Category: Skin and Wound Management

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.

We know fecal incontinence and diarrhea are everyday problems in critical care; however, they can be found in all healthcare settings, and exposure to liquid stool, particularly when mixed with...