Apr 10, 2025
Imagine a disease that causes pain, disfigurement, amputations, infections, sepsis, and death, that results in billions of dollars in treatment costs, yet is barely taught in medical school. Welcome to the world of wound care, where many American doctors graduate...
Nov 15, 2024
Does anyone remember “The Purple Book”? Those of us who have been in the wound care world for a while know it as the first pressure ulcer prevention guideline, a compendium of clinical practice recommendations published by the federal government. Released in 1992, it...
Oct 5, 2024
As a geriatrician, I have spent more than three decades caring for older adults with pressure injuries and chronic wounds in New York City, in nursing homes, hospitals, and outpatient practice. Over those years, one lesson has stood out: wound care is rarely taught in...
Mar 18, 2024
Whenever I ask a group of doctors, “How many of you have had any training in care and treatment of chronic wounds?” it is the rare person who raises their hand. Despite the urgent need for medical doctors to know how to assess and treat pressure injuries and chronic...
Oct 2, 2023
Malnutrition can have a significant impact on wound healing. Proper wound healing is a complex process that involves various cellular and biochemical reactions. When the body is malnourished, it lacks the essential nutrients necessary for these processes, which can...
May 15, 2022
It was my great pleasure to present wound care research at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) that took place in Orlando, Florida. Our research was entitled Pressure Injuries and Wound Care: A Lost Geriatric Syndrome. First author was Emily...
