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June 2014 Factors in Considering Products — Wound Dressing Product Selection: A Holistic, Inter-professional Patient-Centered Approach By Diane L. Krasner PhD RN CWCN CWS MAPWCA FAAN, R. Gary Sibbald BSc, MD, FRCPC (Med, Derm), MACP, FAAD, MEd, MAPWCA, Kevin Y. Woo BSc MSc PhD RN GNC(C) ACNP FAPWCA May 2014 Why Is Microclimate Important? — Microclimate: An Overlooked Factor By Denis B. Drennan, MD April 2014 Cooler, Drier Microclimate — A Two-Year Retrospective Review of Suspected Deep Tissue Injury Evolution in Adult Acute Care Patients By Rhonda Sullivan PhD, RN CWON, LNCC April 2014 WOCN Nurses Week — The Value of a WOCN By Katherine N. Moore, Bernie Cullen, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Mikel Gray, PhD, Kristy Wright, MBA, RN, FAAN March 2014 Selecting An Optimal Heel Protector Device — Preventing Heel Pressure Ulcers: Economic and Legal Implications By Courtney H. Lyder ND, GNP, FAAN February 2014 The Fight Against Pressure Ulcers — Pressure-Reducing Interventions Among Persons with Pressure Ulcers: Results from the First Three National Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Surveys in Sweden By Carina Bååth RN PhD, Ewa Idvall RN PhD, Lena Gunningberg RN PhD and Ami Hommel RN PhD January 2014 Heelift Provides the Ideal Microclimate — Evidence-Based Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Unit By Karen L. Cooper, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNS, WOCN December 2013 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pressure Ulcer Prevention — It Takes a Village to Beat the Perfect Storm: Why Now is the Time for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Preventing Heel Pressure Ulcers By Denis B. Drennan, MD November 2013 World Wide Pressure Ulcer Prevention Day — Risk Profile Characteristics Associated With Outcomes of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers: A Retrospective Review By Jenny Alderden, RN, MN, CCRN, JoAnne D. Whitney, RN, PhD, CWCN, Shirley M. Taylor, RN, MN, CCNS, CWCN, CCRN, and Sunniva Zaratkiewicz, RN, BSN, CWCN October 2013 Thank you for Visiting Us — Palliative Care of Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care By Torrie Burt, MSN, CRNP September 2013 New Product Videos and White Paper — Striving for Seldom, Hoping for Never: The Classification of Pressure Ulcers as "Never Events" August 2013 AHRQ Review of Evidence — Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness Executive Summary July 2013 HeelSafe DVT Hose — Compression Stockings Significantly Improve Hemodynamic Performance in Post-thrombotic Syndrome Irrespective of Class or Length By Christopher R. Lattimer, MBBS, FRCS, MS, FDIT, Mustapha Azzam, MD, MSc, PGD, Evi Kalodiki, MD, PhD, FRCS, Gregory C.Makris, MD, and George Geroulakos, MD, FRCS, PhD June 2013 WOCN Conference — A Nurse-Led Approach to Preventing Pressure Ulcers By Tracey L. Yap, PhD RN; Susan M. Kennerly, PhD RN May 2013 Heelift® Glide — Pressure Ulcer Update for Primary Care By Carole Bauer, MSN, ANP-BC April 2013 SAWC Conference — Preventing In-Facility Pressure Ulcers as a Patient Safety Strategy By Nancy Sullivan, BA and Karen M. Schoelles, MD, SM April 2013 WOC Nurses Week — Effectiveness of Wound, Ostomy and Continence - Certified Nurses on Individual Patient Outcomes in Home Health Care By Donna Z. Bliss; Bonnie L. Westra; Kay Savik; Yuefeng Hou March 2013 The New Heelift® Glide — Is Prevention Really Less Expensive than Treatment? By Barbara Braden, PhD, RN, FAANS February 2013 Pressure Ulcer Staging — FAQs for Pressure Ulcer Staging By Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, CWCMS, DWC, OMS January 2013 How Do Pressure Ulcers Affect Mortality? — Pressure Ulcer and Mortality Risk After Surgical Treatment of Proximal Femoral Fractures in the Elderly By Kopp L, Obruba P, Edelmann K, Procházka B, Blstáková K, Celko AM. December 2012 Holiday Thank You Gift — Pressure Ulcers Prevention and Treatment: A Self-Help Guide By Kenneth Wright, In consultation with Dr. W. Jensen, Dr. Shamil Kumar, Sharlene Wiley BSN, CETN, Heather Orsted, M.Sc., RN, BN, ET November 2012 NPUAP Conference — Pressure Ulcers: Avoidable or Unavoidable? Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CPSN, CWCN, FAAN; Laura E. Edsberg, PhD; Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, APN, CWON, CWS; Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN; Margaret Goldberg, RN, MSN, CWOCN; Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, GNP, CWOCN; Janet Cuddigan, PhD, RN, CWCN; and the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel October 2012 Pressure Ulcer Protocol — Heel Pressure Ulcer Protocol: A Critical Task for Your Facility By DM Systems, Inc. September 2012 Prevention of Heel Pressure Ulcer — Preventing Pressure Ulcers on the Heel by Joyce Black PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN August 2012 Heel Pressure Ulcers: A Complex Issue — The Complexities of Heel Ulcers by Sylvie Hampton MA, BSC, DIPSN, RGN July 2012 Heelift AFO and Heel Pressure Ulcers — Heel Pressure Ulcers: An Overview of Pressure-Relieving Equipment by Marie Wilson June 2012 Join our Webinar — Webinar Archive: Heel Pressure Ulcers: A to Z by Dr. Diane Langemo May 2012 Heel Pressure Ulcers: Your Journey Towards Zero Prevalence Webinar — Patient-specific