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Best in Class: Scottsdale Wound Management Guide
Comprehensive pocket handbook offers differential diagnosis and treatment options at your fingertips
Malvern, PA (June 8, 2009) – Proper wound care management has become one of the top concerns for many clinicians across various medical specialties. Treatment is specific to the wound type, the patient and the long-term care plan and requires ongoing assessment. Read More
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Non-Accredited Education
Simple Steps in Wound Healing to Achieve Success for Your Patients and Practice - Complimentary On-Demand Webcast
Non-Accredited
Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
Non-Accredited
Managing the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical and Economic View Complimentary Archived Webcast
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CLINICAL EVENTS CALENDAR
- SAWC/WHS Spring 2010Start Date:April 17, 2010End Date:April 20, 2010
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- Wound Clinic Business
ConvaTec’s Solutions® Algorithms Yield a 90% Pressure Ulcer Reduction
A retrospective analysis conducted by clinicians at Maricopa Integrated Health System ([MIHS] Phoenix, Ariz) found that a protocol of care using a standardized algorithm with advanced products reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers by 90%. First launched by ConvaTec (Skillman, NJ) 10 years ago, the Solutions® Algorithms printed manuals have been content validated by multiple groups of wound care professionals and global opinion leaders. Under the recently established MIHS Center for Clinical Excellence, nursing officers selected algorithms, an evidence-based wound assessment, treatment, and prevention guideline.
Targeting pressure ulcer prevention has been a key goal across the system, especially following the inclusion of Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure ulcers acquired after admission to a healthcare facility on the list of "never events" by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). More than 1100 MIHS nurses were trained on the use of the algorithms. MIHS also utilized the advanced products specified in the evidence-based protocol for pressure ulcer prevention: the Aloe Vesta® skin care system, DuoDERM® dressings, and the Flexi-Seal® Fecal Management System. After the first year, a prevalence audit showed more than a 50% reduction in hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. By December 2008, following the full rollout of the interactive algorithms, a second audit reported a 90% reduction in pressure ulcers.
Visit www.convatec.com for more information.
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CME Showcase
"Current Concepts In Healing Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcerations"
A Complimentary On-Demand CE/CME Webcast This activity is supported by an educational grant from Advanced Biohealing. To access this Webcast, visit www.naccme.com/program/n-550/ |

















