MedQIC Resource, tools and literature on pressure ulcers

AMDA Clinical Corner on Pressure Ulcers and Pressure Ulcer Therapy

*Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) - The WOCN Society is a professional nursing society which supports its members by promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence.

*WOCN Fact Sheets - Covering a wide range of topics, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society fact sheets provide both clinical and professional practice information. The information in these fact sheets will help the WOC nurse in their professional career and in the direction, coordination and evaluation of patient care in the area(s) of their expertise.

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

Click here to link to the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care and a webex recording of the January 14, 2010 presentation on Management of Pain and Depression Related to Pressure Ulcers - This is an audio recording. You will need to install the Webex player to listen to it. To get the Webex player, please visit https://ifmcevents.webex.com, click on “Event Manager” under the “Set Up” menu, and follow the instructions.

Click here for a copy of the slides used in the presentation.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention Module - Borun Center for Gerontological Research training module presents instructions and tools for preventing pressure ulcers in nursing home residents.

SDFMC sponsored a presentation by Sherri Dornberger on February 9, 2010 entitled "And then... I woke up on the other side of the fence... with wounds!"Click here to download copies of the slides from the presentation by Sherri Dornberger. and you can Click here to link to the Colorado Foundation for Medical care to listen to an mp3 audio file of the presentation.

Be warned, the audio file is large.