43rd Annual Conference (June 4-8, 2011): Research Oral

Teresa Kelechi, PhD, GCNS-BC, CWCN, Medical Univ of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Associate Professor, Charleston, SC, Martina Mueller, PhD, Medical Univ of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Assistant Professor, Charleston, SC, Jane Zapka, ScD, Medical Univ of South Carolina College of Nursing, Professor Biostatistics and Bioepidemiology, Charleston, SC and Dana King, MD, Medical Univ of South Carolina, Professor Department of Family Medicine, Charleston, SC

Dea Kent, MSN, RN, NP-C, CWOCN, Riverview Hospital, Nurse Practitioner/Manager WOC Clinic, Sharpsville, IN

Ginger Salvadalena, PhD, RN, CWOCN, Hollister Incorporated, Manager, Clinical Marketing and Education, Libertyville, IL

Joyce Pittman, PhD(c), FNP-BC, CWOCN¹, Terrie Beeson, BSN, CCRN², Clara Monroe, BSN, CCRN², Lisa M. Kirk, BSN, RN, CWOCN³, Mandy Schultz, BSN, RN⁴, Sara Starr, BSN, RN, CCRN⁴, Morgan Wininger, MSN, ACNP, CCRN⁴, Jeanne Childers, BSN, RN, CCRN⁴ and Stephanie Hughes, BSN, RN, CCRN², (1)Clarian Health- Methodist Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Team Leader, Indianapolis, IN, (2)Clarian Health, Senior Partner, Indianapolis, IN, (3)Riley Hospital for Children, Wound, Ostomy, G-tube Clinician, Indianapolis, IN, (4)Clarian Health, Staff Nurse, Indianapolis, IN

Ann Marie Nie, MSN, RN, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Wound Care Nurse Practitioner, Cincinnati, OH

Mary Pat Rapp, PhD, RN, FAANP, CWOCN, UTHealth School of Nursing, Associate Professor for Clinical Nursing, Houston, TX, Stanley G. Cron, MSPH, UTHealth School of Nursing, Statistician, Houston, TX, Jing Li, MS, UTHealth School of Nursing, Research Assistant, Houston, TX, Debra Wolf, RN, Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wound Care Nurse, Duluth, MN and Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN, UTHSC-Houston School of Nursing Center on Aging, Trumble Professor of Aging Research, Houston, TX

F. Gottrup¹, T. Karlsmark¹, M. Bishoff-Mikkelsen², B. Cullen³, M. Gibson⁴ and L. Nisbet⁵, (1)Copenhagen Wound Healing Center, Clinician, Copenhagen, Denmark, (2)University Centre of Wound Healing, Clinician, Odense, Denmark, (3)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, Scientific Programme Manager, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (4)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, Assistant Scientist, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (5)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, R&D Project Leader, Gargrave, United Kingdom

M. Gibson¹, S. Foster², B. Cullen³, L. Nisbet⁴, S. Lanzara⁵ and P. Zamboni⁵, (1)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, Assistant Scientist, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (2)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, Scientist, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (3)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, Scientific Programme Manager, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (4)Systagenix Wound Management Manufacturing Ltd, R&D Project Leader, Gargrave, United Kingdom, (5)Vascular Disease Centre, Clinician, Ferrara, Italy

Diane R. Maydick Youngberg, RN, EdD, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, Wound, Ostomy, Continence CNS, New York, NY

Linda McKenna, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Memorial Medical Center, Clinical Nurse IV, Member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services, Springfield, IL, Elizabeth Taggart, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Memorial Medical Center, Clinical Nurse III, Member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services, Springfield, IL, Joyce Stoelting, RN-C, ADN, CWS, Memorial Medical Center, Clinical Nurse IV, staff nurse and member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services, Springfield, IL, Carol Midiri, RN, CWS, Memorial Medical Center, Staff Nurse, Springfield, IL, Tammy Berry, RN, Memorial Medical Center, Clinical Nurse III, Staff nurse, Springfield, IL, Rosalie Mottar, RN, BS, Memorial Medical Center, Nurse Manager, Burn Center and Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services, Springfield, IL, Geri Kirkbride, RN, MSN, PhD(c), Memorial Medical Center, Research Nurse Facilitator, Nursing Research and Academic Partnerships, Springfield, IL, Kay Gaehle, RN, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL, Gordon B. Forbes, PhD, Milikin University-Department of Behavorial Sciences, Statistician, Decatur, IL and Imran Hassan, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, Springfield, IL

Debra A. Crawford, RN, BA, ADN, CWOCN¹, Leslie Glaza, BA, RN, CWOCN¹, Kristin Hurt, BSN, RN, CWOCN¹, Tracy Texter, BSN, RN, CWOCN² and Randy VanAelst, BSN, RN, CWOCN¹, (1)Spectrum Health, Specialty Nurse Educator, Grand Rapids, MI, (2)Spectrum Health Special Care Hospital, Wound Care Program Manager, Grand Rapids, MI

Mary Arnold-Long, MSN, RN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC, Drake Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mason, OH, LuAnn Reed, MSN, RN, C, CRRN, WCC, The Drake Center, Wound Care Program Manager, Cincinnati, OH, Kari Dunning, PhD, PT, Department of Rehabilitation Services -University of Cincinnati/Drake Center, Assistant Professor - Epidemiologist/Director of Clinical Research, Cincinnati, OH and Jun Ying, PhD, Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati, Bistatistician, Assistant Professor, Cincinnati, OH

Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Professor, Minneapolis, MN, Cheri Rolnick, PhD, HealthPartners Research Foundation, Senior Investigator, Bloomington, MN, Jody Jackson, BSN, RN, HealthPartners Research Foundation, Program Associate, Bloomington, Casey Arntson, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Nursing Student, Minneapolis, Jean Mullins, BS, University of Minnesota, Nursing Student, Minneapolis and Kenneth Hepburn, PhD, Emory University, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Atlanta, GA

Kilty L. Brown, UT Health School of Nursing, BSN, RN Honors Student, Houston, TX, Tolulope O. Omolayo, BSN, RN, UT Health School of Nursing, Master's Student, Houston, TX, Mary Pat Rapp, PhD, RN, FAANP, CWOCN, UTHealth School of Nursing, Associate Professor for Clinical Nursing, Houston, TX, Jing Li, MS, UTHealth School of Nursing, Research Assistant, Houston, TX, Ryan S. Barrett, BS, International Severity Information Systems, Inc.and the Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, Research Assistant, Salt Lake City, UT, Susan Horn, PhD, International Severity Information Systems, Inc. and Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, Senior Scientist, Salt Lake City, UT and Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN, UTHealth School of Nursing-Center on Aging, Trumble Professor of Aging Research, Houston, TX

Nancy Chaiken, CWOCN, ANP-C, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Certified Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse, Chicago, IL

Jeremy Honaker, BSN, RN, CWOCN¹, Michael Forston, MPT², Emily Davis, RN, MSN, CWOCN¹, Michelle Wiesner, PT³ and Jennifer Morgan, MPT², (1)Central Baptist Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Coordinator, Lexington, KY, (2)Central Baptist Hospital, Physical Therapist, Lexington, KY, (3)Central Baptist Hospital, Associate Director of Rehab Services, Lexington, KY

Dimitri Beeckman¹, Tom Defloor², Lisette Schoonhoven³ and Katrien Vanderwee², (1)Ghent University, Researcher, Ghent, Belgium, (2)Ghent University, Professor, Ghent, Belgium, (3)UMC St. Radboud Nijmegen, Assistant Professor, Nijmegen, Netherlands