Practice Innovation Posters

Feeding without Harm: Preventing Gastrostomy Tube Related Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Jean McCormack, BSc.Pod., RN, CWOCN, CFCN, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, CWOCN, Stanford, CA
Building Blocks for a Successful Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Denise Howell, BA, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, St. Charles Hospital, Wound Care Specialist, Port Jefferson, NY
Establishing “Best Practice” to reduce ear pressure ulcer incidence caused by nasal oxygen tubing
Melissa Ayer, MS, RN, CWOCN, CRRN, Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care - North Shore, CWOCN, Salem, MA and Sandra Pigulski, RRT, Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care - North Shore, Director of Respiratory Care Services, Salem, MA
Initiative to Improve Communication Among Nurses and Nurse Assistants utilizing the Braden Risk score
Nancy S. Walsh, BS, RN, CWOCN, Western Ct HealthNetwork, Manager of Nursing Quality Initiatives, Danbury, CT, Layla Nejati, BSN, RN, WOCN, Western Ct Health Network, Wound ostomy nurse co-ordinator, Danbury, CT, Alyson Blanck, MSN, RN, Western Ct health Network, Director of Nursing Practice, Danbury, CT and Ann Marie Lavery, RN, MHA, Western Ct Health Network, Director of Patient Care Services, Danbury, CT
Using Pictorials and Pink Sheets to Aid in Delivering Optimal Patient Care
Suzanne Lumpkin, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Orlando Health, RN, CWOCN, Orlando, FL, Georgene Hadley, RN, MSN, CWOCN, Orlando Health, Wound Management Support Team, Orlando, FL and Pamela Skaggs, RN, BSN, CWON, Orlando Health, WMST Clinical Coordinator, Orlando, FL
Dollars and Sense: Economic Value in HAPU/sDTI Prevention
Julie A. Lientz, BSN, RN, WCC, CWON, John Muir Health Concord Campus, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Concord, CA and Lisa Foster, RN, BSN, PHN, CWOCN, Molnlycke Health Care, Pacific Regional Clinical Specialist Wound Care, Norcross, GA
Setting up a bladder cancer support group
Arlene Morin, RN, MS, MSN, WOCN, UCONN Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist WOCN, Farmington, CT
Prevention, Education, and Compliance in Skin Hygiene are the Cornerstones of Wound Care
Paula Pattison, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Lorraine DeRosa, RN., CWS2, Brenda Holter, RN, BHN2, Linda Augenstein, RN2, Jonathan Gordon, M.D., FACS, CWS3, Paula Muto, M.D., FACS4 and Venu Saddi, M.D.4, (1)Holy Family Hospital, A Steward Family Hospital, Director Wound/Ostomy/Continence/OPD/Infusion Clinics, Methuen, MA, (2)Holy Family Hospital, A Steward Family Hospital, Staff member in Wound Clinic, Methuen, MA, (3)Holy Family Hospital, A Steward Family Hospital, Medical Director Wound Clinic, Methuen, MA, (4)Holy Family Hospital, A Steward Family Hospital, M.D. Staff in Wound Clinic, Methuen, MA
Preventing and mitigating pressure ulcers in pediatric critical care: A collaborative effort in evidence-based practice implementation
Amy Heiss, RN, BSN, MSN, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, Clinical Nurse Educator, San Diego, CA
Implementing a Virtual Online Support Group for Bladder Cancer Patients :SP Cystectomy and Creation of Urinary Diversions
Vashti Livingston, RN, MS, CWOCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, New York, NY
Reducing the Incidence of Skin Tears with Best Practices
Charlene A. Demers, GNP-BC, CWOCN, Orlando VA Medical Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Orlando, FL
Determining appropriate use in NICU/PICU: An evaluation of a neonate suitable no-rinse cleanser
Jayme Taylor-Hanson, BA, Coloplast, Marketing Manager - Wound Care, Minneapolis, MN and Patricia Haberer, MA, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Coloplast, Clinical Consultant, Minneapolis, MN
Reducing Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
Shirley Zurcher, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Lee Ann Krapfl, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Mercy Medical Center, Wound/Ostomy Clinician, Dubuque, IA
Mattress selection: A cost saving project to improve Pressure ulcer rates and cost of rental equipment
Margaret Gerlach, RN, BS-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, Highland Hospital, WOCN, Rochester, NY
Conquering the Cleft (Intergluteal Cleft): Finding a Clinically Effective yet Cost-Effective Solution
