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AAWCGuidelineA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENTA Synthesis of Pressure Ulcer GuidelinesContent Validated StandardsEvidencebased ReferencesBySue Girolami RN BSN CWOCNL. The Pledge Wall – Pledge Eleven. 11 focus stakeholder groups with direct or indirect influence on patient care, each with stakeholder specific pledges. Commit to Act – Stop the Pressure. www.stopthepressure.com . Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. Definition : . Peptic ulcers are the areas of . degeneration. and . Necrosis. of gastrointestinal mucosa exposed to acid-peptic secretions.. The term peptic ulcer describes a condition in which there is a discontinuity in the entire thickness of the gastric or duodenal mucosa that persists in the gastric juice.. BERNARD M. Jaffe, MD. Professor of Surgery Emeritus. PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE. 8% Annual Incidence in the Population. 500,000 New Cases/Year. 4,000,000 Recurrences/Year. 130,000 Operations/Year. 9,000 Deaths/Year. Melissa Beer- Tissue viability nurse. Why prevention is so important. Patients safety. Quality of life. Cost implications. Category . 2 – £6,000/ulcer. Category 4 £14,000/ulcer. (Source: Department of Health 2010). By Dr. Zahoor. 1. Dyspepsia. What is Dyspepsia ?. . Dyspepsia is used to describe number of upper abdominal symptoms such as . . - Heart burn . . - Acidity. . - Pain or discomfort . . - Nausea . (SCI-PUMT). Gail Powell-Cope PhD, ARNP, FAAN. Acting Director, HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence. Tampa, FL. Gail.powell-cope@va.gov. Monitoring . Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord . Heart Hospital. CTICU Pressure Ulcer Project Team .  .    . Team Leader . Dr. Alejandro Kohn Tuli . Physician. Dr. Hesham Ahmed. Safety Facilitator. Dr. Poonam Gupta. Quality Management. Ms. Kakoli Roy. Assist.lect. .. Shaymaa. . Hasan. Abbas. Desired Outcomes. The goals of PUD therapy are to: . (1) resolve symptoms. (2) reduce acid secretion. (3) promote epithelial healing. (4) prevent ulcer-related complications . Assistant Professor. Department of Nutrition Science. School of Health Science. CSJM University, . K. anpur. Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is stomach pain.. Community information sheet What is Buruli ulcer? Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer) is an infection of skin and soft tissue caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans . The toxin Glenn Smith. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Nutrition and Tissue Viability. March 2013. . . An understanding of how pressure ulcers develop and what can be done to prevent and manage them. An understanding of the education and support that can be provided to patients to help them manage their own risk of pressure ulcers. Penny & Quality For Your Thoughts …. . “Pressure ulcer or Decubitus . ulcer” . . . A pressure ulcer is . a localized . injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, . Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Venous Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Venous Ulcer (VU) Guidelines to Manage Venous Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a VU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & VU.