Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers
Dr. Levine’s Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers, co-authored by world authority Elizabeth A Ayello RN, PhD, is designed as a quick reference for front-line clinicians caring for wounds. This booklet has sold over 30,000 copies nationwide, and has become a popular sourcebook in skilled nursing facilities across America.
Other publications include:
Wound Care: What the Medical Director Needs to Know
This article was published in Caring For the Ages, a journal sponsored by the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) - the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The article covers everything the medical director needs to know about wound care...
read moreThe Effect of Oral Medication on Wound Healing
Given the accelerated medical discoveries of recent decades, there is a surprising lack of oral medications that directly improve wound healing. Of the oral medications available, most target ancillary aspects of wound care such as pain management, infection...
read moreSkin Failure: An Emerging Concept
This article was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association and is available for download. Skin failure is an emerging concept that ties together and clarifies current trends in clinical practice. Many studies have associated acute...
read morePressure Ulcers In The Long-Term Care Setting: Clinical Practice Guideline Published By AMDA
Dr. Levine was on the advisory panel for revision of this guideline.This updated guideline is evidence based and incorporates the revised federal guidance to surveyors on pressure ulcers (Tag F314) including risk factors, infection, pain management, treatments based...
read moreNew Pressure Ulcer Chapter in the Geriatrics Review Syllabus
The Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 9th Edition, also known as GRS9, has been released and I am thrilled to be author of the newly revised and expanded chapter on Pressure Ulcers. The GRS9 is a comprehensive reference on geriatric medicine, a study guide for those...
read moreWound Healing in the Geriatric Patient
I recently served as invited guest editor of a special issue of Today's Wound Clinic on the aging wound care patient. My lead article is entitled Wound Healing in the Geriatric Patient. Other aging related topics in this issue include nutrition and wound care, and...
read moreDakin’s Solution: Past, Present, and Future.
This article on the history of Dakin's Solution was published in the journal, Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Dakin's solution has been used for almost a century for treatment of infected wounds. Developed by a biochemist named Henry Dakin in the early 20th...
read morePeripheral Arterial Disease: an Often-Overlooked Cause of Poor Wound Healing
This article was published in Today's Wound Clinic, Volume 7, Issue 5 (June/July) 2013. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs is often neglected when evaluating reasons for poor wound healing, particularly in elderly patients. Affecting roughly 12-14%...
read moreImproving Communication in the Wound Clinic
8 Steps to Developing a Community-Based Wound Care Team: A Practical Guide for Reaching Beyond Wound Center Walls By nature of their various (and often multiple) comorbidities, wound care patients reside in a spectrum of healthcare settings. Communication is important...
read morePressure Ulcer Knowledge in Medical Residents: An Opportunity for Improvement
This article was published in Advances in Skin & Wound Care: March 2012 - Volume 25 - Issue 3 - p 115–117 My co-authors were: Elizabeth A. Ayello PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN; Karen Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWS; and Joyce Fogel MD, FACP ABSTRACT: With the...
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