Wound Care

From roots to research in advancing burn care and treatment

Fadi Khalaf was a toddler living in Iraq with his family when U.S. forces invaded in 2003. In search of safety, his family relocated to Syria when Khalaf was five years old, followed by a move to Canada when he was eight, where they...

Improved continuity of care protective for persons with lower-extremity amputation

After a lower-extremity amputation (LEA), an improved continuity of clinical care – particularly integration within primary and specialist care – would better assist in the management of LEA and related conditions, suggests a new study. “After a LEA, patients were more at risk for emergency-department...

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Solventum Launches All-In-One, Extended-Wear Wound Dressing for V.A.C.® Therapy

New V.A.C.® Peel and Place Dressing Makes Negative Pressure Wound Therapy More Accessible, Less...

Healing faster: Unveiling the future of tissue and organ repair

Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, a University of Ottawa-led team of scientists have...

Pressure injury education – offering potentially life-saving approach to skin health

When Jay De Alwis was admitted to Toronto Rehab, Lyndhurst Centre following spinal hematoma...

ENHANCED BLOOD FLOW: The Benefits?

Improved blood flow has many therapeutic and prophylactic benefits: Promoting wound healing Treatment of...

Equitable healthcare for Indigenous Peoples

The development of a website to provide a culturally safe method to communicate wound,...

Wounds Canada – Canada’s leading wound management organization

Established in 1995, Wounds Canada is a health charity dedicated to the advancement of...

Facing the facts: Suture materials and scar prominence post-surgery

Concerns about scarring following surgical procedures often prompt both patients and surgeons to favour...

Project ECHO: Building wound care knowledge for healthcare professionals

Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) is an international learning community representing...

Transforming wound care: Enzymatic debridement and the future of healing

Patients with slowly healing ulcers often experience morbidity and a decrease in their quality...

Programmable 3D printed wound dressing could improve treatment for burn, cancer patients

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes,...

Wound debridement

By Erin M. Rajhathy Wound debridement refers to the removal of necrotic tissue from the...

Creating the “Sharing Circle” website : Providing culturally safe information to support wound, ostomy and continence care in Indigenous communities

By Catherine Harley and Troy Curtis Despite Canada’s commitment to primary health care and principles...

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