
WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Biofilms Across the Continuum
JANUARY IS WOUND BIOFILMS MONTH As part of the WoundSource Practice Accelerator series, we are offering you this educational portal into a variety of topics related to biofilm management across the continuum of care in wound healing. Please scroll below to choose your learning experience and please share this page with your social network and colleagues. Expanded awareness leads to better prevention and care. WATCH VIDEO View this month’s educational
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WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Biofilms Across the Continuum
JANUARY IS WOUND BIOFILMS MONTH As part of the WoundSource Practice Accelerator series, we are offering you this educational portal into a variety of topics related to biofilm management across the continuum of care in wound healing. Please scroll below to choose your learning experience and please share this page with your social network and colleagues. Expanded awareness leads to better prevention and care. WATCH VIDEO View this month’s educational resources. WHITE PAPER WEBINAR FACT SHEET QUIZ FEATURED ARTICLES DOWNLOADABLE WHITE PAPER The Wound Microbiome: Striking a Bacterial Balance Clinicians aim for the perfect healing cascade to wound closure. However, inconsistencies in the wound healing continuum impair healing as a result of significant factors such as biofilm formation and infection. This illustrated guide provides background information on the composition and mechanisms of biofilms and their role in wound chronicity and infection. DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER ON-DEMAND WEBINAR Chronic Wounds and Biofilms: Advancing Assessment and Treatment Normal healing of acute skin wounds proceeds through the four sequential phases of hemostasis, inflammation, repair, and remodeling. However, if contaminating planktonic bacteria are able to proliferate and generate biofilm communities, it leads to chronic inflammation that produces persistently elevated levels of proteases and reactive oxygen species that destroy proteins that are essential for healing (extracellular matrix, growth factors, receptors) eventually leading to a stalled, chronic wound. WATCH NOW Quick Facts - Wound Biofilms Download Quick Facts – Wound Biofilms and share it within your facility. This two-page fact sheet was created to support staff education on biofilm and its role in wound infection. The print-friendly format is perfect for posting on the bulletin board or distributing to your nursing staff at in-service. DOWNLOAD THE FACT SHEET SPONSORED BY: How Much Do You Know About Biofilm Management? How much do you know about wound biofilm management? Take our 10-question quiz to find out! TAKE THE QUIZ Terms to know: Wound Biofilm Management Aerobic microorganisms: Organisms thriving in an oxygen-rich environment. Anaerobic microorganisms: Organisms thriving in an oxygen-depleted environment. Autolytic debridement: A selective process by which endogenous phagocytic cells and proteolytic enzymes break down necrotic tissue... VIEW THE FULL GLOSSARY READ THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTICLES The Skin Microbiome: Factors Related to Wound Chronicity The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and arthropods. These dynamic... Read More Understanding the Wound Infection Continuum Wound infection is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of factors, some of which inhibit the ability to heal. The first stage of healing, the inflammatory stage, is particularly susceptible to chronicity... Read More Wound Biofilm Development and Virulence Wound biofilms not only impede healing but also increase the risk of infection. It is essential that wound biofilms be addressed and treated in a prompt, consistent manner. Biofilms have been an ongoing challenge... Read More Breaking the Biofilm Cycle: Strategies for Evaluating and Managing Wound Bioburden Advancements in molecular microbiology, microscopy technology, and techniques for study of bacteria have increased the ability to identify the existence of biofilms, but... Read More SPONSORED BY Organogenesis, Inc. Organogenesis is a global leader in advanced wound care, offering a comprehensive portfolio of regenerative medicine products capable of supporting patients from early in the wound healing process through to wound closure, regardless of wound type. JANUARY IS WOUND BIOFILMS MONTH January Practice Accelerator Overview: Biofilms Across the Continuum Wound chronicity is a major concern for clinicians, who must find the missing pieces of the puzzle for timely wound healing. Watch this brief overview video to learn more about biofilms in wound care and the educational resources made available in the January Practice Accelerator portal on Wound Biofilms.
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The Wound Microbiome: Striking a Bacterial Balance
Clinicians aim for the perfect healing cascade to wound closure. However, inconsistencies in the wound healing continuum impair healing as a result of significant factors such as biofilm formation and infection. Biofilms consist of exopolymers and mixed microorganisms, and their prevalence in chronic wounds approaches 80%. To promote wound healing, clinicians must implement principles of wound bed preparation, use multiple concurrent strategies, and manage host factors for the prevention and tre...Fact Sheet
Quick Facts - Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is an open sore commonly found on the bottom of the foot in patients with diabetes. This wound is typically caused by a combination of poor vascularity, neuropathy, and repetitive trauma. DFUs are all too frequent complications of diabetes, and they impose a heavy burden on patients and health care systems. The central goals of DFU management are achieving wound healing, addressing risk factors, achieving adequate perfusion, controlling infection and glucose levels...Featured Articles
Breaking the Biofilm Cycle: Strategies for Evaluating and Managing Wound Bioburden
by the WoundSource Editors Advancements in molecular microbiology, microscopy technology, and techniques for study of bacteria have increased the ability to identify the existence of biofilms, but there still remains the unknown, such as differentiating between planktonic bacteria and biofilm.1 C...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Infection Continuum
by the WoundSource Editors Wound infection is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of factors, some of which inhibit the ability to heal. The first stage of healing, the inflammatory stage, is particularly susceptible to chronicity. Chronicity can be influenced by many factors, wit...
Read MoreThe Skin Microbiome: Factors Related to Wound Chronicity
by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and arthropods. These dynamic environments often become more complicated when wounds are present, and the...
Read MoreBreaking the Biofilm Cycle: Strategies for Evaluating and Managing Wound Bioburden
by the WoundSource Editors Advancements in molecular microbiology, microscopy technology, and techniques for study of bacteria have increased the ability to identify the existence of biofilms, but there still remains the unknown, such as differentiating between planktonic bacteria and biofilm.1 C...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Infection Continuum
by the WoundSource Editors Wound infection is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of factors, some of which inhibit the ability to heal. The first stage of healing, the inflammatory stage, is particularly susceptible to chronicity. Chronicity can be influenced by many factors, wit...
Read MoreThe Skin Microbiome: Factors Related to Wound Chronicity
by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and arthropods. These dynamic environments often become more complicated when wounds are present, and the...
Read MoreBreaking the Biofilm Cycle: Strategies for Evaluating and Managing Wound Bioburden
by the WoundSource Editors Advancements in molecular microbiology, microscopy technology, and techniques for study of bacteria have increased the ability to identify the existence of biofilms, but there still remains the unknown, such as differentiating between planktonic bacteria and biofilm.1 C...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Infection Continuum
by the WoundSource Editors Wound infection is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of factors, some of which inhibit the ability to heal. The first stage of healing, the inflammatory stage, is particularly susceptible to chronicity. Chronicity can be influenced by many factors, wit...
Read MoreThe Skin Microbiome: Factors Related to Wound Chronicity
by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and arthropods. These dynamic environments often become more complicated when wounds are present, and the...
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