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GENERAL RESOURCES

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS

Dr. Emer Shanley (Winner 2019)
Shanley Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programme (PPT)

Hanne Haugland, Anne Risøen Selsjord & Ingebjørg Irgens (Winners 2019)
Prevention of Pressure Injury among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (PPT)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The use of a silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressing as an adjuvant prophylactic therapy to prevent hospital acquired pressure ulcers

Belgian Healthcare Centre

SKINT – Incontinence-associated Dermatitis (IAD)

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES SHARING RESOURCES

EWMA – European Wound Management Association

EWMA – Recommendations for people treating wounds in Ukraine

NPIAP – The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel

SKINT – Skin Integrity Research Group

TVS – Tissue Viability Society

SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PRESSURE ULCER MANAGEMENT (BOOK)

Edited by: Marco Romanelli, University of Pisa, Italy; Michael Clark, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre, Wales, UK; Amit Gefen, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Guido Ciprandi, Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital, Research Institute, Rome, Italy

This updated volume provides the current knowledge on the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of pressure ulcers. Chapters on the early detection of pressure ulcers, negative pressure therapy, pressure ulcers in pediatric patients, adjunctive therapies, surgical management of pressure ulcers, and innovation in pressure ulcer research and practice are included.
This second edition aims to be the primary reference for pressure ulcers from diagnosis and prevention to management and treatment options.
The book is relevant to dermatology clinicians, vascular surgeons, and dermatology nurses.

2nd edition, 2018 249p Hardcover
ISBN 978-1447174110

For more information about the book please click here.