I will be discussing SKIN FAILURE at WoundCon, the first of its kind Online Virtual Wound Care Conference and Expo. Brought to you by the publishers of WoundSource®,  this full-day virtual conference will include CME/CE sessions focused on clinical competency in managing acute and chronic wounds across the health care continuum. More info here. 

I recently presented on the topic of skin failure at the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) annual meeting in Houston, where a full day was spent on the theme of unavoidable pressure injuries in the high risk patient and terminal ulceration. Read more here.  

My review article entitled Clinical Aspects of Aging Skin is now online in the January edition of Advances in Skin & Wound Care.  This article is filled with practical information for the wound care practitioner, along with basic information on anatomy of aging skin and current theories of aging.  Access the article here. 

I was honored to be guest speaker in a podcast on pressure injuries and wound care.  In this podcast you will hear discussion on pressure injury terminology, skin failure, and pressure injuries applied to quality measurement.  Access the podcast here.

I am co-author on a new comprehensive review of of the medical literature on Terminal Ulcers, Skin Changes at Life’s End (SCALE), Skin Failure, and Unavoidable Pressure Injuries.  Recently published in Advances in Skin and Wound Care. Access this article here.  

I had the privelige of authoring the 9th, 10th, and the upcoming 11th Editions of the Pressure Injuries and Wound Care section of the Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine.  This is a comprehensive reference and the primary source for physicians preparing to take board examinations.   Read more about the GRS here.