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New test rapidly assesses bacteria in military wounds
A doctoral student at the University of Maryland, US, has begun developing a rapid lipid identification test to more efficiently assess for infection in wounds on the battlefield. Alison Scott’s research into
infections in military wounds has demonstrated that it may be possible to test the fatty molecules, or lipids in a
wound to identify the type of impending infection. Currently, wounds are
swabbed and it can take over 24 hours to culture and assess the appropriate treatment for a wound. ‘Often before current diagnostic methods can identify the bacteria in an infection those patients may suffer severe consequences,’ said Scott. Scott has been awarded
Image: Military. Credit: Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office on Flickr.
the 2012 Translational Graduate Research Award from the University of Maryland Office of Research and Development (ORD) in Baltimore, US, to continue with her work on this life-saving test. Click here for more info.
Virtual Conference celebrates successful year
Wounds International recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the launch of its Virtual Conference, showcasing recorded speaker sessions and clinical resources from our first global conference held last year in Cape Town, South Africa. With over 10,500 visitors so far from
116 countries, the Virtual Conference has been able to benefit a wide range of clinicians and healthcare professionals from wound care specialists to occupational therapists, as well as students. The site’s aim was to allow
UK clinical award now available to
view online A clinical award for innovative treatment in spinal metastases presented at the UK's largest wound care conference, Harrogate 2011, is now available to watch online. The Urgo award 'supports best
practice within the public health and nursing community' and was awarded to Ross Atkinson and Karen Ousey for their
project 'Assessing key factors in wound healing in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastases'. The award assesses individual
projects and rates them based on different criteria, including project rationale and contribution, manageability, impact on patients and reproductability. Watch the video here
delegates who attended the Wounds International conference last year to review what they learned, as well as allow those who were unable to attend to have access to the conference sessions and materials, and the exhibition stands. All contents and resources on
the site are free and we are proud to have had the chance to better equip clinicians around the world in advancing wound care practice for the benefit of their patients. We encourage you to continue to
share these free resources with your colleagues and to use them in your clinical practice. Click here to visit the Virtual
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