator, a manager, a relative, a random member of your...
    The Person Who Changed My...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Editorial
Editor`s Opinion: Protecting Science: A Word Warrior Alert
11/01/2005
    US pharmaceutical companies were not always allowed to advertise directly to consumers. The moment they could, they sought the skills of advertising agencies adept at developing slogans and catchy phrases and applying new words to...
    US pharmaceutical companies were not always allowed to advertise directly to consumers. The moment they could, they sought the skills of advertising agencies adept at developing slogans and catchy phrases and applying new words to...
    US pharmaceutical companies...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Case Report
Using a Dermal Skin Substitute in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Secondary to Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Case Series
11/01/2005
    The term Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has been used since 1886 to identify a form of hereditary blistering disease and today is commonly used to describe a family of genetic disorders that cause blistering and shearing of the skin from even...
    The term Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has been used since 1886 to identify a form of hereditary blistering disease and today is commonly used to describe a family of genetic disorders that cause blistering and shearing of the skin from even...
    The term Epidermolysis...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Pain in Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Descriptive Study
11/01/2005
    Pain is possibly the most feared sensation in life. In the authors’ opinion, pain disables and distresses more people than any single disease entity and may be the most compelling reason a person seeks healthcare. The significance of...
    Pain is possibly the most feared sensation in life. In the authors’ opinion, pain disables and distresses more people than any single disease entity and may be the most compelling reason a person seeks healthcare. The significance of...
    Pain is possibly the most...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Evaluation of a Once-Daily Moisturizer Used to Treat Xerosis in Long-Term Care Patients
11/01/2005
    The body’s largest organ, the skin provides a barrier between an individual and the environment. The skin performs many functions — it protects against infectious micro-organisms, ultraviolet light, noxious substances, and excess...
    The body’s largest organ, the skin provides a barrier between an individual and the environment. The skin performs many functions — it protects against infectious micro-organisms, ultraviolet light, noxious substances, and excess...
    The body’s largest organ,...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
Using a Dermal Skin Substitute in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Secondary to Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Cas
11/01/2005
Results Data from six patients (ages 8 years to 23 years, four girls, two boys) with chronic wounds secondary to generalized RDEB who attended the outpatient clinic and were treated were analyzed. Patient participation was determined...
Results Data from six patients (ages 8 years to 23 years, four girls, two boys) with chronic wounds secondary to generalized RDEB who attended the outpatient clinic and were treated were analyzed. Patient participation was determined...
Results Data from six patients...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Department

Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
11/01/2005
Dear Editor,     In the article on the use of Hydrovase (Swiss-American Products, Inc., Dallas, Tex.) (Parnell LKS, Ciufi B, Gokoo CF. Preliminary use of a hydrogel containing enzymes in the treatment of Stage II and Stage III pressure...
Dear Editor,     In the article on the use of Hydrovase (Swiss-American Products, Inc., Dallas, Tex.) (Parnell LKS, Ciufi B, Gokoo CF. Preliminary use of a hydrogel containing enzymes in the treatment of Stage II and Stage III pressure...
Dear Editor,     In the article...
11/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

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