and Surgical Characteristics in the Development of Pressure Ulcers by Dana Tschannen, Ondrea Bates, AkkeNeel Talsma and Ying Guo April 2012 - Special Edition Nurses Week — Wound-Healing Outcomes Using Standardized Assessment and Care in Clinical Practice by Laura Bolton, PhD; Patrick McNees, PhD; Lia van Rijswijk, MSN, RN, CWCN; Jean de Leon, MD; Courtney Lyder, ND; Laura Kobza, MSN, RN-CS, CWOCN, ANP; Kelly Edman, BSN, CWOCN; Anne Scheurich, RN, CRNI, CWOCN; Ron Shannon, MPH; and Michelle Toth, BA March 2012 Research Opportunities — An RCT to determine the the effect of a heel elevation device in pressure ulcer prevention post-hip fracture by J. Donnelly,PhD, BSc, MCGI, RGN, ONC; J. Winder, PhD, CSci, MIPEM; W.G. Kernohan, PhD, BSc, CPhys, MInstP; M. Stevenson February 2012 New Graduated Compression Hose — Anti-embolism stockings: are they used effectively and correctly by Karen Anne Cock January 2012 Pressure Ulcer Prevention — Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program: A Journey by Barbara Delmore, PhD, RN, CWCN, AAPWCA; Sarah Lebovits, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA; Philip Baldock, RN; Barbara Suggs, BSN, RN and Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN December 2011 Customer Appreciation — Thank you for your valuable feedback! November 2011 All About Nursing Homes — Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents by Eunice Park-Lee, PhD and Christine Caffrey, PhD October 2011 Easy to Use Right Out of the Bag — Results of the 2008 - 2009 International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence™ Survey and a 3-Year, Acute Care, Unit-Specific Analysis by Catherine VanGilder, MBA, BS, MT, CCRA; Stephanie Amlung, PhD, RN; Patrick Harrison, BA; and Stephanie Meyer September 2011 HeelSafe™ DVT Hose Poster at SAWC Fall — Anti-Embolism Stockings: Are They Used Effectively and Correctly? by Karen Ann Cock August 2011 Fall Conference Lineup & Pressure Mapping — Can Pressure Mapping Prevent Ulcers? by Darlene S. Hanson, RN, MS; Diane Langemo RN, PhD, FAAN; Julie Anderson RN, CCRC, PhD; Pat Thompson RN, MS; Susan Hunter RN, MSN July 2011 Back to the Basics with Heelift — Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in People With Spinal Cord Injury: Age-Period-Duration Effects by Yuying Chen, MD, PhD; Michael J. DeVivo, DrPH; Amie B. Jackson, MD June 2011 The New HeelSafe DVT Hose — Elastic Compression Stockings for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis by Sachdeva A, Dalton M, Amaragiri SV, Lees May 2011 Use of Braden Scale and Skin Scoring Tests — Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in Acute Care Using Two Different Risk Assessment Scales: Results of a Retrospective Study by Stephanie Smith Jackson, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC April 2011 SAWC Spring Wound Care Symposium — Pressure Ulcers: What Clinicians Need to Know by William T Wake, MD, FAAFP March 2011 Challenges That Professionals Face — MDS 3.0 Section M: Skin Conditions by Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, CWS, MAPWCA, FAAN February 2011 Join us at the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's National Biennial Conference February 2011 Avoidable vs Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers — Pressure Ulcers: Avoidable or Unavoidable? Results of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Consensus Conference by Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CPSN, CWCN, FAAN et. al. January 2011 National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's National Biennial Conference December 2010 Customer Appreciation — Heel Ulcers: A to Z Webinar by Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN November 2010 All about Heelift — Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers: The Risks by Patricia Iyer, RN MSN LNCC October 2010 The New Heelift AFO — How To Maximize Patient Outcomes With DME by William N. McCann, DPM September 2010 Archive of the Heel Ulcers: A to Z Webinar — Heel Ulcer Incidence Following Orthopedic Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Study by Karen E. Campbell, RN, MScN, PhD; M. Gail Woodbury, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD; Terri Labate, RN, BScN, MClSc; Anne LeMesurier, RN, BScN, IIWCC; and Pamela E. Houghton, BScPT, PhD September 2010 Rebroadcast of the Heel Ulcers: A to Z Webinar — Quality of Life and Pressure Ulcers: What is the Impact? by Diane K. Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN August 2010 Come visit us at our National and Regional Tradeshows July 2010 Heelift Savings Calculator — Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Ulcers among Adults 18 Years and Older by C. Allison Russo, M.P.H.; Claudia Steiner, M.D., M.P.H.; and William Spector, Ph.D. June 2010 Pressure Ulcers Self-Help Guide — JAMA Patient Page - Pressure Ulcers April 2010 WOCN Nurses Week — Essential Insight on Treating Diabetic Heel Ulcers by Desmond Bell, DPM April 2010 Heel Ulcers: A to Z Webinar — Heel Pressure Ulcers: Epidemiology. Prevention. Treatment. Cost by DM Systems, Inc. (poster presented at AWMA) February 2010 EPUAP/NPUAP Guidelines — Pressure Ulcer Treatment. Health Care Protocol. by Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Join our Mailing List!  DM Systems Inc 1316 Sherman Ave. Evanston, Illinois 60201