Carol Mathews, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Cecilia Zamarripa, MSN, RN, CWON2, Eugenia Mangel, BSN, RN, CWOCN2, Janet Mullen, BSN, BEd, RN, CWOCN, CFCN3 and Jessica Johnston, BSN, RN, WOCN3, (1)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Clinician, Pittsburgh, PA, (2)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pittsburgh, PA, (3)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Passavant Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pittsburgh, PA
Improving Patient Care Through the Standardization of Digital Photography in Wound Documentation
Brendan Kober, MSN, RN, CNL, University of San Francisco, Adjunct Faculty, San Francisco, CA
Reduction of HAPU to heels and the high risk hip fx patient using a Transformational Care (TC) Model
Luisa Kelly, RN, MS, CWOCN, Dominican Hospital, Dignity Health, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Santa Cruz, CA
Alternative Uses for Usual Products
Michelle Beck, RN, BSN, CWOCN1, Terrie Beeson, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACNS-BC2, Lori Arnold, RN, CWOCN3, Deborah Kleissler, RN, CWOCN1 and Ashley Moore, RN, WTA4, (1)IU Health West Hospital, Nurse Clinician, Avon, IN, (2)Indiana University Health, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Indianapolis, IN, (3)IU Health Methodist, Nurse Clinician, Indianapolis, IN, (4)IU Health West Hospital, Shift Coordinator, Avon, IN
Risky Business: Fecal Management System Use? Development of an Algorithm to Ensure Safety
Suzanne Creehan, RN, CWON, VCU Medical Center, Program Manager, VCU Medical Center Wound Care Team, Richmond, VA, Chisti Adams, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, VCU Medical Center, Nurse Clinician, STICU, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Richmond, VA and Bonnie Brunel, RN, MSN, PCCN, VCU Medical Center, Progressive Care Medicine Nurse Clinician, Richmond, VA
Creating an effective discharge handoff for the ostomy patient
Cynthia Walker, RN, BSN, CWON, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse Consultant, Baltimore, MD and Lou Ann L. Rau, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Staff Education Specialist/WOCN, Baltimore, MD
Stepping Up for Diabetic Feet
Cynthia Walker, RN, BSN, CWON and Rachel Moseley, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWON, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse Consultant, Baltimore, MD
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in an Acute Care Setting: A Partnership with the Hospital Quality Patient Safety Department
Lillian Clowers, RN, CWOCN, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, RN, Clackamas, Oregon, OR, Cherry Bisquera, RN, CWOCN, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Clackamas, Oregon, OR and Tiffany Cabine, RN, CPHQ, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Quality Consultant, Clackamas, Oregon, OR
Preventing Preventable Pressure Ulcers: A Comprehensive Approach
Rosemary Jones, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CWOCN, Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center, WOCN, Nurse Practitioner, Phoenix, AZ
Biofeedback of Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping to Optimize Effective Patient Repositioning
Ronald Scott, MD, Select Specialty Hospital North Dallas & The Wound Care Center at The Medical Center of Plano, Medical Director, Plano, TX and Yaguang Li, RN, BSN, WCC, Select Specialty Hospital North Dallas & The Wound Care Center at The Medical Center of Plano, Wound Care Nurse, Plano, TX
Conservative Sharp Debridement Competency per State Board of Nursing requirements
Oscar Solis, BA, RN, WCC, CWON, Driscoll Children,s Hospital, Wound Care Coordinator, Corpus Christi, TX
Creating a culture of Safety: Decreasing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Mary Ellen Dziedzic, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Geisinger Health System-Geisinger Northeast campus, Coordinator Wound Ostomy, Wyoming, PA and Michele L. Wrazien, AD, BSN, Geisinger Health System/Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, WOC Nurse, Wyoming, PA
Cost Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program in an Acute Setting
Tamera Brown, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Clinical Nurse Specialist, Muncie, IN and Jessica Kitterman, RN, BSN, CWOCN, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Muncie, IN
