WOCN Society 41st Annual Conference (June 6- June 10, 2009): Practice Innovation
Practice Innovation
Some Times Elephants Eat Pizza in Pajamas: A Creative Teaching Program to Enhance Proficiency in Wound Assessment, Documentation, and Treatment
Amy Schaffner, FNP-BC, CNS, CWOCN, Wound Care Nurse;
Barbara Scotten-Peters, RN, WCC, Wound Care Nurse;
Kris Schmidt, LPN, Wound Care Nurse
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Success in an integrated health care system
Marlyn T. Conti, BSN, MM, CPHQ, Quality and Patient Safety Consultant;
Brenda Forbes, RN, BSN, WOCN, Med/Surg Manager;
Cory Ercanbrack, BS, RN, CWOCN, Wound Clinic Manager
Reducing hospital acquired pressure ulcers: A collaborative approach
Suzanne Stewart, MS, RN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Specialist;
Kelly Chapman, RN, RN;
Catherine Russo, RN, BC, RN
MICU Skin Integrity Rounds: Empowering the Staff Nurse and Improving Patient Outcomes
Chenel Trevellini, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CLNC, WOC Nurse, Clinical Nurse V;
Juliet Smith, RN, BSN, CWOCN, WOC Nurse
Addressing Exudate in Patients with Refractory Leg Ulcers: Novel Bilayered Polymeric Silver Dressing*
Becky L. Strilko, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Christine Barkauskas, RN, BA, CWOCN, APN, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Andrea McIntosh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Manager
PUP for SWAT: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Educational Program for Skin & Wound Assessment Team
Andrea McIntosh, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Manager;
Christine Barkauskas, RN, BA, CWOCN, APN, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Becky Strilko, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Sandra Artusa, RN, WCC, Wound Care Nurse;
Laura Barnes, RN, MSN, WOCN, APN, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Margaret Falconio-West, BSN, RN, APN/CNS, CWOCN, DAPWCA, Vice President, Clinical Education
Saving Skin in the ICU and Beyond
Cyrilla J. Haverkamp, RN, CWOCN, CWOCN;
Stephanie DeLeone, RN, CWS, RN;
Janie Arndt, MS, RN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC, CNS
Can wound care technology enhance access to scarce specialist resources and positively impact healing? A pilot study
Jan Taylor, BSN, MBA, Senior Healthcare Consultant;
Irene Holubiec, RN, BScN, MEd, RN;
Sharon Goodwin, RN, (EC), BScN, MN, VP Quality Care and Service;
Jo-Ann Lennon-Murphy, RN, RN;
Yvonne Boomhour, RN, BScN, RN;
Debbie Schmidt, RN, MCSE, Senior Healthcare Consultant
Skin Changes at Life's End (SCALE)
R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, FRCPC, (Med, Derm), MACP, DABD, MEd, FAPWCA, Director of Medical Education & Wound Healing Clinic;
Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, BCLNC, FAAN, Wound & Skin Care Consultant;
James B. Lutz, MS, CCRA, Medical Writing Services;
Oscar Alvarez, PhD, CCT, FAPWCA, Director, Wound Care Program;
Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAPWCA, FAAN, Clinical Associate Editor, Advances in Skin and Wound Care;
Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWOCN, APN, DAPWCA, FAAN, President;
William J. Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS, Professor of Surgery;
Nancy Ann Faller, RN, MSN, PhD, CETNCS, Consultant;
Jane Hall, Malpractice Defense Attorney;
Rick E. Hall, BA, RN, CWCN, Wound Care Nurse;
Karen Lou kennedy-Evens, RN, CS, FNP, Consultant;
Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN, Adjunct Faculty of U of ND College of Nursing;
Joy E. Schank, RN, MSN, ANP, CWOCN, Private Practice;
Thomas P. Stewart, PhD, Present;
Nancy A. Stotts, RN, EdD, FAAN, Professor;
Cynthia J. Sylvia, MSc, MA, RN, CWOCN, Program Manager, Educational Development;
David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF, CMD, Professor of Medicine;
Dorothy Weir, RN, CWON, CWS, Director Wound Healing Center
Moving to a Culture of Safety – An Organizational Decision to Convert to a Medical – Surgical Bed with Smart Bed Technology
E. Ann Roney, RN, BSN, MS, CHCNS, CWOCN, Program Manager, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Services;
Genoveffa I. Devers, RN, BSN, MS, CCRN, Interim Director Medical/Surgical Services
A Collaborative Wound Care Initiative in Lucknow India
Jacalyn A. Brace, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN, APRN, BC, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Adult Nurse Practitioner Department of Surgery;
Christopher Barrett, DPM, CWS, FAPWCA, Administrative Director;
Susan Landon, MSN, RN, Clinical Instructor;
Neilanjan Nandi, MD, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Best Practice for Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care: Improving Catheter Stabilization
Julie Kula, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse;
Denise Nix, RN, MS, CWOCN, WOC Nurse Specialist;
Bonnie Sue Rolstad, RN, MS, CWOCN, Faculty and Program Administrator;
Ruth A. Bryant, RN, MS, CWOCN, Director of Programs
The Pressure is on You
Keri Brunnemer, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse;
Jacquelyn Loper, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Outcomes of an innovative 2-year pressure ulcer prevention educational program
Vidhya Sivanantham, RN, BScN, MN, IIWCC, Clinical Nurse Educator;
Julia Kim, RN, BScN, MN, IIWCC, Clinical Nurse Educator;
Peggie Gairy, RN, BScN, IIWCC, ET, Clinical Nurse Educator
Bilayered Polymeric Silver Dressing*: A Psychosocial Approach to Wound Care that Decreases the Amount of Wound Exposure and Cost
Linda Galvan, RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Program Director;
Noreen Reaney, RN, BSN, CWN, Certified Wound Care Nurse;
Cara Hagstrom, RN, Registered Nurse;
Jeanette Burrell, RN, BSN, CWN, Clinical Coordinator
