Category: Skin and Wound Management

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most prevalent type of lower extremity wound. With incidence approaching 1% of the population1, most outpatient wound clinics are well versed in the treatment...

A graphical representation of biofilm. The presence of biofilm complicates the healing trajectory of many chronic wounds including venous leg ulcers (VLUs).  Joe Stoffel, a microbiologist who studies wound biofilm...

Helping a patient to heal a venous leg ulcer (VLU) is a clinical challenge that can take anywhere from weeks to months. Maintaining skin integrity throughout the healing process can...

Building a pressure injury prevention (PIP) program is never an easy task. Successful programs are often just as much about the protocols as they are about building strong relationships. Holly...

Pressure injuries are a growing healthcare concern. As the only hospital acquired condition (HAC) whose incidence has increased from 2014-20171, healthcare facilities are putting more attention and resource behind skin...

If you have a pet, you know they are part of your family. They make your annual holiday card, have social channels dedicated to their activities and often are part...

For a clinician, skin is a valuable canvas that can inform and influence care. It is integral to our body’s physiology and at times our pathophysiology. It’s an ever-present, always visible...

At 85, my father-in-law, Jon, a widowed, retired superintendent of schools was a regular at Tuesday bingo and Thursday poker at his senior apartment. He and Ralph, his neighbor down...

A few weeks ago, I headed to Las Vegas to attend my 21st Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC). The mission: gather the latest and greatest trends in wound care and report back. My conclusion: 21 SAWC conferences in and the show continues to leave me with so many things to think about. A month after the conference I’m still recounting the volume of information shared.