Mobilize Board Certified Foot and Nail Care Nurses' - A Magnet Initiative
Michele (Shelly) Burdette-Taylor, PhD, RN-BC, CWCN, CFCN, TayLORD Health, LLC, CEO / Curriculum Designer, San Diego, CA
Surprising Discoveries using Pressure Mapping
Dianne McCollum, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Rush Foundation Hospital, ET Nurse, Meridian, MS
Improving Pressure Ulcer Prevention using Lean Six Sigma Approaches
Joyce Stoelting, RN-C, ADN, CWS, Memorial Medical Center, Clinical Nurse IV, staff nurse and member of Memorial Ostomy & Wound Services, Springfield, IL, David Neff, CLSSBB, Memorial Medical Center, Operations Improvement Project Leader, Springfield, IL, Donna Redding, RN, PhD, NE-BC, Memorial Medical Center, Director, Nursing Outcomes Improvement, Springfield, IL, Tina Weitzel, MA, RN-BC, Memorial Medical Center, Nursing Practice Development Facilitator, Springfield, IL, 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, Katie Hortsmeyer, RD, LDN, Memorial Medical Center, Registered Dietitian, Springfield, IL and Geri Kirkbride, RN, MSN, PhD(c), Memorial Medical Center, Research Nurse Facilitator, Springfield, IL
Nightingale Declaration for A Healthy World Starts with ME as a
Michele (Shelly) Burdette-Taylor, PhD, RN-BC, CWCN, CFCN, TayLORD Health, LLC, CEO / Curriculum Designer, San Diego, CA
Preceptor to preceptor: Tips for evaluating WOC nurses in clinical practicum
Deborah Zaricor, RN, CWOCN, Good Samaritan Hospital, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Los Angeles, CA, Bonnie Sue Rolstad, RN, MS, CWOCN, webWOC Nursing Education Program, Faculty and Program Administrator, Minneapolis, MN and Debra Netsch, DNP, APRN, CNP, CWOCN, Web WOC nurse program, Co-Director Web WOC nurse program, Minneapolis, MN
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury Prevention: A Bed Algorithm
Tonda Franklin, BS, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, University of Arizona Medical Center -South Campus, WOCN Coordinator, Tucson, AZ
Identifying Practice Barriers and Patient Benefits in the Utilization of Human Cadaveric Skin Allograft in an Advanced Practice Critical Access Outpatient Wound Clinic
Nancy Chatham, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CCNS, CWOCN, CWS1, Michael Molyneaux, M.D.2, Brittney Taylor, RN, BSN, FNP, student, St., Louis, University, School, of, Nursing3 and Christina Hardy, RN, BSN, WOCN, student3, (1)Passavant Physician Group, Advanced Practice Nurse, Jacksonville, IL, (2)Passavant Physician Group, Medical Director, Advacned Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville, IL, (3)Culberston Memorial Hospital, Wound Clinic Staff Nurse, Rushville, IL
Autonomic Dysreflexia : What Do I Do Now ?
Carolyn A. Sorensen, MSN, RN, CRRN, CWOCN, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Nurse Educator, Washington, DC
Utilizing the PDCA Methodology to Create Change Leads to an Interdisciplinary Approach to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Carole Dye, MSN, MBA, RNBC, CNML, CWOCN and Wendy Surguy, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Bayhealth Medical Center, CWOCN, Dover, DE
Sweep Them Off Their Feet: A study between soft heel off-loading boots and pillows in the Progressive Care Unit of an acute care hospital
Sally A. Bagnall, BS, RN, CCRN, CWCN, CCCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Nurse, Valparaiso, IN, Sarah R. Grcich, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Valparaiso, IN, Judy Gudeman, RN, BSN, CWCN, WOCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Valparaiso, IN, Terry Postma, BSN, RN, CWS, CFCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound and Foot Care Nurse, Valparaiso, IN and Roxanne Tuesburg, BSN, RN, CWCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Certified Wound Care Nurse, Valparaiso, IN
Use of a Case Management Model to Enhance Patient Outcomes
Judy Madura, RD, RN, MSN, CWOCN1, Shawn Christenson, RN, BSN2, Suzanne Kennel, RN, BSN, CWCN, CFCN2, Dana Altamirano, RN, CWCA2 and Peggy Knutson, RN, BSN, CWCN3, (1)Banner Good Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, RN, Senior Manager, Phoenix,, AZ, (2)Banner Good Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Clinical Case Manager, Phoenix, AZ, (3)Banner Good Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, RN Manager, Phoenix, AZ
Going green isn't always effluent
