Tag: Zena Moore

Strategies to reduce practice variation in wound assessment and management: The T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool

Zena Moore, Dot Weir, Shinobu Ayabe, Andrea Bellingeri, Keryln Carville, Alison Garten, Rolf Jelnes, Lee Ruotsi, Henri Post, Joanna Swan, Terry Swanson, Ewa Sturmer, Gulnaz Tariq, Kevin Woo, Michael Clark

 

This document seeks to help clinicians support those who do not have specialist wound training to accurately assess patients and their wounds and arrive at a broad-based, systematic rationale that will ultimately help reduce variations in clinical decision-making. The T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool provides a structured approach to wound bed preparation … read more

A tool to promote patient and informal carer involvement for shared wound care

Shared wound care encompasses approaches and interventions that enable patients to participate in care planning and delivery, rather than just being a passive recipient of services provided. A key step in facilitating greater shared care is identifying the individuals (patients and informal carers) who would be good candidates to be involved in shared wound care. An international survey was conducted to help identify the characteristics that may indicate an individual’s suitability to participate in shared wound care. The results of which informed the development of a guide that clinicians can use to direct discussion to better understand patient and informal carer suitability for shared wound care and identify the approaches and interventions that may be suited to the patient and informal carer’s needs … read more