Developing a Hospital wide Wound Ostomy Unit Champion Program
Linda McKenna, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse IV, Member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services;
Joyce Stoelting, RN-C, ADN, CWS, Clinical Nurse IV, Staff nurse and member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services;
Elizabeth Taggart, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse III, Member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services;
Rosalie Mottar, RN, BS, Nurse Manager, Burn Center and Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services
Transforming WOC Documentation in an Electronic World
Lucia L. Scarpino, MS, RN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Melissa S. Hiscock, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse;
Sheri L. Bienias, RN, Nurse Analyst EMR Project
Comparing U.S. and German Health Care
M. Phyllis Green, RN, BC, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse;
Cindy Keith, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound Nurse;
Leslie Wilson, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Specialist
Sharing the wealth:the annual WOCN Teaching Day
Madeline R. Cafiero, MS, FNP, CWOCN, Assistant Professor;
Nancy Sayles, BA, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, CWOCN;
Angela Brooks-Braddock, RN, BSN, CWOCN, WOCN;
Jody Scardillo, MS, RN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Karen J. Riemenschneider, RNC, MS, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Donna Truland, BS, RN, CWOCN, Nurse Clinician;
Theresa M. Pittman, MS, RN, ANP, CWOCN, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Practitioner;
Brenda Tompkins, BSN, CWOCN, WOCN;
Mary Jo Nethaway, BS, CWOCN, WOCN;
Barbara Conway Salerno, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWOCN Eddy Visiting Nurses Northeast Health
Preoperative Stoma Marking Begins the Care Continoum
Maureen W. McCarthy, RN, BSN, CWON, Wound Ostomy Nurse;
Linda Pelletier, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Wound OStomy Nurse;
Lori Morrow, RN, BSN, CWON, WOund Ostomy Nurse
Achieving Patient-Centered Goals with Innovative Pouching Techniques
Michelle L. Tilson, RN, CWOCN, Registered Nurse, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse;
Colleen M. Vollenweider, RN, CWON, Register Nurse, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse
Specialty Beds/Mattresses Making the Right Decision
Nancy Chamberlin, RN, BSN, CWOCN, NURSE CLINICIAN CERTIFIED OSTOMY,WOUND CONTINENCE;
Joan Munchiando, RN, BSN, CRRN, CMSRN, Director Special Projects;
Linda Addy, RN, MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Mary Jo Hurst, RN, BSN, CWOCN, NURSE CLINICIAN CERTIFIED OSTOMY,WOUND CONTINENCE;
Jenny Byron, RN, MSN, NP, Nurse Practitioner Plastic Surgery Service
Case Series Studying Nosocomial Pressure Ulcers in the Post-Operative CABG Patient
Jeremy Honaker, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Coordinator;
Emily Davis, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Coordinator
Exploring Skin Care Strategies During the Perioperative Process
Mary Willis, MS, RN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist Ostomy & Wound Care;
K. Bickerstaff, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, PACU Staff Nurse;
Judith Nagle, MSN, FNP-BC, CNOR, OR Staff Nurse;
Ann Leary, BSN, RNC, PACU Nurse in Charge;
Mary Anne Murphy Kenyon, MPH, MS, ONC, RN, Nurse Manager;
Sue Vargas, AD, RN, PACU Nurse in Charge;
Debra Pitts, AD, HT, RN, OR Staff Nurse;
Pearl Cunningham, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR, Nurse Manager;
Barbara DiTullio, BSN, MA, RN, Nurse Manager Pre-op/OR/PACU
Ostomy Care in Kazakhstan
Rassulbek Aipov, MD, surgeon and also faculty member at The Children's Surgery Department of theKazakh National Medical University;
Ainur Aiypkhanova, Master, degree, candidate, Health, Administration, Indiana University;
Diana Hankey-Underwood, MS, WHNP-BC, Executive Director, Grace Anatomy, Inc.
Providing Ostomy Care Across the Continuum
Renee Malandrino, MS, APN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care;
Bari Stiehr, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care;
Diane Davis-Zeek, MS, APN, NP-C, CWON, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care
Creation of a WOC Nurse Quick Reference Pocket Guide
Rose W. Murphree, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Clinician/Instructor;
Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN, Director WOC Nursing Education Center;
Lea R. Crestodina, MSN, RN, GNP, CWOCN, CDE, Assistant Program Director;
Bonnie Sparks-DeFriese, RN, PT, CWS, CWOCN, Clinician/Instructor;
Janet Ramundo, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Instructor
Improving Pressure Ulcer Assessment Using the SLICK (Standard Language & Image Comparison Kard) Tool
Donna Musser, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor;
Steve McDonald, RN, MSN-NP, Student, MSN Student;
Felicia Pendleton, RN, MSN-NP, Student, MSN Student
Will This Wound Heal?: Nutritional Assessment Tool for the Evaluation of Wound Healing Probability
Susan L. Maditz, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, and Continece Nurse;
Brenda Uphold, RN, BSN, CWON, Wound,Ostomy, and Continence Nurse;
Janice K. Shreve, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CORLN, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse;
Jennifer Lowry, RD, LD, Clinical Dietician
Prospective Assessment and Classification of Stoma Related Skin Disorders
Vera Allyn B. (Lynette) Scott, RN, CMSRN, COCN, Ostomy Care Coordinator;
Debra Raasch, APNP, Sr Clinical Nurse Specialist;
Gregory Kennedy, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery;
Charles Heise, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
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