Ellie, Lynn and the Leg Club Foundation team have once again produced a marvellous program for their 2018 Conference. Entitled "The Challenge of Improving Practice in Wound Management", the event features a diverse sequence of workshops and fabulous plenary speakers. Wendy White will bring an Australian perspective
http://www.woundaware.com.au/a-five-point-plan-to-reduce-the-burden-of-chronic-wounds/#1531204501428-e0c47016-50ee Wounds Australia has proposed a comprehensive plan in order to improve the awareness of and the treatment for perople living with chronic wounds.
Every winter I see patients who experience deep burns from their hot water bottles. The devices are wrapped but often placed directly over areas of skin. The dissipation of heat into tissue is slow and insidious. The contact time is many minutes or even hours.
In her recent Wound Source blog post, Dr Aletha Tippett reminds us that Clostridium tetani remains an ever present bacterium - primarily found in soil and faeces. Whilst most Westernised countries have eliminated this infection through immunization, increased international transit from regions with poor rates of
As our population is ageing, clinicians in every care setting are increasingly being called upon to treat skin tear wounds. These wounds are traumatic in their origin and can be associated with physiological as well as emotional harm. Predisposition to these injuries are enhanced by
Dr Robin Berzin, CEO of Parsley Health and a Well+Good Council member, recently wrote a thought provoking and informative blog entitled "5 ways you can actually slow the aging process." She stresses that there is no magic therapy to reverse ageing and that this systemic (unavoidable)
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
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
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
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.