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Volume 59 - Issue 11 - November 2013 ISSN 1943-2720

Department
My Scope of Practice: A Specimen of a Lab Champion
11/07/2013
 Do you ever wonder what happens to the specimens you send to the laboratory? This month we interviewed Leonard (Len) Levin, MS, MBA, RM(NRCM), M(ASCP), Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor, Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) University Hospital –...
 Do you ever wonder what happens to the specimens you send to the laboratory? This month we interviewed Leonard (Len) Levin, MS, MBA, RM(NRCM), M(ASCP), Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor, Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) University Hospital –...
 Do you ever wonder what happens...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Nutrition 411: The Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Can Diet Make a Difference?
11/07/2013
  The statistics are shocking: 25.8 million Americans, or 8.3% of the population of the US, has been diagnosed with diabetes.1 Among the complications of the disease are diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which affect as many as 20% of patients...
  The statistics are shocking: 25.8 million Americans, or 8.3% of the population of the US, has been diagnosed with diabetes.1 Among the complications of the disease are diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which affect as many as 20% of patients...
  The statistics are shocking:...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
From the Top: The AAWC — Strong, Responsive, and Growing
11/07/2013
  Not many organizations can boast a 60% increase in membership in just over a 2-year period. Welcome to the AAWC!   I am proud to announce AAWC membership is its highest ever, with more than 2,300 members. Because we need to continue to...
  Not many organizations can boast a 60% increase in membership in just over a 2-year period. Welcome to the AAWC!   I am proud to announce AAWC membership is its highest ever, with more than 2,300 members. Because we need to continue to...
  Not many organizations can...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
AAWC Update
11/07/2013
 The AAWC is pleased to present an extended news and information section for this year’s AAWC focus issue of OWM. We hope the information to follow entices you to join our organization. If you are currently a member, we urge you to share this...
 The AAWC is pleased to present an extended news and information section for this year’s AAWC focus issue of OWM. We hope the information to follow entices you to join our organization. If you are currently a member, we urge you to share this...
 The AAWC is pleased to present...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Transdermal Continuous Oxygen Therapy on Biological Processes and Foot Ulcer Healing in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus
11/07/2013
Abstract   Hypoxia is a major factor in delayed wound healing. The aim of this prospective, randomized, clinical trial was to compare outcomes of treatment in persons with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) randomly assigned to transdermal...
Abstract   Hypoxia is a major factor in delayed wound healing. The aim of this prospective, randomized, clinical trial was to compare outcomes of treatment in persons with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) randomly assigned to transdermal...
Abstract   Hypoxia is a major...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
Continence Coach: Telehealth to the Bladder’s Rescue
11/07/2013
  A central element of President Obama’s 2010 healthcare legislation1 offers healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. Under the legislation, the federal government will pay for the expansion through 2016 and no less than 90% of costs in...
  A central element of President Obama’s 2010 healthcare legislation1 offers healthcare coverage to millions of Americans. Under the legislation, the federal government will pay for the expansion through 2016 and no less than 90% of costs in...
  A central element of President...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention
Literature Review
Creating a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Algorithm: Systematic Review and Face Validation
10/31/2013
Abstract   Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention is a care imperative supported by substantive evidence, but translating that knowledge into clinical decision-making at the point of care remains challenging. The purpose of this study was to create...
Abstract   Pressure ulcer (PU) prevention is a care imperative supported by substantive evidence, but translating that knowledge into clinical decision-making at the point of care remains challenging. The purpose of this study was to create...
Abstract   Pressure ulcer (PU)...
10/31/2013
Wound Management & Prevention

Column

Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial: The State of the AAWC—Many Reasons to be Proud
11/07/2013
 Each November, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) provides OWM readers with an annual update. As I reflect on my term as the first podiatrist President of the AAWC (2012–2014), I applaud our Board of Directors and staff...
 Each November, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) provides OWM readers with an annual update. As I reflect on my term as the first podiatrist President of the AAWC (2012–2014), I applaud our Board of Directors and staff...
 Each November, the Association...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Case Report
Serial Sharp Debridement and Formulated Collagen Gel to Treat Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Long-term Care Patients: A Case Study
11/07/2013
Abstract   Clinicians treating pressure ulcers in the elderly in long-term care often face psychosocial, financial, and patient quality-of-life challenges; as such, they seek to identify products that meet wound healing goals as...
Abstract   Clinicians treating pressure ulcers in the elderly in long-term care often face psychosocial, financial, and patient quality-of-life challenges; as such, they seek to identify products that meet wound healing goals as...
Abstract   Clinicians treating...
11/07/2013
Wound Management & Prevention

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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
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