Teaching Wound Care at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting
I recently taught a session at the ACP Meeting in San Diego entitled Wound Care for the Internist. This was a great opportunity to help improve care for adults by educating medical doctors on basic concepts that they may not have learned in medical school. Read more on my blog post here.
COVID-Related Skin Injuries
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the occurrence of pressure injuries is substantial. Patients with severe respiratory disease and extended ICU admissions while on life support such as ventilation, feeding tubes, and prone positioning become at increased risk for skin breakdown. Read more on my blog post here.
Skin Failure: Concept Review and Proposed Model
My new article entitled Skin Failure: Concept Review and Proposed Model is now available electronically ahead of print. The manuscript reviews the skin failure concept, defines related controversies, and proposes a model for its pathogenesis. Download the article here.
Medical Device Related Pressure Injury to the Ear due to Mask
My article on medical device related pressure injury (MDRPRI) of the ear appears in the June issue of Advances in Skin and Wound Care. In it you will read about CMS requirements for masking in long-term care, as well as prevention, documentation, and treatment of pressure injury to the ear. Access the article here.
Bed-Sore Treatment by Suspension: A Case Report from World War II
In the course of my research on the fascinating history of wound care, I found a case report from 1945 in the British Medical Journal of a novel pressure injury treatment employed by German doctors in World War II. Research on the the article took two years, and included finding and interviewing the descendants of the author. Access the article here.
Geriatrics Review Syllabus
I had the privelige of authoring the 9th, 10th, and 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.
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The Myth of Stage 1 Pressure Injuries
The current body of knowledge surrounding pressure injuries is replete with myths that have been accepted as fact. A myth is defined as a popular belief, sometimes imaginary, that has no basis in reality but serves to perpetuate an opinion or world view. Stage 1...
Teaching Wound Care at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting
I recently had the honor of teaching a section entitled “Wound Care for the Internist.” at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) in San Diego. ACP is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members that include internal medicine physicians, subspecialists, and medical students. Kudos to ACP for including a section on wound care in their annual didactic.
Elder Abuse on Film: A Geriatrician’s Viewpoint.
Events dramatized in this film are unfortunately sometimes encountered in day-to-day medical practice, but go unreported and unnoticed by primary care providers. In the film, the abuser was the victim’s sister, but abusers can have many roles including spouse, adult child, or unrelated caregiver.