WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Wound Bed Preparation
JULY IS WOUND BED PREPARATION MONTH Wound bed preparation is the concept of improving healing rates by creating an ideal wound healing environment. As part of the WoundSource Practice Accelerator series, we are offering you this educational portal into a variety of topics related to the principles of wound bed preparation. Please scroll below to choose your learning experience and please share this page with your social network and colleagues. Expanded awareness leads to better prevention and care. WATCH VIDEO View this month’s educational
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WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Wound Bed Preparation
JULY IS WOUND BED PREPARATION MONTH Wound bed preparation is the concept of improving healing rates by creating an ideal wound healing environment. As part of the WoundSource Practice Accelerator series, we are offering you this educational portal into a variety of topics related to the principles of wound bed preparation. Please scroll below to choose your learning experience and please share this page with your social network and colleagues. Expanded awareness leads to better prevention and care. WATCH VIDEO View this month’s educational resources. WEBINAR WHITE PAPER FACT SHEET QUIZ FEATURED ARTICLES ON-DEMAND WEBINAR Wound Bed Preparation: The Whole Patient Approach Presenter: Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS Patients with wounds present to multiple health care providers across a multitude of practice settings. It is vital for all health care providers who encounter wounds to have an understanding of wound bed preparation. This program will describe work that has been done to expand on existing models of wound bed preparation using a step-wise method in a practical approach to incorporate into day-to-day practice. REGISTER NOW DOWNLOADABLE WHITE PAPER TIME for Patient-Centered Wound Care Wound bed preparation is essential to patient-centered wound care. Early, appropriate, and aggressive interventions, including the TIME model of wound bed preparation, help facilitate the wound healing trajectory and avoid wound chronicity. This guide describes the components of the TIME model of wound bed preparation as well as how health care professionals can apply the five principles of wound care to the selection of an appropriate wound dressing suited to the specific needs of their patients. DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER DOWNLOADABLE FACT SHEET Quick Facts - Wound Bed Preparation Download Quick Facts – Wound Bed Preparation and share it within your facility. This two-page fact sheet was created to support staff education on on the principles of wound bed preparation. The print-friendly format is perfect for posting on the bulletin board or distributing to your nursing staff at in-service. DOWNLOAD THE FACT SHEET SPONSORED BY: How Much Do You Know About Wound Bed Preparation? Take our 10-question quiz to find out! TAKE THE QUIZ Terms to Know: Wound Bed Preparation Bioburden: In wound care, this refers to the number of microorganisms that contaminate the wound bed. Biofilm: This is made up of complex microbial communities containing bacteria and fungi. The microorganisms synthesize and secrete a protective matrix that attaches the biofilm firmly to a living or non-living surface. VIEW THE FULL GLOSSARY READ THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTICLES Understanding the Wound Bed Preparation Care Cycle Wound bed preparation is a well-established concept, and the TIME framework is the standard tool used to assist clinicians with the management... Read More Identifying Wound Healing Barriers by Utilizing TIME The concept of wound bed preparation has been utilized and accepted for over two decades. Regardless of the duration of wound management protocol use, studies... Read More Wound Bed Preparation and the Whole Team Approach The prevalence of non-healing wounds is a challenge and concern for all levels of health care professionals. Clinical evidence has proven that using a multidisciplinary... Read More Wound Bed Preparation Treatment Selection Strategies Wound treatment plans are frequently ineffective because of a widespread failure to identify wound etiology accurately. One study found that up to 30% of all wounds... Read More SPONSORED BY For over 150 years, Smith & Nephew has taken a pioneering approach to product design and services, helping to reduce the human and economic costs of wounds. JULY IS WOUND BED PREPARATION MONTH Wound Bed Preparation Evidence-based wound bed preparation is vital to encourage wound healing. Watch this brief overview video to learn more about TIME and the educational resources made available on wound bed preparation during this month's Practice Accelerator program.
