Does Anyone Remember “The Purple Book”?

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...

Wound Care for Geriatricians and Primary Care Practitioners

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...

New Reference Work on Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds

I am proud to introduce my volume in Elsevier’s series of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine entitled Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds.  To complete this work I invited leaders in the field to share their knowledge and expertise with the goal of educating...

Wound Care Education for Medical Doctors: Filling the Gap

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...

Academic Promotion at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine

I am delighted to announce my promotion to Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  I am honored and grateful to be part of the Mount Sinai Health System – one of the largest academic medical systems in...