2008 SAWC/WHS Attendee Registration

2006 Poster Abstracts

276 - Support surfaces for prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: a systematic review of the literature
Ediana Melchiades, Flavia Campos, Kelly Cristina Strazzieri, Patricia Carla Soares Rocha, Vera Lucia Conceiaco de Gouveia Santos

277 - The use of antimicrobial gauze in a home care setting: a cost effective, proactive wound management plan
Regina Sargent, RN, CWS, Patricia Mudrow, RN, Judy Mele, RN, Joan Sons, RN

278 - The utilization of a protease modulating matrix*** with silver along with vacuum-assisted closure* in a traumatic wound
Connie Sarvis, RN, BN, MN, IIWCC, CON(c), CWS, Seven Oaks Hospital, Winnepeg, MB, Canada

279 - Managing dehisced wounds
Joy Schank, MSN, Schank Companies, Himrod, NY

280 - Skin tears: a gentle approach
Joy Schank, MSN, Schank Companies, Himrod, NY

281 - In-use assessment of a new, innovative compression system
Ellen Schnobrich, Staci Solfest, Stephanie Bernatchez, Cindy Zehrer, 3M, St. Paul, MN

282 - Impact of a pre-packaged bath in medical surgical and oncology patients
Kathy Schroeder, RN, BSN, Patrice Dillow RN,CWOCN,APN, Frances Willis, RN, Ninfa Bontes, RN, Sandy Beta, RN, Josephine Mezger, RN, Sue Wolf, Sharon Oliver, RN

283 - Graft verses host disease: an innovative approach using silver contact dressings to manage grade IV skin lesions
Joan Selekof, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Darlene Shutt, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Victoria Sipes, RN

284 - The combination of PDGF-BB and collagen ORC antimicrobial matrix in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcerations
Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, Michele Kauffman, JD, PA-C,

285 - The incorporation of silver fibers into elastic compression stockings does not result in more difficult donning and the relationship between grip and pinch strength and the ability to don stockings
Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, Cris Beuger, MPH, Michael Clopp

286 - The use of ultrasonic therapy in a painful burn wound
Jeff Lasko, MPT, Thomas E. Serena MD, FACS, Penn North Centers for Advanced Wound Care, Warren, PA

287 - The use of bilayered cell therapy* in the treatment of a hand mitten deformity in recessive scarring epidermolysis bullosa
Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, Mary Beth Cermak, MD, Michele Kaufman, JD, PA-C

288 - The use of clothing containing silver fibers in the treatment of patients with epidermolysis bullosa
Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, Michele Kaufman, JD PA-C, Natalie Baldauf

289 - The use of topical PDGF-BB for the treatment of a complex scrotal wound
Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, Michele Kauffman, JD, PA-C

290 - The use of polymeric membrane dressings in a traumatic chin wound injury
Roger Sessions, DO, FACEP, Laura Barnes, RN, MSN, WOCN, CWCN, APN-CNS

291 - Skin injury due to incontinence: multisite case studies comparing antifungal A with antifungal B
Laura Shafer, BSN, RNC, CWCN, Kelly Scoggins, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Gwinnett Medical System, Lawrenceville, GA; Mary Ann Sammon, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; Laura Herbe, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Toni Horton, RN, BSN, CCN, Hillcrest Hospital -Cleveland Clinic Health System, Mayfield Heights, OH; Dasie Wilson, RNC, BSN, MPA, CCN, CWCN, ET, Crestwood Care Center and Deerbrook Care Center, Joliet, IL and Countryside Health Care, Aurora, IL; Denise Lindhardt, RN, BSN, WOCN, WellStar Windy Hill Hospital, Marietta, GA; Laurie Carlyle, RN, BSN, WOCN, WellStar Paulding Nursing Center, Dallas, GA

292 - Pressure ulcer prevalence: benchmarking
Pearl Shapiro, RN, CWS, Mount Sinai and Miami Heart Institute, Miami, FL

293 - The use of polyurethane self-adhesive foam dressing* on a case series of diabetic foot ulcers
Julia Shaw, DPM, John McCarry, DPM, Regional Endocrinology and Diabetes Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland

294 - Measurement of diabetic foot wounds:a comparison of three methods
Julia Shaw, BSc, Royal Hospitals, Belfast, Ciara M. Hughes, PhD, Katherine M. Lagan, DPhil, Health Sciences Research Group, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland

295 - The management of recalcitrant chronic wounds with a silver-containing hydrofiber dressing*
Sibbald RG, Contreras-Ruiz J, Coutts P, Fierheller M, Alavi A, Rothman A, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

296 - A multidisciplinary approach to the care of complicated wounds in the home health care setting
Margarita Simon, MS, CFNP, CWCN, Karen Ware, RN, Nina Mitchell, LPN, Gentiva Health Services, Virginia Beach, VA; Margarita Simon, FNP, CWCN, Simon Wound Consulting, PLLC, Virginia Beach, VA

297 - Evaluation of matrix metalloproteinase inhibition by MI-sorb dressing for the treatment of chronic wounds
G.A. Skarja, R.K. Ho, A.L. Brown, M.H. May, M.V. Sefton, Rimon Therapeutics Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

298 - The application of TIME to pressure ulcer patients
Catherine Slocum, MS, FNP, United Methodist Homes, Johnson City, NY

299 - Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a collagen-ORC antimicrobial matrix in neuropathic dibetic ulcers
Robert Snyder, DPM, J.R. Hanft, Doctors Research Network, South Miami, FL; T. Serena, Penn North Center for Advance Wound Care, Warren, PA

300 - A cost-effectiveness evaluation of vacuum-assisted closure* treatment for hospitalized dehisced chest wound patients
David H. Song, MD, Univ of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL; Elizabeth Miller, Michael Keith, PhD, PharmD, KCI USA. San Antonio, TX