2014 Guideline on Prevention & Treatment for Pressure Ulcers

2014 International Guideline on Prevention and Treatment for Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline

The New Zealand Wound Care Society and their Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance partners: the Australian Wound Management Association, Hong Kong Enterostomal Therapy Nurses Association and the Wound Healing Society of Singapore, join with the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) to announce the launch of the 2014 International Guideline on Prevention and Treatment for Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline.

The term pressure injury and pressure ulcer are synonymous in this publication, which is the culmination of two years of work that builds upon a review of the 2009 NPUAP and EPUAP guideline. The most rigorous methodological standards for evidence-based pressure injury guideline development have resulted in over 200 new recommendations. There were 112 international pressure injury experts involved in the guideline research and development and stakeholder feedback was sought from over 1000 individuals or groups. This second edition of The Guideline brings cutting-edge research evidence to the bedside for the benefit of individuals at-risk for or with pressure injuries.

New sections in the guideline address the specific needs of special populations including the older adult patients/residents, obese patients, critically ill patients, paediatric patients, and peri operative patients. The guideline also addresses contemporary issues such as biofilms, use of prophylactic dressings, microclimate control, medical-device related pressure ulcers, heel pressure ulcers and use of low friction fabrics. The NPUAP/EPUAP International Pressure Ulcer Classification and illustrative photography is included. There are also four chapters to assist in implementation of the guideline in the organisation.

The guideline is relevant to all clinicians, consumers, administrators, educators, researchers, policy makers and industry involved in health care and specifically in the prevention and management of pressure injuries.

The guideline can be purchased online via
www.nzwcs.org.nz/publications
www.internationalguideline.com

A Quick Reference Guide can be downloaded free
Instructions for ordering the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) hard copy or the Quick Reference Guideline (QRG): If you access the NPUAP shop online via NZWCS website, AWMA’s or the international guideline website it is clear that there is a discounted PPPIA price of $50AUD. Tick the box on the page where you submit your credit card details.

STOP PI DAY
We would like take this opportunity to remind you of “International Stop Pressure Injury day”, which is Thursday the 20th of November, 2014. We would encourage you all to participate in this day to raise the profile of Pressure Injuries in your areas of work. There are resources available on the NZWCS website for download: www.nzwcs.org.nz/about-us/pressure-ulcer-advisory-group/54-stop-pressure-injury-day-2013

The New Zealand Wound Care Society (NZWCS) would also like to invite you to attend our7th Annual national conference entitled "Wound Care – A Matter of Balance"

This conference will be held in beautiful Blenheim, Aotearoa (New Zealand), from the 21st to 23rd of May, 2015 at the Marlborough Convention Centre.

Our world renowned keynote speakers Associate Professor Bill McGuiness and Jan Rice will share their experience and research in the field of wound care. We are also very pleased to announce our Invited Speakers from Aotearoa: Dr Richard Everts, Dr Mark Foley, Dr David Young and Dr Glen Colquhoun. Together with other health care professionals this will provide a challenging and vital update for wound management and obtaining the right balance for your patients.

We look forward to seeing you all at the conference.

Further details are available soon from a link on www.nzwcs.org.nz

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