Lara Leininger, BSN, RN, CWOCN, UNC Health Care, CWOCN, Chapel Hill, NC and Michael Kalos, BSN, RN, CWOCN, UNC Health Care, WOCN, Chapel Hill, NC
The Importance of Perioperative Care and Planning To Improve Outcomes in Flap Surgery
Judy Madura, RD, RN, MSN, CWOCN1, Jessica Nguyen, RN, BSN2, Jane Shearin-Bachman, RN2 and Dana Altamirano, RN, CWCA2, (1)Banner Good Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, RN, Senior Manager, Phoenix,, AZ, (2)Banner Good Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Clinical Case Manager, Phoenix, AZ
A Change in Wound Documentation: Wound Photography
Suzanne Stewart, MS, RN, CWOCN and Kelly Chapman, BSN, RN, Robert Packer Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Sayre, PA
Using the ICER© Model to Improve Wound Measuring Technique in an Outpatient Setting
Lindsay Moll, RN, CWON, University of Colorado Health, Poudre Valley Hospital Wound Healing Clinic, RN, Fort Collins, CO and Janie Arndt, MS, RN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC, University of Colorado Health, CNS, Fort Collins, CO
Reducing hospital acquired pressure ulcers to the nares from tube securement
Suzanne Stewart, MS, RN, CWOCN, Robert Packer Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Sayre, PA, Karen Colegrove, MS, RN, CCRN, Robert Packer Hospital, ICU clinical nurse specialist, Sayre, PA, Kelly Chapman, BSN, RN, Robert Packer Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Sayre, PA and Lisa Jarvis, MS, RN, CCRN, Robert Packer Hospital, ICU nurse manager, Sayre, PA
Perioperative Pressure Ulcer Reduction Strategies
Kathleen McLaughlin, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Paoli Hospital, Wound Care Educator, Paoli, PA, Milana Sablich, BSN, RN, Paoli Hospital, Staff Nurse, Paoli, PA, Patricia McGuire, BSN, RN, CNOR, Paoli Hospital, staff nurse OR, Paoli, PA and Diane Schuster, BSN, RN, CPAN, Paoli Hospital, staff nurse PACU, Paoli, PA
Implementation of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (PUPP) at two Urban Hospitals
Kathleen M. Berry, MSN, FNP-, BSN, CWON, St. Luke's Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, Director Wound Department, Phoenix, AZ, Deborah D. Meyer, RN, BSN, WOCN, ACHRN, St. Luke's Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, Acute Care WOCN, Phoenix, AZ and Daniel Young, PT, DPT, University of Las Vegas, Professor UNLV
WOCN Week Fund Raiser Opens Door for 'Tween with Double Ostomies to Attend Rally4Youth Camp
Ferne Alderfer, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CWON, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Clinical nurse IV, Richmond, VA
Improving Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programming at the Front Lines: Nursing Assistants Do Make a Difference
Sally A. Bagnall, BS, RN, CCRN, CWCN, CCCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Nurse, Valparaiso, IN, Sarah R. Grcich, MSN, RN, BC, CWOCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Care Manager, Valparaiso, IN, Judy Gudeman, RN, BSN, CWCN, WOCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Valparaiso, IN, Terry Postma, BSN, RN, CWS, CFCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound and Foot Care Nurse, Valparaiso, IN and Roxanne Tuesburg, BSN, RN, CWCN, Porter Regional Hospital, Inpatient Wound and Ostomy Care Nurse, Valparaiso, IN
Excess is Not Always Best: Use of a New Innovative Silicone Skin Barrier Spray for the Management of Exposed Peristomal Skin and Peristomal Skin Covered by a Solid Barrier
Cecilia Zamarripa, MSN, RN, CWON1, Carol Mathews, BSN, RN, CWOCN2, Eugenia Mangel, BSN, RN, CWOCN3, Janet Mullen, BSN, BEd, RN, CWOCN, CFCN4 and Jessica Johnston, BSN, RN, WOCN4, (1)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pittsburgh, PA, (2)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Clinician, Pittsburgh, PA, (3)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Pittsburgh, PA, (4)University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Passavant Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Pittsburgh, PA
Eliminating Barriers, Overcoming Distances: Creating a Post Op Ostomy Teaching Program To Serve Patients in Remote Areas
Linda Woodward, BSN, RN, OCN, CWOCN, Alaska Regional Hospital, Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse , Anchorage, AK
Adult Cardiac ICU Bed Pressure Mapping: Can Mattress Pressure Mapping and Construction Guide Practice?
