Infection Content

Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, FAAWC, provides background on his study, which was presented in a poster at SAWC Fall 2021.

In this podcast, Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, CWOCN-AP, shares expert knowledge on the human microbiome and its influences on the immune response, inflammation, and metabolism, which can impact wound healing.

Pruritus is a common complaint encountered at wound centers and has been found to occur in almost 70% of patients with chronic leg ulcers compared with 13% of the general population.

In this podcast, Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, discusses wound pruritus and how it is a common complication in burn healing. Pruritus can significantly impact the quality of life, interrupt sleep, and cause skin injury...

In this podcast, Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, CWOCN-AP, discusses how clinicians should be mindful of their role in antimicrobial resistance and commit to responsible prescribing practices.

In this podcast, Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, FNP-C, CWOCN-AP, discusses how a clinician's sense of smell is crucial to detecting infection. COVID-19 related anosmia creates issues for clinicians, which Dr. Swoboda considers and tries to...

Wound specialists are among those seeking answers as we use our sense of smell routinely when assessing patients and their wounds. Wound specialists use their sense of smell to identify potential wound odors that may indicate infection, but...

Listen to "The Use of an Advanced Fluorescence Imaging System to Target Wound Healing" on Spreaker.