Volume 60 - Issue 9 - September 2014 ISSN 1943-2720

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SAWC Spotlight: Opening Ceremonies: Getting Pumped for the Conference Experience

09/15/2014

Speakers at the SAWC Fall Opening Ceremonies, scheduled to begin Thursday, October 16, at 9:10 a.m., present valuable conference insights for first-time as well as seasoned attendees. Each conference opening is unique; information includes...

Speakers at the SAWC Fall...

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New Products and Industry News

09/15/2014

HMP Communications Holdings, LLC, Acquires Nutrition411.com HMP Communications Holdings, LLC (Malvern, PA) has acquired Nutrition411.com, a vibrant news source and clinical resource center designed for healthcare professionals who...

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AAWC Update

09/15/2014

The AAWC Annual Report Released The AAWC Annual Report was released to members at the end of August and was added to the Association’s homepage for public viewing. If you are not a member, please consider joining to stay in the know all...

The AAWC Annual Report...

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My Scope of Practice: A First-hand Appreciation for Wound Care

09/15/2014

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Nutrition 411: New CMS Rule Gives Dietitians Order Writing Privileges

09/15/2014

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule that will allow registered dietitians (RDs) to become privileged to independently write orders beginning July 11, 2014. The previous system allowed RDs only to...

The Centers for Medicare and...

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PEARLS FOR PRACTICE

Pearls for Practice: Significant Cost Savings Realized by Changing Debridement Protocol

09/15/2014

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A Clinical Minute: Battling Opportunistic Pathogens and Infection

09/15/2014

Infection rates are staggering, continue to challenge the healthcare system, and have been shown to increase mortality, hospital readmission rates, length of stay (LOS), and overall healthcare expenditures. The Centers for Disease...

Infection rates are...

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Empirical Studies

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing a Bioengineered Skin Substitute to a Human Skin Allograft

09/15/2014

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Empirical Studies

A Retrospective Study Using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) Tool to Examine Factors Affecting Stage II Pressure Ulcer Healing in a Korean Acute Care Hospital

09/15/2014

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Empirical Studies

A Prospective Assessment of Sacral Pressures in Healthy Volunteers Seated Upright and Reclined With Legs Elevated in a Recliner

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At-Risk Skin: 21 Consensus Statements From the Coalition for At-Risk Skin

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Use of a New Dressing Protocol in Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds on Homebound Patients: A Retrospective Study

Study to determine if the use of a new dressing protocol applied by advanced practice certified wound care nurses at the patient’s residence could be effective in rapid wound resolution.

Understanding Moisture-associated Skin Damage and Best Practice Recommendations

Special Report on MASD written by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, MAPWCA; Siobhan McCoulough, CNS; and Patricia Idensohn, CNS.

Gelling Fiber Dressings: How Structure and Function Relate to Healing

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

The supplement provides a brief overview of the Wound Hygiene Protocol, developed by ConvaTec, as well as a series of clinical cases presented by experts in their respective fields. These clinical cases challenge the reader to consider how to best approach the reported wound cases.

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