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February 16, 2010Dear Subscriber, Stay on the cutting edge of new product and industry news, prevention and treatment strategies, and regulation updates to help you meet your wound care challenges with Wound Care Insider. You're receiving this issue of Wound Care Insider, because you've subscribed to Advances in Skin & Wound Care's eNews, because you're a member of the American Professional Wound Care Association or the National Alliance of Wound Care, or because you've indicated in your NursingCenter.com registration profile that you're a wound care specialist. Like to receive the print version of Advances in Skin & Wound Care? Go here to learn more about subscribing to the journal. 
• Study Examines Bioburden and Wound Healing • Biatain Silicone Foam Dressing Available • Treatments for Plaque Psoriasis Compared • Gene Influences Diabetes Development • Infection Rates in Healthcare Facilities Reported • APWCA Plans National Clinical Conference • Physician-Specific Wound Care Certification Available through CMET Study Examines Bioburden and Wound Healing Healthpoint, Fort Worth, Texas, is providing research grants to the University of Florida, Gainesville, and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, to support a joint study evaluating bioburden and potential healing markers in chronic wounds. More Biatain Silicone Foam Dressing Available Biatain Silicone, the newest product in the Biatain range, has been launched by Coloplast, Minneapolis, Minnesota. More Gene Influences Diabetes Development Five of 13 newly discovered genetic variants increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. More Treatments for Plaque Psoriasis Compared A phase 3 clinical study has compared the efficacy of 2 treatments for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. More Infection Rates in Healthcare Facilities Reported The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports public reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) as an important component of national HAI elimination efforts. More APWCA Plans National Clinical Conference APWCA2010, Wound Care and the Related Sciences, highlighted by more than 40 world-renowned experts from all wound-care disciplines, will be held April 8-11, 2010, at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center in Pennsylvania. http://www.apwca.org/apwca2010. For further information on these programs and other APWCA activities, visit http://www.apwca.org. Physician-Specific Wound Care Certification Available through CMET The Council for Medical Education and Testing is the first organization to offer physician-specific certification of this type. For more information call 215-364-1111 or visit http://www.COUNCILmet.org.
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