Every once and while a document comes along which either perfectly updates or summarises practice principles for an aetiology that we encounter in our workplace. For those of us who care for individuals with leg ulcers, this comprehensive 76 page document from EWMA is a
In this past year it has been inspiring to watch a very gifted and passionate community pharmacist make her way into the Woundieverse and develop an education pathway for other pharmacists, so that wound management can become a structured, evidence-based component of the service they
Acute and chronic wound infections - what are the distinctions? In 2022 Jenny Hurlow and Phil Bowler wrote a marvellous article which was printed in the Journal of Wound Care on this topic. Their commentary provides differentiation between dermatitis, acute and chronic infection - incorporating a discussion
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts an excellent blog called the "Diabetes Discoveries and Practice Blog". In July 2021, the Blog posted an excellent interview style article with Dr Jose Luschinger, where he discusses the impacts of diabetes on cognition. He states
Lymphoedema has a number of reasons why it can exist. The impact of living with a life-long and very visible health problem is huge. So what's living with this condition really like? The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation has provided a podcast on this very issue and question. Here is
There are two ways of looking at how bananas can positively impact on wound healing - the nutrition pathway and the topical one. Lets look at the nutritional composition of bananas: the inner pulp and the peel can both be eaten. The peel is prepared for
Wounds UK recently published an article containing case studies where the Therapeutic Index for Local Infection was used in clinical practice. This is now a validated tool which I am happy to use in my own practice. https://www.wounds-uk.com/journals/issue/657/article-details/tili-score-new-diagnostic-tool-identifying-wound-infection
NPS MedicineWise has just published the most prescribed drugs for 2021. The most common drugs prescribed were from the statin group - being Rosuvastatin (#1) and Atorvastatin (#2). Medication to treat oesophageal reflux disease came in at 3rd and 4th place - Pantoprazole and Esomeprazole. It is
Cate Bain and the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation share a podcast which provides an overview on the role and purpose of wound dressings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-role-and-function-of-wound-dressings/id1574884472?i=1000536634900