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Healing wounds through community and continuity of care

HN Summary • Humber River Health’s outpatient Vascular Clinic delivers preventative, community-rooted wound care, providing continuous specialist follow-up for patients with chronic and complex vascular wounds in a high-needs population. • A highly collaborative, multidisciplinary model keeps patients out of the Emergency Department, coordinating care between...
Wound Care

HHS Centre for Burn Research leads national trial for scar treatment

HN Summary • Hamilton Health Sciences’ Centre for Burn Research is leading a national Phase II/III clinical trial testing a novel topical treatment designed to reduce scarring and improve healing after serious burn injuries. • The study evaluates FS2, a naturally based compound applied directly to...

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Wound Care

Antimicrobial Resistance in Wound Care. Rethinking Infection Management for an AMR Smart Future.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top global health threat, with the World Health Organization...
Wound Care

Standardizing Wound Care in Long-Term Care

HN Summary • Chronic wounds are a widespread and costly challenge in long-term care, with...
Research

Shorter duration of antimicrobial therapy in common infections

HN Summary • Growing evidence shows that shorter courses of antibiotics are just as effective...
Wound Care

Wounds Canada publishes new edition of Best Practice Recommendations for Skin Health and Wound Management

Wounds Canada has published an updated edition of its free digital book Best Practice...
Wound Care

Wound care trends for 2026: The future of wound care

In 2026, the global wound care market is projected to reach $24B, driven by AI, innovation, prevention strategies and evolving global care standards.
Infection Control

HHS study shows promise for extra-early detection of pressure injuries

HN Summary • Promising new tool: MHamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is testing the Canadian-made handheld...
Rehabilitation

From trauma to triumph at St. John’s Rehab

After waking up from an induced coma, Johnathan Laporte was met with a life-altering...
Wound Care

Revving up older patients’ metabolism could be the key to healing from severe burns

Older patients suffering a severe burn are at a much higher risk of dying...
Wound Care

Improving wound microcirculation

Chronic wounds on the lower leg and foot have multiple etiologies that include vascular...
Wound Care

The Canadian Consensus Statement on the management of venous leg ulcers

This Consensus Statement was developed with the objective of creating a concise document that...
Wound Care

Indigenous ECHO Canada skin and wound care

To support Truth and Reconciliation and the wound, ostomy and continence health of Indigenous...
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...
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Sleeping against the clock: How hospital shift workers can protect their health

HN Summary • Shift work disrupts the body’s natural circadian rhythm, increasing risks of fatigue,...
Diseases

New Research at University of Alberta Advances Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers at the University of Alberta are reporting new progress in understanding and potentially...
Diseases

‘It was here and we couldn’t stop it’

Nursing professor Carole Estabrooks warned about a long-term care crisis before COVID-19 hit. Now,...
Rehabilitation

First-of-its-kind study finds prehabilitation for living liver donors can improve recovery after surgery

HN Summary • A UHN feasibility study (PROPELLER) found that prehabilitation (prehab)—exercise, nutrition, and mental...