The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched a new animated film to celebrate the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The year 2020 was originally designated as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coincide with the 200th anniversary of
Press Release For immediate release 4th June 2021 Leg Club Network working in partnership with health-shared.com virtual community team The Leg Club Network has started a collaborative partnership with doctors from the Imperial College London who are working together to develop a virtual ‘Community of Practice’ to help make
Dear Australia, The Nurses of Australia are thinking of you in this uncertain time, brought about by the unpredictability of COVID‐19; it has been tough for us all. We constantly think about those we tested, cared for, and others we had to say goodbye to. We held your
Christine Murphy and her colleagues have recently published a new international consensus document which addresses the concept of wound hygiene for hard-to-heal wounds. The presumption is that the majority of stalled wounds will contain biofilm. It is suggested that disrupting biofilms via aggressive wound cleansing
Individuals who achieve closure of a venous leg ulcer but who then receive no ongoing therapy afterwards are subject to recurrence rates as high as 76% within the first year post treatment. Interventions available to reduce these recurrence rates include endovenous sclerotherapy, endovenous ablation, venous
Not everyone has a satisfactory resolution to a surgically induced wound. Excessive scaring or hypertrophic scar formation is not uncommon. The role of the epidermis in the final stage of skin healing (scar tissue development) is significant. Mustoe & Gurjala discuss research which recommends that
Bowler, Duerden and Armstrong wrote a fascinating article in 2001 on wound microbiology. This was before the impact of biofilm on non-healing wounds was appreciated (as it is today). They state that chronic wounds can have up to 48% of their microbial flora occupied by
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6490823860148146176/ Wound Guy Conversations : Q&A with Greg Duncan I have the great privilege of working alongside Greg Duncan (Pharmacist) and Sue Templeton (Nurse Practitioner) as we travel the Country on behalf of Ausmed presenting the two-day course "Wound Management A Practical Guide." I always learn so
Taken from a workshop presented by The Wound Guy for the 2017 Leg Club Foundation Conference
The first program is in Wagga Wagga NSW in February 2018. Looking forward to seeing you there. https://www.acn.edu.au/2018/02/NSW/wound-management-update