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Western Australian podiatrist, Jo Scheepers, recently wrote a fascinating article in Wounds International 2018 - entitled "Assessment and consideration of foot risk factors is essential for proactive prevention of hospital-acquired foot pressure injuries." In essence she compared the ability of both the Braden Scale and
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Learning Objectives for the event Saturday April 28 - Novotel Parramatta,NSW
To understand the normal anatomy & physiology of the skin and its relationship with the microbial community.
To develop consistency in terminology, assessment and decision making based on international wound infection guidelines.
To examine
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The co-morbidity of diabetes seems to determine whether multi-vessel coronary artery disease is best managed by surgical by-pass or a stenting procedure - the data suggest that this particular group gets most benefit from a by-pass approach to revascularisation. It would be interesting to see
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The World Union of Wound Healing Societies has published a new Consensus Document on Surgical Wound Dehiscence. The document has excellent graphics and decision making tools. It covers risk anaylsis, patient and wound assessment, descriptive terminology, preventative modalities and interventions. http://www.woundsinternational.com/consensus-documents/view/surgical-wound-dehiscence-improving-prevention-and-outcomes
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Debridement is an essential component of wound bed preparation for chronic or non-healing wounds. However, how debridement is actually done has proven to be problematic for many nurses as often surgical or sharp methodologies (whilst the gold standard) are essentially in the domain of the
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BBraun's Skin & Wound Infection Seminar is to be held in Parramatta on April 28. Contact Stuart Riley on 0409 399 629 regarding registration and program information.
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Right now millions of people worldwide are living with a non-healing wound.
We need to enhance their well-being, providing them with interventions which are evidence based and goal directed.
Here at The Wound Guy we want to help you to help them through excellent wound care.
Together we
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Professor Donald MacLellan's HEMI Courses are widely known for their excellence and high level of clinical relevance.
The 2018 dates for the HEMI events can be found in the link below.
http://hemi-australia.com/advanced-debridement-course/
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In my own clinical practice I regularly encounter individuals who have leg ulcers whilst concurrently having complex comorbidities.
These types of wounds are very prone to polymicrobial infections and biofilms.
In the past 6 months I have looked after numerous patients who have benefited from the process
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Wounds International has just released a clinical advisory on skin tear management. Whilst sponsored by Acelity, the management principles are generic and suited to all health care settings.
The link to the original document is :
http://www.woundsinternational.com/quick-guides/view/managing-skin-tears-in-practice
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