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Lindsay Leg Club success

The UK's Lindsay Leg Club network reports that : 1. Leg ulcers are half as likely to recur in Leg Club Members as in other leg ulcer suffers in the UK 2. The majority of healed ulcers within the network achieve healing in 2 months 3. The Leg

Lymphoedema & lipoedema contact in Newcastle NSW

Kristin Osborn is a specialist lymphoedema & lipoedema therapist in Newcastle NSW. She is a member of the Australasian Lymphology Association and a regular presenter on this subject throughout the Hunter region. Kristin has kindly consented to having her contact details and website address added

Aged Care presentation

Thank you to Uniting and Molnlycke for inviting me to present to a very motivated and dedicated team of RNs. When I think of so many of our aged residents, I am reminded of the quote by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross : "The most beautiful people we have known

Wounds Australia 2016

I had the great privilege of being the Master of Ceremonies for the Inaugural Wounds Australia Conference in Melbourne over November 10 to 12. My congratulations to Geoff Sussman, Andrea Minnis, Leanne Gollasch and their amazing teams for the program design and impeccable organization of the

Change takes time

"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience." Hyman Rickover  

Of microbes and humans

Are we back to fighting off microbial communities in wounds using "old time" remedies like salt, sugar, honey, garlic, vinegar and tea-tree oil? Now add some peptides from Tasmanian Devil milk and Nature has given us another string to the antibiotic-resistant bug killing bow. "There is nothing

Supporting wound awareness week

A pleasure to be supporting wound awareness week. Travels taking me from Tamworth, to Central Coast and Sydney to support those nurses who are keen to enhance their wound care. Great to have industry support along the way. Pictured is Linda Clarkson from Smith&Nephew with

Update from the WUWHS meeting #3

There are around 250 million surgical procedures performed worlwide per year. Nearly 1/3 of these take place in the Asia-Pacific region. Data suggests that there is a 4% incidence of surgical site infection. Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is thought to reduce surgical site