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Resolve to Increase Patient Safety with NPWT

January 3, 2013
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON We just can’t resist New Year’s resolutions. This is the time of year when we reflect back on aspects of the year that is ending, and determine to do some thing...

Review: Topical Doxycycline Formulations in Diabetic Wounds

May 23, 2019
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Journal Review Club Editor's note: This post is part of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (TUSPM) journal review club blog series. In e...

Sharing Skills: How Health Care Providers Can Educate Home Caregivers

April 28, 2015
by Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA As a nurse who was once a caregiver for a family member, I have a unique and personal perspective on the needs of caregivers. I cared for my mother-in-law, who w...

Show Your Appreciation During National Caregiver Month

November 5, 2013
By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS November is National Caregiver Month. Unpaid caregivers are the unsung army of health care providers. They give their time, energy, resources and most import...

Spring Screening: Wound Patient Well-being and Skin Cancer Screenings

May 9, 2013
By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS Spring is finally here. I hope that you were able to enjoy SAWC earlier this month, and have been enjoying the May weather. This time of year is one of renew...

Stop Saying Non-Compliant: A Guide to Strengthening the Clinician-Patient Relationship

October 27, 2023
Maria Goddard, MD, CWS, FAPWCA began by pointing out that there are differences in the health care space when discussing compliance versus adherence. The phenomenon of patients not following medical a...

Telehealth Wound Care: The Wave of the Future

November 25, 2019
By Cathy Wogamon, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN Wound care has evolved into a massive specialty service in the past few decades, with new treatment modalities, advances in care, and thousands of wou...

The "Wound Warrior" Approach to Chronic Wound Management

June 20, 2014
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND During the past year, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Steven Gale and a group of wound care specialists on the development of a standard...

The Amputation Crisis of African American Patients

February 5, 2021
By Alton Johnson Jr., DPM, CWSP Since my last blog post, I was fortunate enough to turn 32 years old. To many of us, turning 32 years old does not seem like much of a big deal, but as an African Am...
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