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
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
This is the second composition of WUWHS presentation summaries. 1. Electrical stimulation (ES) devices such as WoundEL and AccelHeal were discussed for hard-to-heal wounds. The next step in development will be to replace the machine-to-patient leads with systems which use wireless microcurrent stimulation. ES benefits have
Today the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) provided sessional presentations and case studies on skin tear management at the WUWHS 2016 meeting in Florence, Italy. Anecdotally many health care clinicians report seeing many of these kind of wounds. However, the true nature of
McGuire, Sebag and Skolnik have recently released a paper (published by Wound Source, 2016) called "Using the Entropic Wound Cycle as the basis for making effective treatment choices." Numerous points of interest are raised by the authors but the comment that struck me was
Thank you to Acelity, ArjoHuntleigh, BBraun and 3M for your significant contribution to today's Empower Nurse Education Leg Ulcer Review Seminar. All seats taken. Excellent delegate and trade interaction. Wonderful evaluations. Congratulations to Michelle Stubbs for convening another very successful event.
It was my privilege to present on behalf of Smith&Nephew a wound management review for nurses working across all sectors of health care. Topics covered included skin A&P, process of wound repair, wound bed preparation, reasons for chronicity, principles of compression therapy and the concepts behind
August 20 at the Newcastle (NSW) Harbourside Convention Centre, Empower is hosting a leg ulcer seminar where etiologies, assessment strategies and interventions will be discussed. Items of interest include how to differentiate venous ulcers from those with arterial compromise, safe application of compression, the concept of
Wednesday August 17, 2016 Smith&Nephew are hosting a webinar entitled "Understanding biofilms - how the science is changing clinical practice." Speakers are Terry Swanson (Director of Wound Education Services, Wound Healing Institute Australia) and Matthew Malone (Head of Department, High Risk Foot Service, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney). The
The 3M Skin Integrity Masterclass with Amanda Ullman and Jane Rodgers is fast approaching. The date is Tuesday August 16. The time is 2-3.30pm. Visit 3Mhealthcareedu@mmm.com to look at the program and to register. Enjoy this presentation.