The WOCN Society 40th Annual Conference (June 21-25th, 2008)

Research Poster Session
These papers have been accepted as research poster presentations
Official:Debi Maines, RN
Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in a Long Term Acute Care Facility
Mary Arnold-Long, MSN, RN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC, LuAnn Reed, MSN, RN, C, CRRN, WCC, Kari Dunning, PhD, PT, Jun Ying, PhD
Auditorship retrospect: The register of nursing in the care the carrying customers of ulcers for pressure in intensive therapy
Luciana Guimarães Assad, co, -, autor, Adriana Andreia Asevedo
Pressure Ulcer Research: Process Improvement for the Orthopedic Population
Jimmie-Lou Ault, CWOCN, CFCN, Lena McCubbin, MS, RN, CWOCN
Evidence-Based Skin Tear Protocol Yields Phenomenal Results
Judy Bolhuis, BS, NHA, Linda Benskin, BSN, RN, GhanaSRN, CWCN, CWS, DAPWCA
The activity of a silver hydrocellular foam dressings against a broad spectrum of wound pathogens using a dynamic shake flask method
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS
Antimicrobial Activity of Antimicrobial Silver Containing Hydrocellular Foam Dressings in Comparison to Various Silver-based Antimicrobial Dressings against MRSA Via a Dynamic Shake Flask Method
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS
Antimicrobial Activity of Antimicrobial Silver Containing Hydrocellular Foam Dressings in Comparison to Various Silver-based Antimicrobial Dressings against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using a Dynamic Shake Flask Method
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS
An in vitro Assessment of the Release Rate of Silver from a Unique Hydrocellular Foam Dressing Containing Antimicrobial Silver
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS
An Evaluation of a Variety of Physical Properties Key to Wound Care of Collagen Based Wound Dressings
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS
An in vitro Assessment of the Efficacy of an Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser in the Inhibition of Clostridium difficile Colonization
David W. Brett, BS, BS, MS, Fred Muniz, BS, MBA
Open-Label Pilot Study of a Silver Mesh Dressing* in the Management of Wounds Where Sub-infectious Microbial Colonization is Suspected
Marie Brown-Etris, RN, CWOCN, Nancy Atwood, BA
Multi-site Heel Ulcer Study Conducted by NC WOC Nurses
Amy Clegg, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Leanne Richbourg, MSN, APRN-BC, CWOCN, CNS
How Health Care Providers Rate the Clinical Effectiveness of Five Different
Carol Coker, ARNP, MSN, C-WOCN
A comparative, randomized, multi-center study of a new one-piece drainable pouching system
Linda Lipscomb, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Janet Stoia Davis, RN, CWOCN, Cory A. Ercanbrack, RN, BS, CWOCN, Elisabeth Nager, CWON, Catherine R. Ratliff, PhD, APRN-BC, CWOCN, Julia M. Ringhofer, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Beryl P. Evans, MS, RN, CWON, Susan Usiondek, RN, Kim Kleinscmidt, CWOCN
Stop Them at The Door; Should Pressure Ulcer Prevention Protocols be Initiated in the Emergency Department?
Abby S. Denby, BSN, RN
Wound Care Technology Fosters Communication/Collaboration among Nurses and Physicians
Sandra Fahmy, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Karyn Holm, Phd, RN, FAAN, Mojtaba Akhtari, MD, Rick Redfield, PA-C, John Croghan, MD, Glynn Elliot, MD
Comparing the Effectiveness of Alternating Air Pressure Mattress Replacement Systems and Air Fluidized Integrated Beds in the Management of Flap and Graft Patients: Ten Case Studies
Linda Gazzerro, RN.CWOCN., Matthew Finnegan, MD., FACS.CWS.
Cell Proliferation Induction (CPI®) Wound Therapy in the Out-Patient Wound Clinic Setting: An Effective Therapy for Chronic Diabetic Ulcers
Richard A. Isenberg, MD, FAPWCA
Cell Proliferation Induction (CPI®) Wound Therapy in Venous Stasis Ulcers: A Prospective, Multi-Center Case Series of 26 Ulcers Across Various Sites of Care
Richard A. Isenberg, MD, FAPWCA
Cell Proliferation Induction (CPI®) Wound Therapy in Long-Term Care Settings: An Effective Therapy For Elderly Patients with Stage IV Pressure Ulcers
Richard A. Isenberg, MD, FAPWCA
Cell Proliferation Induction (CPI®) Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Stage III Pressure Ulcers: A 35-Patient Case Series
Richard A. Isenberg, MD, FAPWCA
Predictive Validity of Braden Scale for Hospitalized Patients
Carla M. Matuo, Juliana Rosa da Silva Cardoso, Letícia Faria Serpa, PhD, MSN, BSN, Vera Lúcia C. G. Santos, PhD, MSN, BSN, CWOCN, (TiSOBEST, -, Brazil)
Documenting Wound Areas via Digital Photography: Effect of Camera Angle on Area Accuracy
Harvey Mayrovitz, PhD
Long Term Indwelling Catheters: An Rct of Catheter Flush Vs. Standard Care
Katherine Moore, PHD, RN, CCCN, Rosemary McGinnis, MN, RN, Mandy Fader, PhD, RN, Kathryn Getliffe, PhD, RN, Mikel Gray, PhD, RN, NP, Lakshmi Puttagunta, MD, Donald Voaklander, PhD
Post Surgery Return to Sexual Activity
Thomas Nichols, M.S., MBA, Michael Riemer, M.S., Stacy Schroeder, M.S.