Sharon Lykins-Brown, Rn, Ms, CWOCN, Ohsu, Professional Practice Leader/WOCN, Portland, OR
Maximizing the Role of the WOC Nurse in Today's Healthcare
Judith Mosier, RN, MS, BSN, CWOCN, Indiana University Health (Methodist), Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Indianapolis, IN, Lori Arnold, RN, BSN, CWOCN, IU Health Methodist, CWOCN, Indianapolis, IN and Joyce Pittman, PhD, FNP-BC, CWOCN, Indiana University Health- Methodist Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Team Leader, Indianapolis, IN
Pressure Ulcers in Minnesota- a Five Year SAFE SKIN* Report Card
Denise Nix, MS, RN, CWOCN1, Julie Apold, MA2, Megan Anderson, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN3, Kathleen Borchert, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN4, Michael Flynn, RN, MPH, CCRN5, Vicki Haugen, RN, MPH, OCN, WOCN6, Sacha Kelly, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, AOCNS7, Laura Kenney, DNP, RN, CNP, CWOCN8, Kim Kleinschmidt, RN, BSN, CWON9, Julie Kula, RN, BSN, CWOCN10, Wendy Kraft, RN, BSN, CWOCN3, Mary O'Day, RN, BSN, CWON11 and Mary Zink, RN, BSN, CWOCN12, (1)Nix Consulting Inc, Consultant Minnesota Hospital Association, Minneapolis, MN, (2)Minnesota Hospital Association, Director of Patient Safety, (3)North Memorial Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, (4)Bethesda Hospital, HealthEast Care System, Wound Ostomy Continence Advanced Practice Nurse, (5)University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, WOC Nurse Manager, (6)Fairview Southdale Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, (7)St. John's Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, (8)Regions Hospital, WOC Nurse Practitioner, (9)Hennepin County Medical Center, Wound Ostomy Nurse, (10)Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, (11)Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Wound Ostomy Nurse, (12)Unity Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
Is it Really Pressure?
Janet Ramundo, MSN, RN, CWOCN1, Elizabeth Pham, MHA2, Bonnie Ashcom, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Faith Duncan, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Jocelyn Goffney, BSN, MSN, CWON3, Mary Josepha O'Brien, MSN, RN, CWOCN4 and Catherine Short, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, (1)The Methodist Hospital, WOC Nurse: Center for Professional Excellence, Houston, TX, (2)The Methodist Hospital, Project Specialist-Nursing Operations, Houston, TX, (3)The Methodist Hospital, Nurse Clinician, Houston, TX, (4)The Methodist Hospital, Nurse clinician, Houston, TX
The Role of Homecare WOC Nurse in Preventing Rehospitalization
Colleen Hennessy Seferian, RN, MPH, CWOCN, Partners HealthCare at Home, RN, CWOCN, Beverly, MA, Marcia Spraker-Cavallo, BSN, RN, CWON, ETN, Unemployed, North Billerica, MA and Virginia Clarcq, RN, CWOCN, Partners HealthCare at Home, RN WOCN, Waltham, MA
Helping Bedside Nurses Provide Appropriate Wound, Ostomy and G Tube Care
Nancy S. Burke, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CPN, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Memphis, TN
Preventing Complications through Better Continence Management
Christine Pruneau, BSN, First Quality Healthcare, Manager of Clinical Services, Seattle, WA
Using an Innovative "Safety Cross" Tool to Communicate Pressure Ulcer Risk
Glenda B. Kelman, PhD, ACNP-BC, The Sage Colleges and St. Peter's Health Partners, Chair, Nursing Department ; ACNP - Wound, Skin, & Ostomy Nursing, Troy, NY and Mary Anne Jadlos, MS, ACNP-BC, CWOCN, St. Peter's Health Partners, Coordinator - Wound, Skin, & Ostomy Nursing Service, Troy, NY
Using Technology for the Advancement of Patient Education
Dona Isaac, CWCN, COCN, Memorial sloan kettering Cancer canter, UNIT-BASED wocn, New York, NY
Dehydration Education and Prevention of Readmisson in Postoperative Ileostomy Patients
Patricia Pezzella, BSN, CWON, RN1, Rebecca Humpal, BSN, RN, CWON1, Margery Jensen, MSN, RN, CWON2, Linda Abbott, MSN, CWON, RN3, Tamara Sebolt, MSN, RN4 and Mary Brooks, MSN, RN5, (1)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Nurse Clinician Specialist, Iowa City, IA, (2)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Nurse Clinician Speciality, Iowa City, IA, (3)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, APN, Iowa City, IA, (4)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Nurse Manager, Iowa City, IA, (5)University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Quality and OP Improvement Manager, Iowa City, IA
Evidenced Based Skin Care…A Kaleidoscope of Data and Interventions
Zoe Bishop, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN, Mercy Medical Center, Clinician, Des Moines, IA
Benefits of engaging ICU staff nurses in pressure ulcer prevention
