Recent publications include:
New 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...
Wound 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...
Dakin’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...
Peripheral 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%...
Improving 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...
Pressure 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...
Skin: An Essential Organ
Skin: An Essential Organ is Chapter 4 in Wound Care Esentials: Practice Principles, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The 4th Edition of this book was just released in September 2016. This chapter was co-authored by Dr. Jeffrey M Levine with Sharon...
Training Video for MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Condition
In the summer of 2010 I helped the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduce the new MDS section for skin condition. I gave a two hour talk in Las Vegas which was videotaped and posted on YouTube by CMS. This video goes over pressure ulcer...
MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions: What the Medical Director Needs to Know
This article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), volume 12, #3, pages 179-183, March 2011. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the new Resident Assessment Instrument version 3.0, which went into...
Essentials Of MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions
This article was published in Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 23(6):273-284, June 2010. This is a CME (Continuing Medical Education) article published in the June issue of Advances in Skin & Wound Care. It gives the basics of revised MDS 3.0 specifically...