Prevalence Ulcer Prevalence at a Pediatric Medical Center
Ann Marie Nie, BSN, RN, CWOCN
What a Difference an ET Makes in the Life of the Ostomy Patient!
Elizabeth S. Nix, MSN, APRN-BC, CDE, ET, CPT
Demographic and Clinical Factors related to Ostomy Complications and Quality of Life in Veterans with an Ostomy
Joyce Pittman, APRN-BC, CWOCN, Susan Rawl, PhD, RN, Marcia Grant, RN, DNSc, FAAN, Clifford Ko, MD, C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, Christopher S. Wendel, M.S., Robert Krouse, MD
A clinical study of a new 2piece ostomy appliance with an adhesive coupling
Jean Pierre Arnaud, Marie Renée Poirier
Objectively Testing Edge Stability of Support Surfaces
Laurie M. Rappl, PT, CWS
Associations between Financial Responsibility for Ostomy Appliances, Appliance Change Habits and Peristomal Skin Condition
Michael Riemer, M.S., Thomas Nichols, M.S., MBA, Stacy Schroeder, M.S.
Collaboration of Community Hospital CWOCNs with a CCNE Accredited Baccalaureate Nursing Program: Educating Nursing Students in Basic Wound, Ostomy, Continence Principles and Evaluating the Impact on the Nursing Practice of BSN Graduates
Beth Rowden, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Carrie A. Carls, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Nancy Chatham, BS, RN, CWOCN, Mary Anthony, MSN, RN, Susan Beard, BS, RN, CWOCN, JoEllen Brannan, PhD, RN, CNE
Examining the Evidence for a Drug-Free Dressing's Ability to Decrease Wound Pain
Roger C. Sessions, DO, FACEP
The combined effect of electrical stimulation and local heat on healing of chronic wounds
HyeJin Suh, Tina Yu, Jerrold Petrofsky, Patrick Moore, Takkin Lo
Research in Progress: Characteristics of Patients with Skin Failure
Audrey Swan, RN, BSN, CWCN, Amy Evans, ARNP, CWOCN, Molly Holt, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Theresa Chambers, RN, BSN, CWON
Pressure Ulcer Healing in SCI: A Novel Evidence-Based Tool
Susan S. Thomason, MN, RN, APRN-BC, CWON-AP, Steven Luther, PhD, Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeffrey Harrow, MD, PhD, Polly Palacios, MSPH
Nutritional Status and Wound Severity of Overweight and Obese Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers: A Pilot Study
Jeniffer Tobón, RN, MN, ARNP, CWCN, JoAnne D. Whitney, RN, PhD, CWCN, FAAN, Monica E. Jarrett, RN, PhD
Comparison of the Kinetics of Papain-Urea Enzymatic Debridement
Mark W. Trumbore, Ph.D., Wayne Alden IV
A prospective, multi-site, randomized, cross-over, clinical trial of a two-layer* and a four-layer† compression bandage system in the treatment of venous leg ulcers
Joseph A. Tucker, BS
Caring Behaviors of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses
Mary Walden, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Living with pain in patients with chronic leg and foot ulcers
Kevin Y. Woo, RN, MSc, PHD(C), GNC(C)
The relationship between anxiety, anticipatory pain, and pain during dressing change in the older population
Kevin Y. Woo, RN, MSc, PHD(C), GNC(C)
A comparative, randomized, multi-center study of a two-piece drainable pouching system with convexity
Kirsten Schröder, Elke Fronhoffs-Schommen, Uwe Röthel, Marion Welser, Heidi Müller, Andrea Arnhold, Michael Häuser
Braden and Waterlow Scales for Predicting Pressure Ulcers in Hospitalized Patients
Letícia Faria Serpa, PhD, MSN, BSN, Vera Lúcia C. G. Santos, PhD, MSN, BSN, CWOCN, (TiSOBEST, -, Brazil), Giovana Ribau Picolo Perez, Giovana, Maria Gabriela Secco Cavicchioli, BSN, Mirta Mabel Hermida, WOC, nurse
Management of colostomy with a new 2-piece closed-end pouching system
Andrea Arnhold, Kirsten Schröder, Inge Riedlinger, Ulla Prause, Marion Welser, Veronika Knebel, Katrin Schmitz
Self-monitoring of urine flow in people with long-term urinary catheters
Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, Judith Brasch, BS, RN
Prospective Study on the Use of Long-term Urinary Catheters
Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, Kathy Brown, RN, MN, CWOCN, Judith Brasch, BS, RN, Kathryn Getliffe, PhD, RN

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