Colleen Karvonen, MN, RN, CMSRN, CWON, University of Washington Medical Center, Wound and Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Seattle, WA
Participation in a Pressure Ulcer Trial Increases Registered Nurses Awareness of Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer (HAPU) Ramifications
Debbie Bartula, MSN, RN, COCN, CWCN, The Miriam Hospital, Enterostomal Therapist, Providence, RI and Heidi Paradis, MSN, RN, CCRN, The Miriam Hospital, Critical Care Staff Development Specialist, Providence, RI
Using Outcomes To Keep Your Practice Vibrant and Viable
Melanie Johnson, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Leigh Ammons, BSN, RN, CWOCN2, Joanna Burgess, RN, BSN, CMLDT, CWOCN3, Debbie Orr, BSN, RN, CWON2, Gloria Tabron, BSN, RN, CWN2 and Laura Zink, BSN, RN2, (1)WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Supervisor Inpatient Wound Ostomy Nursing, Raleigh, NC, (2)WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Wound Care Specialist, Raleigh, NC, (3)Nursing services, CWOCN , Private lymphedema consultant and therapist, Apex, NC
Preoperative Ostomy Preparation for ALL Patients and Families
Kathryn Kozell, RN, MScN, APN, CETN(C)1, Julie Thomas, RN, MN, CETN(C)2 and Monica Frecea, RN, BScN, MN(c), CETN(C)2, (1)Mount Sinai Hospital, CNS/Manager, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Mount Sinai Hospital, Nurse Clinician, Enterostomal Therapy, Toronto, ON, Canada
Enterostomal Therapy, Nursing Informatics, Information Technology is Best Practice
Monica Frecea, RN, BScN, MN(c), CETN(C)1, Julie TjanThomas, RN, MN, CETN(C)1, Alex Pavelich, BSc, OCGC, Health, Informatics2 and Kathryn Kozell, RN, MScN, APN, CETN(C)3, (1)Mount Sinai Hospital, Nurse Clinician, Enterostomal Therapy, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Mount Sinai Hospital, Health Informatics Specialist, Toronto, ON, Canada, (3)Mount Sinai Hospital, CNS/Manager, Toronto, ON, Canada
Our Educators Have Pressure Ulcers! Unexpected Simulation to Achieve a Tipping Point in Pressure Ulcer Education
Meredith Overstreet, BSN, RN, CEN, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Wound & Ostomy Clinical Educator, Charlottesville, VA, Lisa Carmines, MSN, RN, CPN, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Pediatric Nurse Educator, Charlottesville, VA, Whitney Digney, MEd, RN, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Clinical Educator, Charlottesville, VA, Jennifer Gaines, BSN, RN, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Simulation Center Coordinator, Charlottesville, VA and Susan Winslow, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, APHN-BC, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Director of Nursing Education, Charlottesville, VA
Establishment of a Hospital-Wide Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Julie Kula, RN, BSN, WOCN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, St. Louis Park, MN, Kris Dewulf, RN, BSN, CWOCN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, WOCN, St. Louis Park, MN and Sarah Pangarakis, RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Critical Care CNS, St. Louis Park, MN
Two for the Price of One: Reinforcing Student Learning While Enhancing Pressure Ulcer Care
Melissa W. Kaufman, BSN, MSN, JD, Augusta Technical College, Instructor, Augusta, GA
Skin Care/Pressure Ulcer Reduction Team
Anne Curtiss, MS, MBA, RN, Carle Hospital, Patient Care Lead, Wound/Ostomy, Urbana, IL
Zero Out Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Patricia Gable Burke, BSN, RN, CWOCN1, Gina Rose, BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN1 and Nancy Bevan, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC2, (1)TriHealth - Bethesda North Hospital, Patient Educator - Wound, Ostomy, Continence Care, Cincinnati, OH, (2)TriHealth - Bethesda North Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cincinnati
Think Big: The Measure of a WOC Nurse is More Than Patient to Patient
Melayne Martin, RN, CWOCN, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Wound Program Manager, Dallas, TX
"Outcomes from Implementing a Content Validated Peristomal Skin Assessment Instrument* Within Clinical Practice"
Vashti Livingston, RN, MS, CWOCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Nurse Specialist, New York, NY and Virginia Pfeifer, RN, BSN, OCN, CWOCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, CWOCN, New York, NY
The versatile use of a Cyanoacrylate skin protectant in preventing and managing skin damage in a community hospital setting
Robin Knaff-Baker, RN, BSN, CWON, Valley Hospital and Medical Center, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Spokane Valley, WA
The use of PACE a patient education tool for the management of venous leg ulcers
