Volume 57 - Issue 11 - November 2011
Department
11/01/2011
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. — Proverb
There’s a dirt road in Haiti that leads to a place unlike any other on the small island. It may look like your run-of-the-mill...
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. — Proverb
There’s a dirt road in Haiti that leads to a place unlike any other on the small island. It may look like your run-of-the-mill...
Give a man a fish and you feed...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
11/01/2011
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(11):36–44
Abstract
Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is estimated to affect one third of individuals older than 65 years of age, occurs in younger individuals who use tobacco or have diabetes...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(11):36–44
Abstract
Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is estimated to affect one third of individuals older than 65 years of age, occurs in younger individuals who use tobacco or have diabetes...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
11/01/2011
Welcome Friends!
Welcome to the AAWC Focus Issue of OWM! What is AAWC?
AAWC is a not-for-profit, non-exclusive, 501c3 membership association dedicated to forming a collaborative community of multidisciplinary healthcare providers and...
Welcome Friends!
Welcome to the AAWC Focus Issue of OWM! What is AAWC?
AAWC is a not-for-profit, non-exclusive, 501c3 membership association dedicated to forming a collaborative community of multidisciplinary healthcare providers and...
Welcome Friends!
Welcome to...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
11/01/2011
For registered dietitians (RDs) and nutrition professionals, fall signifies the largest meeting of nutrition professionals in the world, the American Dietetic Association-hosted Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). You are...
For registered dietitians (RDs) and nutrition professionals, fall signifies the largest meeting of nutrition professionals in the world, the American Dietetic Association-hosted Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). You are...
For registered dietitians...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
11/01/2011
Coverage Savvy
For the past 3 years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covered the monthly cost of up to 200 single-use, disposable catheters for any Medicare beneficiary who met the basic coverage criteria. This coverage...
Coverage Savvy
For the past 3 years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covered the monthly cost of up to 200 single-use, disposable catheters for any Medicare beneficiary who met the basic coverage criteria. This coverage...
Coverage Savvy
For the past 3...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
11/01/2011
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care spent the past year focusing on new strategies to meet our mission to be the leader in interdisciplinary wound healing and tissue preservation. Our 5-year plan, established for 2010–2014,...
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care spent the past year focusing on new strategies to meet our mission to be the leader in interdisciplinary wound healing and tissue preservation. Our 5-year plan, established for 2010–2014,...
The Association for the...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
11/01/2011
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(11):22–35.
Abstract
Although difficult to quantify due to methodological variations, the worldwide burden of pressure ulcers (PUs) is substantial. Recognizing the importance of providing...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management 2011;57(11):22–35.
Abstract
Although difficult to quantify due to methodological variations, the worldwide burden of pressure ulcers (PUs) is substantial. Recognizing the importance of providing...
Index: Ostomy Wound Management...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
11/01/2011
As wound care providers, taking care of our patients should be our priority. Many of them have no place else to turn, and to provide less than the best care is not acceptable. I am reminded of a story about other professionals who could...
As wound care providers, taking care of our patients should be our priority. Many of them have no place else to turn, and to provide less than the best care is not acceptable. I am reminded of a story about other professionals who could...
As wound care providers,...
11/01/2011
Wound Management & Prevention
