Volume 56 - Issue 2 - February, 2010
Column
Executive Spotlight
02/01/2010
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...
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...
For Geoff Mackay,...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Guest Editorial
02/01/2010
Despite an increasing number of products devoted to pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, pressure ulcers continue to be a healthcare problem throughout the world. The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained approximately 15% in...
Despite an increasing number of products devoted to pressure ulcer treatment and prevention, pressure ulcers continue to be a healthcare problem throughout the world. The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained approximately 15% in...
Despite an increasing number of...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
02/01/2010
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...
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...
Skin grafts are frequently...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
02/01/2010
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...
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...
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs)...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
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,...
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,...
As a population, we are...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
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...
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...
The Paraprofessional...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare. — Japanese proverb
As many as 60,000 patients die each year as a result of conditions related to pressure ulcers. To recognize the tremendous impact pressure...
Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare. — Japanese proverb
As many as 60,000 patients die each year as a result of conditions related to pressure ulcers. To recognize the tremendous impact pressure...
Vision without action is a...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
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...
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...
Ostomy Wound Management...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
02/01/2010
Federal Drug Administration Selects AAWC to Participate in Questionnaire Regarding Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Recently, the AAWC was asked by the FDA to participate in a questionnaire related to NPWT in the home environment....
Federal Drug Administration Selects AAWC to Participate in Questionnaire Regarding Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Recently, the AAWC was asked by the FDA to participate in a questionnaire related to NPWT in the home environment....
Federal Drug Administration...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
02/01/2010
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...
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...
Abstract: Monitoring wound...
02/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
