2008 SAWC/WHS Attendee Registration

2005 Poster Abstracts

1 - Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties and silver release profile of an antimicrobial silver alginate wound dressing
Deborah Addison, BSC(Hons), CChem, MRSC, Tracy J Rennison BSc(Hons), Michelle Del Bono, Johnson & Johnson Wound Management, Gargrave, UK

2 - Achieving sustained positive outcomes for pressure ulcers in a hospital: A three year study evaluating skin care cost containment and pressure ulcer incidence rate.
Janice Alexander, RN, CWS, Lison Plante, MSN, FNP, CWS, Crittenden Hospital, West Memphis, AR

3 - Advanced revascularization techniques combined with bi-layered cell therapy in critical limb ischemia
David E. Allie, MD, Chris J. Hebert, RT, RCIS, Craig M. Walker, MD, Cardiovascular Institute of the South/Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

4 - Effectiveness of a four-layer Compression Bandage* and the modified Unna’s boot for the treatment of lower leg ulcers in ambulatory patients with chronic venous disease: a crossover study involving 80 patients
Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, Lee Markowitz, DPM, Center for Palliative Wound Care Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY; Juanita Booker, RN, BSN, Roisin S. Rogers, RN, MSN, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, NY; Mayank Patel, MD, University wound Care and East Tremont Vascular Center, Bronx, NY

5 - High resolution (B-Mode) ultrasounography for detection of osteomyelitis in chronic wound patients: a pilot study with correlations to x-ray and MRI
Martin E. Wendelken, DPM, RN, BioVisual Technologies, LLC, Elmwood, NJ; Christopher Comfort, MD, Lee Markowitz, DPM, Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, Center for Palliative Wound Care, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY

6 - Goodbye pyoderma gangrenosum! Hello prosthesis!
Sharon Anderson, BSN, MA, MSCC, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA

7 - Safe operative treatment of chronic wounds
Andrew Hanflik, BS, Columbia Wound Healing Program, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Lucille Torres, BS, Columbia Wound Healing Program, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Harold Brem, MD, Director Wound Healing Program, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; G.O. Armond, RN, MA, Nursing Director Wound Healing Center: The Wound Center at Columbia, New York, NY

8 - Meeting the challenge of providing evidenced based wound care; the York central hospital experience.
Joy Baetz, RN, ET, Enterostomal Therapy Nurse Clinician, York Central Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fran Kleinsteuber, RN, BScN, ET, Skin Health Clinical Consultant, 3M Canada Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

9 - Use of negative pressure wound therapy in the adjunctive management of necrotizing fascitis: clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness
Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

10 - Rapid closure of a twelve year old supraclavicular radionecrosis wound using porcine small intestinal submucosa
Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

11 - Closure of an infected, dehisced myelomengiocele wound in a neonate with negative pressure wound therapy
Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

12 - Use of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of hidradenitis supprativa: a case series
Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

13 - Use of negative pressure wound therapy in the management of infected abdominal wounds containing mesh: an analysis of outcomes
Mona M. Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

14 - A neonatal/pediatric skin care initiative
Mona Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY; Roseanne Vertichio, MS, RN, Mary Beth Higgins, BSN, RN, Mark Kurot, MSN, NNP, Betty May, BSN, RNC, Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

15 - Testing the vertical and horisontal distribution of exudate in two silicone dressings
Baldur Baldursson, MD, PhD, Deparment of Dermatology, University Hospital Reykjavik, Iceland

16 - A new study design to compare wound dressings
Baldur Baldursson, MD, PhD, Deparment of Dermatology, University Hospital Reykjavik, Iceland

17 - A clinical evaluation of a foam dressing which contains antimicrobial Silver ions*
Christine Barkauskas, RN, BA, CWOCN, APN, Linda Galvan RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Andrea McIntosh RN, BSN, CWOCN, APN, Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, IL

18 - Contact casting and the management of neuropathic ulcers
John G. Martinez, MD; Paula Barkett, APRN, BC, CWOCN, Patricia Allen, RN, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, Las Vegas, NV

19 - Calciphylaxis induced leg ulcer treated successfully with bi-layered living skin construct* and negative pressure therapy†
Desmond P. Bell, Jr., DPM, CWS, DAPWCA, First Coast Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Center, Jacksonville, FL; De Anna M. Bell, MSN, ARNP, BC, AAPWCA, Wound Care on Wheels, Jacksonville, FL

20 - Use of traditional off-weighting devices for pressure reduction at the heel.
James W. Bellew, EdD, PT, Edward Mahoney, MSPT, Kristin Shelley, SPT, Rachael Click, SPT, Joseph M. McCulloch, PhD, PT, CWS, FAPTA, Marshall Cunningham, MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA

21 - In vitro properties of a new absorbent nanocrystalline silver dressing
Rachael Benson, BSc(Hons), Cbiol MIBiol, Smith & Nephew Research Centre, York, UK; Lynne Armstrong, PGDip, BSc(Hons), Smith & Nephew Medical Limited, Hull UK

22 - Successful integration of a nurse practitioner in a wound care center
Carol Benton, BSN, RN, CWCN, Dawn Schoenherr, MSN, RN, CCRN, APRN, BC, Joan Phillips, MSN, RN, CCRN, APRN, BC, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

23 - Hand hygiene – meeting the JCAHO safety goal
Carol Benton, BSN, RN, CWCN, Dawn Schoenherr, MSN, RN, CCRN, APRN, BC, Joan Phillips, MSN, RN, CCRN, APRN, BC, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

24 - Randomized cross-over comparison of adhesive-coupled colostomy pouching systems
Kirsten Berg, ET, Triwalk, Germany; Heidi Seidler, ET, Hannover, Germany

25 - An economic evaluation of skin damage prevention regimens among nursing home residents with incontinence: product costs
Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, Kay Savik, MS, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN; Cindy Zehrer, RN, MS, Li Ding, MS, Edwin Hedblom, Pharm D, 3M Health Care, St. Paul, MN