Tillie Maria Jones, BS, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA, FMNLI, Kennedy Health System, Wound Care Specialist, Cherry Hill, NJ
WOCN Sponsored WTA Program Enhances Wound Outcomes for Home Care Company
Sue Kennedy, BS, RN, CWOCN, COS-c and Deborah Ritter, BSN, RN, CWOCN, COS-c, Senior Home Care, Clinical Specialist, Clearwater, FL
Community Ostomy Education/Clinic Day
Kelly Sparks, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN1, Donna Gillum, RN, MSN, CWOCN1 and Elizabeth Z. Mann, RN, BSN, CWON2, (1)Sacramento Valley Wound, Ostomy, Continence Practioners Association, CWOCN, Antelope, CA, (2)Sacramento Valley Wound, Ostomy, Continence Practioners Association, CWON, Fair Oaks, CA
The Pouch Half Full: Promoting Positivity Through Creative Resources
Kerri Giannino, RN, BSN, WOCN1, Laura Berry, RN, BSN, CWOCN2, Maureen W. McCarthy, RN, BSN, CWON2 and Melissa Campbell, RN, BSN, CWOCN3, (1)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA, (2)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound Ostomy Nurse, Boston, MA, (3)Massachusetts General Hospital, Wound/Ostomy Nurse Specialist, Boston, MA
Cushion those Devices to Protect Skin Integrity
June Amling, MSN, RN, CNS, CWON, CCRN, Children's National Medical Cemter, Manager, Wound Program, Washington DC, DC
STOMA CONSTRUCTION AND THE OBESE PATIENT: Using a Visual Model to Explain and Demonstrate Flush and Retracted Stomas in the Obese Population
Joy Hooper, Certified, Wound, Ostomy, Continence, Nurse, MedicalCraft, LLC, Owner, Manager, Tifton, GA
Making the Most of Benchmarking by Optimizing Resources during the Prevalence Study to improve Patient Outcomes
Jamie Tamburino, MSN, CRNP, CWOCN, Abington Memorial Hospital, Wound Program Manager, Abington, PA
Convexity: Uncovering the Evidentiary Gaps
Colleen Drolshagen, RN, CNS, CWOCN, Cadence Health Systems, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Winfield, IL, Jo Hoeflok, RN, BSN, MA, CETN(C), CGN(C), St. Michael's Hospital, Advanced Practice Nurse for Gastroenterology and General Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Julia Kittscha, RN, BHSc, (Nursing), Grad, Cert, STN, MN, (Research), Wollongong Hospital, Stomal, Therapy, Nurse, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia, Juliette Fulham, BSc, SCN, RGN, Wexham Park Hospital, Ostomy Nurse, Slough, England and Sandrine Diallo, RN, ET, France Community Nursing, Private Community Practitioner, Cagnes, France
It is Possible to Standardize Wound Ostomy Continence Documentation with a Mobile App
Janis Harrison, RN, BSN, CWOCN, CFCN, Harrison WOC Services, President, Thurston, NE and Daryl G. Harrison, BS, Masters, Ed., Leadership, Ed., Spec., Harrison WOC Services, Cheif Executive Officer, Thurston, NE
Capturing Data and Promoting Accountability to Reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPUs)
Joyce A. Moss, RN, BSN, MN, MSc, CWS, CWCN, COCN, VA Northern California Health Care System, Wound Ostomy Coordinator, Mather, CA, Michelle Okada, RN, BSN, VA Northern California Health Care System, BCMA Coordinator, Mather, CA and John Sozzi, BS, VA Northern California Health Care System, Nursing Systems Analyst, Mather, CA
Keeping "PACE" with American Health Care: Introducing a new partnership role for WOC Nurses
Elizabeth Limouze Enriquez, RN, BSN, MPH, CWOCN, Consultants for Geriatric Care, Independent Wound, Ostomy and Continence Consultant, Old Tappan, NJ
Ostomy Home Care Challenges: Collaborating for Success
Debra Psanis, MSN, RN, CWCN, VNA HealthCare, Inc, Wound Care Program Manager, Hartford, CT and Francine Knight, MA, RN, CWOCN, VNA HealthCare, Inc, Wound Specialist, Waterbury, CT
Melding Clinical Practice and Research: Investigating Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Development and the Association with Nutritional Status
Natasha Miller, RN, BSN, CCRN, CWOCN, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, CWOCN, Hershey, PA, Victoria Schirm, Ph.D., R.N., Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Director, Nursing Research, Hershey, PA, David Frankenfield, M.S., R.D., Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Chief Clinical and Nutrition Support Dietitian, Hershey, PA and Melissa Maguire, B.S.N., R.N., –B.C., Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Nursing Informatics Specialist, Hershey, PA
Tube securement: Preventing tube-related complications and increasing patient comfort
Mary Merrill, RN, MS, CWOCN, The Ohio State University Medical Center, WOC RN, Columbus, OH and Jennifer Huffman, RN, BSN, CWOCN, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Coordinator Enterstomal Therapy, Columbus, OH
Digging Deeper: Attempts to Achieve and Irreducible Minimum for Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Rates