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TIME for Patient-Centered Wound Care
Wound bed preparation is essential to patient-centered wound care. Early, appropriate, and aggressive interventions, including the TIME model of wound bed preparation, help facilitate the wound healing trajectory and avoid wound chronicity. Additionally, the five principles of wound care are useful for determining the most appropriate dressing choice for each category of wound. This in-depth and thoroughly referenced guide describes the components of the TIME (tissue, infection or inflammation, ...Fact Sheet
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A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is an open sore commonly found on the bottom of the foot in patients with diabetes. This wound is typically caused by a combination of poor vascularity, neuropathy, and repetitive trauma. DFUs are all too frequent complications of diabetes, and they impose a heavy burden on patients and health care systems. The central goals of DFU management are achieving wound healing, addressing risk factors, achieving adequate perfusion, controlling infection and glucose levels...Featured Articles
Wound Bed Preparation Treatment Selection Strategies
By the WoundSource Editors Wound treatment plans are frequently ineffective because of a widespread failure to identify wound etiology accurately. One study found that up to 30% of all wounds lack a differential diagnosis, and this poses a real barrier to administering effective treatments. Furth...
Read MoreWound Bed Preparation and the Whole Team Approach
By the WoundSource Editors The prevalence of non-healing wounds is a challenge and concern for all levels of health care professionals. Clinical evidence has proven that using a multidisciplinary team approach to wound care is key in providing quality of care across the continuum. Clinicians shou...
Read MoreIdentifying Wound Healing Barriers by Utilizing TIME
By the WoundSource Editors The concept of wound bed preparation has been utilized and accepted for over two decades. Wound bed preparation techniques can only be accurately employed after a thorough and complete assessment of the wound. Poor assessments result in a negative impact of needless cos...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Bed Preparation Care Cycle
By the WoundSource Editors Wound bed preparation is a well-established concept, and the TIME framework is the standard tool used to assist clinicians with the management of patients’ wounds throughout the care cycle. Recent clinical and technological breakthroughs are enhancing our understanding ...
Read MoreWound Bed Preparation Treatment Selection Strategies
By the WoundSource Editors Wound treatment plans are frequently ineffective because of a widespread failure to identify wound etiology accurately. One study found that up to 30% of all wounds lack a differential diagnosis, and this poses a real barrier to administering effective treatments. Furth...
Read MoreWound Bed Preparation and the Whole Team Approach
By the WoundSource Editors The prevalence of non-healing wounds is a challenge and concern for all levels of health care professionals. Clinical evidence has proven that using a multidisciplinary team approach to wound care is key in providing quality of care across the continuum. Clinicians shou...
Read MoreIdentifying Wound Healing Barriers by Utilizing TIME
By the WoundSource Editors The concept of wound bed preparation has been utilized and accepted for over two decades. Wound bed preparation techniques can only be accurately employed after a thorough and complete assessment of the wound. Poor assessments result in a negative impact of needless cos...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Bed Preparation Care Cycle
By the WoundSource Editors Wound bed preparation is a well-established concept, and the TIME framework is the standard tool used to assist clinicians with the management of patients’ wounds throughout the care cycle. Recent clinical and technological breakthroughs are enhancing our understanding ...
Read MoreWound Bed Preparation Treatment Selection Strategies
By the WoundSource Editors Wound treatment plans are frequently ineffective because of a widespread failure to identify wound etiology accurately. One study found that up to 30% of all wounds lack a differential diagnosis, and this poses a real barrier to administering effective treatments. Furth...
Read MoreWound Bed Preparation and the Whole Team Approach
By the WoundSource Editors The prevalence of non-healing wounds is a challenge and concern for all levels of health care professionals. Clinical evidence has proven that using a multidisciplinary team approach to wound care is key in providing quality of care across the continuum. Clinicians shou...
Read MoreIdentifying Wound Healing Barriers by Utilizing TIME
By the WoundSource Editors The concept of wound bed preparation has been utilized and accepted for over two decades. Wound bed preparation techniques can only be accurately employed after a thorough and complete assessment of the wound. Poor assessments result in a negative impact of needless cos...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Wound Bed Preparation Care Cycle
By the WoundSource Editors Wound bed preparation is a well-established concept, and the TIME framework is the standard tool used to assist clinicians with the management of patients’ wounds throughout the care cycle. Recent clinical and technological breakthroughs are enhancing our understanding ...
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