CONTENTSMARCH2012 Editorials and opinion
Learning the easy way Page 3 Suzie Calne looks at the challenges of providing useful and effective wound care education
Both skill and sensitivity are needed for paediatric
patients Page 5 A look at how the International Society of Paediatric Wound Care is seeking to improve the standard of wound care when treating children
Day in the life Page 6 Monica Walusimbi, a registered nurse and midwife at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, talks about a typical day in her wound clinic
The impact of traditional treatments on wound care in sub-Saharan Africa Page 7 Francis Ojok, Bua Emmanuel and Regina Akise discuss their study on the issues clinicians face when dealing with traditional remedies
News
News update Page 9 A round-up of wound care news, including the latest from associations, clinicians and industry
Practice and development
Skin integrity update Page 12 Peter Vowden, Tracy Nowicki, Karen Ousey and Connie Harris discuss the latest innovations in skin integrity
Innovations in dressing technology for leg ulcer patients Page 18
Astrid Probst explains how developments in bandaging and dressing technology are helping to achieve effective leg ulcer management in one German hospital
Expert Commentary Page 19
David Leaper describes how the Wounds At Risk (WAR) score can be used to predict the risk of infection in a chronic wound
Ten top tips for wound debridement Page 20 Kathleen Leak explains how best to debride a wound
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Wounds International Vol 3 | Issue 1 | ©Wounds International 2012
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