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Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS

Letter from the Editor
06/12/2013
  We’re approaching the first official day of summer, but I still haven’t totally distanced myself from the chill of snowy Denver, where many of us recently participated in another magnificent meeting of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care...
  We’re approaching the first official day of summer, but I still haven’t totally distanced myself from the chill of snowy Denver, where many of us recently participated in another magnificent meeting of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care...
  We’re approaching the first...
06/12/2013
Today's Wound Clinic
02/10/2012
Picture this scenario; you have a patient who has been paraplegic as a result of an injury 8 years ago, did just fine for the first 5 or so years and then began to have issues with skin breakdown. The ulcers were minor at first, and then the...
Picture this scenario; you have a patient who has been paraplegic as a result of an injury 8 years ago, did just fine for the first 5 or so years and then began to have issues with skin breakdown. The ulcers were minor at first, and then the...
Picture this scenario; you have...
02/10/2012
Today's Wound Clinic
08/13/2013
  Today's Wound Clinic takes you through each patient's care trajectory in an exclusive series of photos. Be sure to check out the slideshow here: http://www.todayswoundclinic.com/slideshow/mechanical-npwt   The goal of care with any of...
  Today's Wound Clinic takes you through each patient's care trajectory in an exclusive series of photos. Be sure to check out the slideshow here: http://www.todayswoundclinic.com/slideshow/mechanical-npwt   The goal of care with any of...
  Today's Wound Clinic takes you...
08/13/2013
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
06/09/2010
  I have unbelievably just entered my 30th year in wound care. When I think back to what we had at our disposal to use for managing wounds back in my early beginnings, it was rudimentary at best; lots of gauze packing, a nifty product called...
  I have unbelievably just entered my 30th year in wound care. When I think back to what we had at our disposal to use for managing wounds back in my early beginnings, it was rudimentary at best; lots of gauze packing, a nifty product called...
  I have unbelievably just...
06/09/2010
Today's Wound Clinic
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
10/01/2008
  I have been particularly looking forward to this issue of Today’s Wound Clinic. I had very little to offer, as I do not have a strong background in Hyperbaric Medicine, but it meant more than just less work on this particular issue.
  I have been particularly looking forward to this issue of Today’s Wound Clinic. I had very little to offer, as I do not have a strong background in Hyperbaric Medicine, but it meant more than just less work on this particular issue.
  I have been particularly...
10/01/2008
Today's Wound Clinic
Technology Pulse
09/25/2009
For the readership of this journal, wound bed preparation is certainly not a new concept, although it is one that has gained increasing discussion and understanding over recent years. As the authors of this article began practicing in the...
For the readership of this journal, wound bed preparation is certainly not a new concept, although it is one that has gained increasing discussion and understanding over recent years. As the authors of this article began practicing in the...
For the readership of this...
09/25/2009
Today's Wound Clinic
10/06/2011
  In the May 2011 issue of Today’s Wound Clinic, Dot Weir and Pamela Scarborough had an article on the Surgical Dressing Policy. Because it fits with this issue as well, below are some key points, but you can also access the entire article at...
  In the May 2011 issue of Today’s Wound Clinic, Dot Weir and Pamela Scarborough had an article on the Surgical Dressing Policy. Because it fits with this issue as well, below are some key points, but you can also access the entire article at...
  In the May 2011 issue of...
10/06/2011
Today's Wound Clinic
05/24/2007
 Since the ancient Greeks first put honey in wounds, our comprehension of wound management has been a slow but steady journey. An understanding of the germ theory led to sterile, dry dressings and frequent antibiotic scrubs.
 Since the ancient Greeks first put honey in wounds, our comprehension of wound management has been a slow but steady journey. An understanding of the germ theory led to sterile, dry dressings and frequent antibiotic scrubs.
 Since the ancient Greeks first...
05/24/2007
Today's Wound Clinic
Letter from the Editor
03/03/2011
  As I begin this editorial I feel like I am sort of “coming home,” as I have been on a sabbatical since last fall as my husband became more ill and ultimately lost his courageous battle with cancer in January. I was truly humbled and touched...
  As I begin this editorial I feel like I am sort of “coming home,” as I have been on a sabbatical since last fall as my husband became more ill and ultimately lost his courageous battle with cancer in January. I was truly humbled and touched...
  As I begin this editorial I...
03/03/2011
Today's Wound Clinic
Back to Basics
12/26/2018
Wound Management & Prevention