Suzanne Creehan, RN, CWON, VCU Medical Center, Program Manager, VCU Medical Center Wound Care Team, Richmond, VA and C. Tod Brindle, BSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Wound Care Team, CWOCN, Richmond, VA
One foot at a time: the promotion of diabetic foot care
Renee Pignataro, MN and Naudea Mair, MN, University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Toronto, ON, Canada
Putting the Pressure on Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Intensive Care Unit
Meghan C. Smith, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Joan Van Heck, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Detroit, MI
Use of a new silicone-gel adhesive hydrocellular foam dressing for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
Beth McNutt-Clarke, RN, MSc(A), CWOCN, Bridgepoint Health, Advanced Practice Nurse (Wound Management), Toronto, ON, Canada
An Innovative Mobile App to Support New Ostomates
Cynthia P. Shephard, BA, RN, CWOCN, Drexel University, MSN candidate June 2013, Nurse Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Wound Center, Monkton, MD
Closing the Gap: Increasing Access to Multi-Level Wound Management Continuing Education
JoAnne D. Whitney, RN, PhD, CWCN, FAAN, University of Washington School of Nursing, Professor, Seattle, WA, Renee Anderson, RN, MSN, CWON, Rainier Clinical Consultants, President, Seattle, Betty Hanrahan, MSN, ARNP, CWCN, CWS, FAACCWS, Group Health, Consultative Wound Specialist, Seattle, WA, Martha DuHamel, MPH, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education, Assistant Dean for Continuing Nursing Education, Seattle, WA and Nole Ann Ulery-Horsey, BS, OT, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education, Continuing Education Specialist, Seattle, WA
Emergency Fistula Management Kit
Karen Martin, MS, CNS, CWOCN1, Claudia Engle, RN, CWOCN, CFCN1, Adora Lucius, RN, CWON1, Cynthia Bridgman, BSN, RN, CWOCN2, Carol Hall, BSN, RN, CWOCN2 and Jean de Leon, MD, FAPWCA3, (1)UT Southwestern Medical Center, WOCN, Dallas, TX, (2)U.T. Southwestern Hospital, WOCN, Dallas, TX, (3)UT Southwestern Medical Center, Professor Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX
A Surgical Unit Teams up with Hirudo medicinalis
Cynthia A. Carman, BSN, RN, CWON, Logan Regional Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Center, Wound Clinic Manager, Logan, UT
Use of Moisture/climate management system in CVICU for prevention of pressure ulcers
Cynthia Bridgman, BSN, RN, CWOCN, U.T. Southwestern Hospital, WOCN, Dallas, TX
Using Infrared Technology to Assist in Wound Evaluation and Management
Marcia Gay-Bales, MSN, MBA, FNP-C, CWOCN, Self Employed, Stoia Consultants, Family Nurse Practitioner, CWOCN, Riverside, CA
Health care workers become "ostomates" for a day
Ann King, MS, RN, CWON, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Clinical Nurse IV, Wound Care Team, Richmond, VA
Bringing Evidence Based Skin Care to NICU
Joan Van Heck, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Meghan C. Smith, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Detroit, MI
Measuring Wounds in an Innovative and Effective Manner
Carmen Santiago, DRPH, RN, WOCN, WCC, Medica Health Management, Administrator, Southlake, TX
Offload the Head! Eliminating Occipital Pressure Ulcers in Critical Care through use of an Off-loading Cushion
Lindsay Boyd, RN, BSN, CCRN, University of Washington Medical Center, Registered Nurse, Seattle, WA and Colleen Karvonen, MN, RN, CMSRN, CWON, University of Washington Medical Center, Wound and Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, Seattle, WA
Preventing Operating Room Acquired Pressure Ulcers: Taking it Down to Zero
Susan S. Morello, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CBN, Sizewise, Clinical Liaison, Omaha, NE and Susana Novak, RN, MSN/MHA, Coney Island Hospital, Associate Director of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY
Targeting Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies in Pediatric Patients: Using Technology to Enhance Data Use at the Bedside
Judith J. Stellar, MSN, CRNP, PNP-BC, CWOCN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Practitioner, Philadelphia, PA, Darcy L. Brodecki, BS, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Data Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA, Larissa Hutchins, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Philadelphia, PA and Katherine Finn Davis, PhD, RN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nurse Researcher, Philadelphia, PA
NICU Consult: Mucous Fistula refeeding in Infants with Short Bowel syndrome
Judith J. Stellar, MSN., CRNP, PNP-BC, CWOCN, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Wound, Ostomy, Continene Nurse Practitioner, Philadelphia, PA