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and treatment strategies, and regulation updates to help you
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HIGHLIGHTS
Successful MRSA
Wound Disinfection Study Announced
Ondine Biopharma Corporation has published a study demonstrating
the first successful decontamination of heavily methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus in animals. More
Study Investigates
Cell Therapy for Venous Leg Ulcers
HEALTHPOINT, Ltd has initiated a Phase II clinical trial
investigating the efficacy of a topical spray containing
living keratinocytes and fibroblasts in venous leg ulcers.
More
Companies Partner
to Prevent Pressure Ulcers and Reduce Patient Falls
KCI and Carroll Hospital Group have joined forces to
improve the overall safety of hospital patients. More
Collaboration Formed
to Address Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The Department of Surgery at The University of Arizona
College of Medicine and OmegaGenesis, Inc, announced
an agreement to collaborate on potential remedies to
address diabetic foot ulcers. More
New Treatment Evaluated for Atopic Dermatitis
InfoMedics, Inc presented a poster detailing patients'
experience with desonide hydrogel for the treatment
of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. More
NAWC Announces
Awards/Scholarship Program for 2009
The National Alliance of Wound Care, a multidisciplinary
professional wound care certification and membership
organization offering the WCC credential to nurses of
all levels, therapists, and physicians and their assistants,
has announced its 2009 annual Awards and Scholarship
Program. More
Awards Presented
at NPUAP Conference
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel presented
several awards at its biennial conference. More
APWCA Offers Wound
Care Review Course
The American Professional Wound Care Association will
offer "The Essentials--A Comprehensive Review Course
on Wound Care Management and Intervention" on September
12-13, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://www.apwca.org/woundCareReview/.
For further information on this course and other APWCA
activities, visit http://www.apwca.org.
EWMA Will Hold
Conference in Finland
The 19th Conference of the European Wound Management
Association will be held May 20-22, 2009, in Helsinki,
Finland. More
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FROM THE PAGES OF ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
Earn CME/CE credit by reading
the peer-reviewed, continuing education article in the April
2009 issue of Advances in Skin & Wound Care and
taking the test.
BONUS
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Coming
in Advances in Skin & Wound Care's May 2009 issue:
- ABCs of skin care
- Guidelines for pressure ulcer
prevention and treatment
- Computerized planimetry of
digital images
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Hospital Acquired Conditions: Prevent and Reduce the Impact
New CMS mandate presents challenges to nursing staff. Reducing the incidence of hospital acquired conditions, including pressure ulcers, catheter-related bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, is not only critical to patient care, it is crucial to minimizing the financial impact on the hospital.
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Advances in Skin & Wound Care
is currently soliciting manuscripts on clinical topics for our
Clinical Management Extra section. We also invite you to tell
us what's on your mind. Send a Letter to the Editor to question,
criticize, or respond to papers we've published in the journal.
And if you have an interesting dermatology dilemma, feel free
to submit those case examples for consideration. For additional
information, see the Author Guidelines on the journal's Web
site, http://www.woundcarejournal.com.
To submit an article to the journal, follow the new online submission
process: http://lwwesubmissions.edmgr.com.
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