Research

Prevalence of Chronic Wounds in Canada: Read a summary of a study done to determine the prevalence/incidence for different types of common wounds in various health care settings in regions across Canada. The study was conducted by M. Gail Woodbury and Pamela Houghton. This project was sponsored by an unrestricted research grant provided by the Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC).

Article resulting from the study (reprinted with kind permission of Ostomy/Wound Management.

Woodbury MG, Houghton PE. Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Canadian health-care settings. Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50(10):22-38.

Research Committee Members

• Gail Woodbury, Chair
• Imaan Bayoumi
• Melody Boyd
• Karen Bruton
• Donna Flahr
• Aziz Gharary
• Diane Grégoire
• Virginia McNaughton
• Marie-Françoise Mégie

Additional Information
CAWC Research Committee Objectives and Roles
New Investigators Award
A Description of the Extent of the Problem of Chronic Wounds in Canada: FACTS & STATS: A proposal by M Gail Woodbury, BScPT, MSc, PhD. (Information request for study on chronic wounds in Canada)
Report from the Research Committee, February 3, 2003

Resources
References for the validation of wound assessment tools
References to test the effectiveness of wound treatments

Articles from Wound Care Canada
The Extent of Chronic Wounds in Canada (PDF) • Pamela E. Houghton, M. Gail Woodbury

To view other Wound Care Canada articles, please visit the WCC Web area.

Literature Reviews
Literature Reviews from Wound Care Canada, Vol. 1, No. 1 (PDF) • Shane Inlow, David H. Keast, Heather Orsted

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Last modified: October 13, 2006