The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society May 2009 

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Conference Registration Filling Up
 
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The 41st Annual Conference is only a few short weeks away, so register today! Sessions and workshops are filling up, so do not delay. Registration is also available onsite in the St. Louis Convention Center.     
Conference Sessions-Free Trial 
 
Whether you're attending this year's Annual Conference or not, don't miss out on any educational content. Check out the 2008 Annual Conference with our Free Trial offer! This offer will be available for members only from May 15th to May 30th, 2009. Free Trial includes streaming content only.
 
*Instructions for 15 Day Free Trial*
 
If you do not have an account with Prolibraries:
  • Go to www.prolibraries.com/wocns/redeem
  • Enter the Conference Code: WOCNTRIAL
  • Register by creating your own unique username and password
  • Click "My Library" to access the meeting materials
If you already have an account with Prolibraries.com:
  • Go to www.prolibraries.com/wocns/redeem
  • Enter the Conference Code: WOCNTRIAL
  • Login using your username and password (Right Side)
  • Click "My Library" to access the meeting materials
WOCN Library: Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers

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The new Avoibale versus Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer position paper outlines WOCN's position on avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers, provides a historical overview about pressure ulcer prevention, lists supportive statements from the literature about identification of risk and pressure prevention, makes recommendations to guide future research, guideline development, and implementation of evidence-based preventive interventions.
Other recent WOCN Library documents posted:
New Global Learning Center
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The newly designed Global Learning Center is now live, and includes new courses developed to assist you in your practice, and award you contact hours. Registration is free. 
 
New courses include:
  • Fistula Management (Interactive) -- 3 contact hours
  • Free! Using Research and Guidelines to Drive Evidence-Based Bedside Practice -- 1 contact hour
  • WOCN Best Practice: Indwelling Urinary Catheter -- 1.5 contact hours
  • Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas -- 1 contact hour
Important Reminders
 
imageRead below to see if any of these reminders impact you:
Product Showcase - Free to Members 
 
Toe Brachial Index (TBI): Best Practice for Clinicians 
 
A Toe Brachial Index (TBI) is a non-invasive test used to determine arterial perfusion in the feet and toes and is of greatest benefit with patients who have diabetes and/or renal disease. This test may be used to support the diagnosis of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) by providing an objective indicator of arterial perfusion to a lower extremity, without the limitation of incompressible ankle arteries due to calcification occuring in patients with diabetes or renal disease.  This clinicians' best practice document provides information for patient assessment, suggestions for patient preparation, tools needed for testing and the proper equations for calculating the TBI.
 
This document is free to members thru the Member Center in the Library section.
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Please contact the WOCN National Office at [email protected]