Volume 3, Number 1, 2005

Contents

Features

Clinical Practice

Surgical Site Infections in Community Care Clients: Early Detection and Rational Care through Recognition of Client-specific Risk Factors (PDF) - Virginia McNaughton and Heather L. Orsted

Practical Scar Care (PDF) - Deepak Mistry

Public Policy

The Extent of Chronic Wounds in Canada: What We Know and What We Don't Know - M. Gail Woodbury and Pamela E. Houghton • Article (PDF) • Minimizing Bias in Prevalence and Incidence Studies (HTML)

The Challenges of Providing Cost-effective Quality Wound Care in Canada (PDF) - Nicki Waters

Research

How to Write an Abstract - M. Gail Woodbury, Melody Boyd, Virginia McNaughton, Diane Gregoire • Article (PDF) • Clinical and Laboratory Research Criteria

Education

Distance Education: The Canadian Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Program Model (PDF) - Susan Mills-Zorzes

International Partnerships

Larval Debridement in Mexico - José Contreras-Ruiz, Adan Fuentes-Suarez, Marcia Karam-Orantes, Maria de Lourdes Escamilla-Mares, Judith Domínguez-Cherit • Article (PDF) • Contraindications to Maggot Debridement Therapy (HTML)

Departments

Editor's Message (PDF) - Sue Rosenthal
News in Wound Care (PDF)
Interview: CAWC Directors on the Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers in Canada (PDF) - Catherine Harley
Literature Review - Chantal Leduc and Louise Forest-Lalande • (HTML, in English)
CAWC News (PDF)
The Last Word: The Question of Certifying Wound-care Specialists (PDF) - Heather L. Orsted and Kathryn Kozell

Regional Initiatives - Possible Contributing Factors for Differences in Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Rates: A Pilot Study of Two Medical Units (PDF) - Marlene Mackey, Susan Draper, Margaret B. Harrison, Elaine Friedberg

Welcome to the home page of Wound Care Canada! The spring issue has just come out. The Web Connect sections are featured here. The full set of articles will be posted by mid June.

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