Description
Advocating for the integrated delivery of evidence-informed skin and wound care that spans the continuum of care in the South West LHIN. The South West Regional Wound Care Program advocates for the integrated delivery of advanced wound care that spans the continuum of care, and drives improvement in the outcomes for people with skin and wound care issues in the South West Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN). In collaboration with our health system partners (hospitals, long-term care homes, community provider agencies, and acute care facilities), the Program delivers a coordinated strategy of skin and wound care informed on best practice, found in this website.
The Program fulfills its role by:
• Advocating for the seamless, timely and equitable delivery of evidence-informed skin and wound care to those in need living in the South West LHIN
• Effectively engaging with our health care system partners
• Promoting the application of evidence-informed, person-centered skin and wound care to those in need in the South West LHIN, regardless of the health care setting
• Encouraging effective, efficient, and responsible use of financial resources in the provision of skin and wound care
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Filming our Program's very first educational video! Dr. David Keast teaches about the assessment and management of chronic leg edema.
Canadian Skin Spring 2017
Have you had a chance to read the Spring 2017 issue of the Canadian Skin Magazine? There are a number of great articles geared towards patients and self-management on scleroderma, foot care, non-healing wounds and vitiligo. Check it out today!
Cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a pilot study of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy
A small study, published in the current edition of the Journal of Tissue Viability, suggests that prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy to prevent surgical site infection in obese women undergoing elective caesarean section may be cost-effective compared to standard care.
A cross-sectional study on self-management of pressure ulcer prevention in paraplegic patients
A recent Journal of Tissue Viability article reveals that a person’s level of education and level of paraplegia are significantly associated with their self-management behaviors in preventing pressure injuries. Learn more here.
Closed incision negative pressure therapy: international multidisciplinary consensus recommendations
Under what conditions should clinicians consider using closed incision negative pressure wound therapy? Check out these consensus recommendations in the International Wound Journal.
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Does your patient with diabetes suffer from painful diabetic neuropathy? Are you finding that oral medications are just not cutting it? Learn more about the rapidly expanding field of topical analgesia in managing painful diabetic neuropathy in this Diabetic Foot Canada journal article.
Skin Protectants Made of Curable Polymers: Effect of Application on Local Skin Temperature | Abstract
Do your patients/residents/clients ever complain of an unpleasant warming sensation when a skin protectant is applied to an open area secondary to incontinence-associated dermatitis? Learn more about a new, innovative skin protectant that has been shown to cause a drop in skin surface temperature when applied, thus potentially making application of a skin protectant more comfortable, in this Advances in Wound Care journal article.
A Feasibility Study of Intermittent Electrical Stimulation to Prevent Deep Tissue Injury in the Intensive Care Unit | Abstract
Canadian researchers investigate the feasibility of using intermittent electrical stimulation therapy (E-Stim) to prevent pressure injury incidence in an intensive care environment. Learn more about their study of 20 adult patients in this Advances in Wound Care journal article.
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We have updated our patient pamphlets! See the newest version of our arterial leg ulcer pamphlet on our website!
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Did you know that the South West Self-Management Program offers Diabetes PEP Talk workshops? Learn how you can prevent foot complications and amputations at this workshop at Longworth Retirement Residence in London, ON on June 6th. Running from 1:30-4PM, this program will review how diabetes affects your feet, identify things that put you at risk for developing a complication and learn how to best care for your feet. For more information and/or to register, visit the South West Self-Management website: https://swselfmanagement.ca/ConsumerWorkshops/workshop.aspx?id=914
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