May 31, 2026
In medicine, we are taught to trust evidence. But evidence does not only come from laboratories and academic conferences. It also comes from observation at the bedside. A growing debate in wound care centers on whether skin failure and pressure injuries are distinct...
Feb 25, 2026
My new article entitled Pressure Injuries and Skin Failure: The Search for Clarity, published in the February 2026 issue of International Wound Journal (IWJ) provides a historical review of skin failure, beginning with the works of Jean Martin Charcot and Florence...
Apr 10, 2025
Imagine a disease that causes pain, disfigurement, amputations, infections, sepsis, and death that results in tens of millions of dollars in treatment costs but is not 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 this book as the first compendium of clinical practice guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention. Published in 1992, it was the main “go-to” resource for...
Oct 5, 2024
The following essay is the Preface to the volume of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine entitled Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds which I edited for Elsevier Publishers (reproduced with permission). Drawing upon three decades of experience caring for patients with...
