Resource Center
The PUPC Resource Center includes useful links to websites that are up-to-date with current research and trends in wound care. We plan to continually add to this resource list and welcome suggestions of any online resources that should be included here, but aren't at this time. Please check back frequently for updates!
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Articles & Tools
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
This U.S. Department of Health & Welfare webpage provides links to Tools & Resources and Research Findings. Includes a podcast about bed sore prevention. |
| Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Ulcers among Adults 18 Years and Older |
This Statistical Brief presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on patterns of utilization and costs for adult hospital stays involving the treatment of pressure ulcers in 2006. |
| Kennedy Terminal Ulcer |
9/14/2009 Ostomy Wound Management article “Kennedy Terminal Ulcer: the “Ah-Ha!” Moment and Diagnosis” by Joy E. Schank, RN, MSN, ANP, CWOCN |
| Nancy Estocado’s Innovation Award-Winning Wound Assessment Tool |
Link to MedLine to purchase the tools that Nancy Estocado spoke about at the 2011 Idaho Pressure Ulcer Prevention Coalition Consensus meeting. |
| NPUAP 2009 Quick Reference Guide |
26-page Quick Reference Guide for online viewing and/or printing. |
| Pressure Ulcers: Avoidable or Unavoidable? |
Results of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Consensus Conference. |
| Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals |
Pressure ulcer prevention presents an important challenge in acute care hospitals. A number of best practices have been shown to be effective in reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers, but these practices are not used systematically in all hospitals. |
| UT Health Science Center |
JAMA: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management |
| Shawnee Mission Medical Center Wound Care Quick Reference Guide |
A pictorial guide to the appearance, objectives and treatment of pressure ulcer wounds. |
Websites
| Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign Resources for Pressure Ulcer Prevention |
Resources on this website include tracking tool, fact sheets, list of interventions, a webinar and a video |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
This U.S. Department of Health & Welfare webpage provides links to Tools & Resources and Research Findings. Includes a podcast about bed sore prevention. |
| AMDA Clinical Practice Corner on Pressure Ulcers |
The American Medical Director’s Association (AMDA) publishes clinical guidelines and include links to classic standards on pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. |
| Amerinet | Pressure Ulcers |
Provides a downloadble toolkit plus podcasts discussions featuring the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Staging of Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Reduction of Pressure Ulcers, etc. |
| Borun Center Pressure Ulcer Prevention Training Module |
Great free resource for online education for all healthcare staff and family caregivers. |
| Braden Scale for Predicting Risk |
The standard pressure ulcer risk assessment tool. Barbara Braden, inventor of the tool is speaking at the 2012 Idaho Pressure Ulcer Prevention Coalition Consensus Meeting. |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
This website is an excellent resource for learning about pressure ulcers including how to identify, prevent and improve them. Topics include Risk Assessment, Daily Skin Care, preventing pressure ulcers, how to improve pressure ulcers, measures to guide improvement, and tools. |
| National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel |
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research. This website contains a vast amount of information about the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research. |
| Qualis Health |
Local Quality Improvement Organization website includes a customized search engine for clinical topics and healthcare improvement, a great alternative to narrow your online searches to only the best evidence-based sources. |
| RD411 Wound Resource Center |
RD411 is here to help you by providing a variety of wound care materials – all free and all customizable for your own facility or private practice. |
| RD411 Wound Resource Center For Patients |
Valuable resources for patients including education, handouts, conversation starters, fact sheets, and support. |
