Clinical Research & Education Liaison, and Charity Liaison
Independent Nurse Researcher AND Ferris Mfg. Corp.
Clinical Education
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Biographical Sketch: Formal presentations:
12 Aug 2015: Pain Slows Healing Part 2: How to Assess and Address Patients’ Pain and Inflammation (1.25 hours of Nursing CEUs): Webinar broadcast by the Visiting Nurses Association of America (VNAA)
16 July 2015: Pain Slows Healing Part 1: Understanding the Inflammatory Response to Soft Tissue Injury (1.25 hours of Nursing CEUs): Webinar broadcast by the Visiting Nurses Association of America (VNAA)
19 June 2015: Choosing an Ideal Dressing (1.25 hours of Nursing CEUs): Webinar broadcast by the Visiting Nurses Association of America (VNAA)
12 Nov 2014: Modern Wound Management and Sustainable Wound Management Techniques Using Improvised Materials: Requested presentation for the Cambodian surgical and wound team (physicians and nurses) at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
12 Nov 2014: Wound Pain and Inflammation: How It Affects Healing, and How to Manage It. Additional Presentation for the Cambodian surgical and wound team (physicians and nurses) at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
3 Nov 2014: Prevention of Device-related Pressure Ulcers, and Prevention and Treatment of Extravasation Injuries: Requested hour-long continuing education presentation for the nurses at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
19 Sept 2014 Wound Pain. What You Don’t Know Can Hurt…. Your Patient (1 hour of Nursing CEUs): Wild on Wounds Conference (WOW) Las Vegas, NV
Nov 2013 – Research Study to Obtain Accurate Wound Survey Data in Rural Ghana, a 15 min breakout session summarizing the novel story completion interview method I designed to obtain accurate quantitative survey data in cross cultural settings, at the Bienniel Sigma Theta Tau Convention.
March 2013 – Dissertation defense: Discovering Current Wound Management Practices of Rural Africans: a Pilot Study (available from the Virginia Henderson Library).
18 Jan 2013 Wound Management in Rural Areas of Tropical Developing Countries (repeated 19 Jan 2013) (1 hour of Nursing CEUs), IHCF Medical Missions Seminar Dallas, Texas
21 Jan 2012 Providing Modern Wound Care in Resource-Limited Environments (1 hour of Nursing CEUs), IHCF Medical Missions Seminar Dallas, Texas
May 2011 - Translating the Pedagogy Evidence-Base into Practice in a Presentation (A Demonstration Project for the Academy of Master Teachers Annual Education Symposium, followed by individual tutoring of faculty upon request).
July 2010 Skin & Wound Care (a complete 72 min Adobe Presenter module for BSN Adult I)
Numerous poster presentations at national and international conferences, some of which received poster awards (details provided upon request)
Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed PubMed Indexed Journals:
Benskin, Linda L.L. (2013). A review of the literature informing affordable, available wound management choices for rural areas of tropical developing countries. Ostomy Wound Management (59)10:20-41.
Benskin, Linda L.L. (2012). PolyMem® Wic® Silver® Rope: A Multifunctional Dressing for Decreasing Pain, Swelling, and Inflammation. Advances in Wound Care (1)1:44-47. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers. doi: 10.1089/wound.2011.0285 http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/wound.2011.0285
Benskin, Linda L. L. (2012). A Concept Development of the Village Health Worker. Nursing Forum (47)3:173-182. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2012.00270.x PubMed ID 22861654
Reviewed Manuscripts for the Following Journals
2015: Advances in Wound Care
2014: Advances in Wound Care
2013: Advances in Wound Care (multiple manuscripts)
2013: Human Resources for Health
2012: Advances in Wound Care
2011: Advances in Wound Care
2011: Nursing Forum
External Reviewer and Photograph Contributor
2011: Aboriginal Health Worker Wound Education Program, produced by WoundsWest in Western Australia