Updated Pressure Ulcer Guide Goes into Second Printing
The Pocket Guide to Pressure ulcers authored by myself and Elizabeth Ayello RN PhD has sold over 11,000 copies and is now going into its second printing. Published by the New Jersey Hospital Association, the new version has been updated with consideration of Centers...
Geriatrics by Legislation: The Trend of the Future?
Recently Governor Paterson signed a law that mandates New York doctors to offer balanced information on choices for end-of-life care – a step in line with principles of geriatric practice and informed decision making. All nursing homes are already mandated by...
Determining the Avoidability of Pressure Ulcers
One of the biggest challenges in caring for patients with pressure ulcers from a risk-management standpoint is determining whether the ulcer was avoidable. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has recently come out with a statement that "Not all pressure...
Geriatrics Review Syllabus Audio Companion: Review Of Pressure Ulcers
January 8, 2011 The Geriatrics Review Syllabus (GRS7) Audio Companion is designed to keep professionals up to date on geriatric medicine, and also for doctors who are preparing for Board Examinations. Dr. Jeffrey Levine recorded the audio version of a review of...
Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers: How I Took Those Photos
Many people have asked how I took the high quality photos of wounds in my recently published Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers. I’ve been photographing pressure ulcers and other skin conditions in elderly persons since my geriatric fellowship in 1985. The photos in...
Teaching America How to Assess Wounds
Last week I presented at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) Train-the-Trainer program in Las Vegas for the introduction of Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 which will go into effect October 1, 2010. This assessment tool will impact 17,000 nursing homes...
Long-Term Care Update: Resident Assessment Radically Changes with MDS 3.0
Hear ye! Hear Ye! RAPs are out! CATs and CAAs are in! I chuckle as I write this blog post knowing that few of my regular readers will understand, and have probably clicked off by now. But the few of you who remain know how important this topic is to long-term...
Update on Blister Pressure Ulcer Staging from CMS for MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions
Another guest blog post by Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN Good news! Since the educational training programs held last March and April, CMS has reconsidered its original guidance regarding how to code blister pressure ulcers on the revised...
Popularity Grows for “The Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers”
The Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers, authored by myself and Elizabeth Ayello RN, PhD, continues to grow in popularity. Published by the New Jersey Hospital Association, the Guide covers staging and identification of pressure ulcers and other wounds. This book is...
Aging and Invisibility
My aging related art was recently covered in a post written by Paula Span in the New York Times blog, The New Old Age. It was gratifying to spend time with this outstanding journalist and share my images, many of which are finally being shown after years of storage. ...
Geriatrics, Humanistic Medicine, & Art
I recently served as keynote speaker at the American Medical Directors Association annual meeting in Long Beach, California. The reason AMDA picked me was my photos of aging, which you can view on my online portfolio. The title of my talk was Geriatrics, Humanistic...
Long Term Care Preparing for MDS 3.0
Guest Post by Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN. Are you ready for the changes in MDS 3.0, Section M: Skin Condition? Having just developed the slide materials and provided the instruction on this for the CMS “Train the Trainer” programs in...