Hospitals across Massachusetts and the country are using proven best practices to fight pressure ulcer prevalence in their communities. The strategies are ever evolving and are shared among caregivers. The following presentations and papers detail just some of the pressure ulcer initiatives that are improving patient care across the continuum.
- "Transforming Wound Care Delivery: A Multidisciplinary Approach", presented by Gail Slotnick, MBA, RN BC, Director, Wound Care Program, New England Sinai Hospital, on 06/16/2011.
- "Partners Health System Pressure Ulcer Prevention Collaborative", presented by Kathy Duckett, RN, Director of Clinical Programs, Partners Healthcare at Home, and, Chairperson, PHS PUP Committee, on 05/17/2011.
- "Education for Offloading of Pressure Ulcers", presented by the following Hebrew Senior Life staff on 1/20/2011:
-Barbara Cheteoui, Licensed Physical therapist
-Peggy Glynn, Licensed Occupational Therapist
-E. Foy White-Chu, M.D., Director of Wound Healing Center, Dept. of Med. - "Using Data And Measurement to Drive Change", presented by Kathleen A. Foss, BSN, RN, CPHQ, Performance Improvement Advisor, Patient Safety at Masspro on 12/16/10.
- "Pressure Ulcer Product Formulary", presented by Debbie Bartula, MSN, CWCN, Ostomy/Wound Care Nurse at The Miriam Hospital, on 11/18/10.
- "Nutrition and Wound Healing", presented by Caitlin Melia, RD, LDN, Clinical Nutrition Manager,Norwood Hospital on 9/16/10.
- "Experiences from the Cambridge Health Alliance Collaborative", presented by Janet Cline MSN, RN, Cambridge Health Alliance on 8/19/10.
- "Developing Collaboratives: Experiences from the Field", presented by Vicki Simon, RN, WOCN, Berkshire Medical Center on 7/15/10.
- "How to Run a Successful Collaborative", presented by Lisa Khanna RN, BS, Masspro on 5/20/10.