Body Casts in WWII: A Historical Perspective on Medical Device Related Pressure Ulcers
Surgeons and medics apply a plaster-of-paris body cast on an injured soldier. Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library. During WWII, the incidence of pressure ulcers in young injured soldiers increased as a result of plaster body casts and immobilization...
Historical Roots of the “Avoidable-Unavoidable” Pressure Ulcer Controversy
This post gives another preview of what I will be covering in my upcoming webinar entitled History of Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care: Past, Present, & Future, sponsored by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Some years ago while browsing in an...
Wound Odor: Ancient Greece and The Story of Philoctetes
This post gives a preview of what I will be covering in my upcoming webinar entitled History of Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care: Past, Present, & Future, sponsored by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. The fascinating history of wound care dates...
Upcoming Webinar on History of Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care
I am thrilled to announce that registration is now open for my webinar entitled History of Pressure Ulcers and Wound Care: Past, Present and Future, sponsored by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). This event takes place on November 19th at 1:00 PM...
World Wide Pressure Ulcer Prevention Day
This is a press release from NPUAP dated September 18, 2015: Washington, DC - According to the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guidelines; “Pressure Ulcers increase hospital costs significantly. In the US, pressure ulcer care is...
Government Data Sheds Doubt Upon Pressure Ulcers as a Quality Indicator
Nearly all organizations concerned with healthcare quality have recognized pressure ulcers as a quality indicator. This assumption has impacted reimbursement policy and facility ratings, and resulted a risk-management burden for caregivers across the healthcare...
Jean Martin Charcot’s Lecture on Pressure Ulcers: An Important Historical Document
Click here for a downloadable PDF of Charcot's Lecture on Pressure Ulcers. . Some years back while browsing in an antiquarian book sale I came across a translated collection of lectures by the great 19th century neurophysiologist, Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893)....
History Night at the NY Academy of Medicine and Vesalius’s Historiated Initials
Click here for a downloadable PDF containing all historiated initials from the Fabrica. I’ve been a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine for over two decades, and over the years this organization has been a fountain of knowledge and learning for me....
Speaking of Vesalius’s Historiated Initials at the New York Academy of Medicine
Click here for a downloadable PDF containing all historiated initials from the Fabrica. The medical profession has a long and fascinating history, and if you are interested in learning more don’t miss this upcoming event at the New York Academy of Medicine. The...
NPUAP Introduces New Clinical Practice Guideline for Pressure Ulcers
We’ve come a long way since the first version of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pressure Ulcers was put together by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and released by the Agency for Health Policy and Research (AHCPR) in 1992. This resource became...
Jeffrey Levine becomes NPUAP Board Member
I am thrilled to announce that I have been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, also known as NPUAP. My three year term begins this month. Joining me as a new Board Member is Sarah Holden-Mount PT, CWS, FACCWS who is Vice...
Insights into Geriatrics from Cartoonist Roz Chast
I've never posted a book review but will make an exception for this amazing new graphic memoir. Roz Chast, a beloved and well known cartoonist for the New Yorker, has written a brilliant book that should be required reading for the geriatric curriculum. It is...