Supplements

Below are articles published as supplements to Wound Care Canada. Highly regarded in the wound community, these articles offer specific and extensive content related to skin and wound care.

Best Practice Recommendations

Foundations of Best Practice for Skin and Wound Management (2017)

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Skin: Anatomy, Physiology and Wound Healing

• Chapter 2: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Wounds

• Chapter 3: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Injuries
• Chapter 4: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Skin Tears
• Chapter 5: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Surgical Wound Complications
•  Chapter 6: Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Last updated July 28 2017)
• Additional Best Practice Resources

 How to cite the BPRs

If you are referencing any of the best practice recommendation articles, please use the following information:

Author AA. Title of article. In: Foundations of Best Practice for Skin and Wound Management. A supplement of Wound Care Canada; 2017 [cited Year Month Day]. Number of pages. Available from: URL.

Example: Harris CL, Kuhnke J, Haley J, Cross K, Somayaji R, Dubois J, et al. Best practice recommendations for the prevention and management of surgical wound complications. In: Foundations of Best Practice for Skin and Wound Management. A supplement of Wound Care Canada; 2017 [cited 2017 Jan 31]. 668 p. Available from:https://www.woundscanada.ca/health-care-professional/education-health-care-professional/advanced-education/12-healthcare-professional/110-supplements.

Previous supplements:

• The Effects of Low Frequency Nerve Stimulation to Support the Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers (last updated Nov. 2016).  View
• An Overview of Advanced Therapies in the Management of Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers (last updated 2015). View
• A Practical Approach to the Prevention and Management of Intertrigo, or Moisture-associated Skin Damage, due to Perspiration: Expert Consensus on Best Practice (last updated Fall 2013). View