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Pressure Ulcers
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Overview: Pressure Ulcers
- Glossary - CFMC electronic
Monitoring Residents with Pressure Ulcers
Breakout Session: QMs, QIs, Tracking Quality Improvement, Pressure Ulcer Regulations
Tool Kit
- Prevention Plus Braden Scale
- PUSH Tool
- AHRQ Publications Catalog - www.ahcpr.gov
- American Medical Directors Association Clinical Practice Guidelines Order form - www.amda.com
- Pressure Ulcer Card - Positioning
- Pressure Ulcer Card - Classifications
- Pressure Ulcer Card - Staging Guide
- Pressure Ulcer Card - Lookalikes
- How to Take Care of Your Skin Brochure
- Pressure Ulcer Bookmark
- WOCN Library: Clinical Fact Sheets
Pressure Ulcer Treatment
Positioning Devices and Support Surfaces
- Positioning Devices and Seating Systems (MS Word file)
- Support Devices (MS Word file)
- Support Surfaces - Hardcopy only, Contact CFMC
- Wheelchair Positioning Strategies (Excel file, compressed into a ZIP file)
- Other Areas to Consider When Assessing Residents with Skin Breakdown (MS Word file)
- Cost Analysis of Proper Positioning (MS Word file)
Nutrition
A 3-part Teleconference Series on Pressure Ulcers with Courtney Lyder, ND
- Session 1, Revisions to F-314 (originally presented May 24, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040
- Session 2, Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies (originally presented June 28, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040
- Session 3, Pressure Ulcer Management Strategies (originally presented July 26, 2005) - Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext. 3040
What's New, What's Old, and What's Working
Teleconference presented by Dr. Karen Zulkowski, 03/22/07
Taking the Pressure Off- What You Can Do to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Teleconference presented by Dr. Joyce Black, 11/13/08
Pressure Ulcers: Acute Care vs. Nursing Homes Teleconference presented by Karen Zulkowski, 01/15/09
Now that the Pressure Ulcer Guidelines are Written-What's Next?
Teleconference presented by Dr. Joyce Black, 08/13/09
Pressure Ulcer Care: Specific Actions for Improved Prevention and Treatment Teleconference presented by Dr. Barbara Bates-Jensen, 10/15/09
Management of Pain Related to Pressure Ulcers Teleconference presented by Dr. Jane Mort, 01/14/10
"And then... I woke up on the other side of the fence... with wounds!"
Presented by Sherrie Dornberger, 02/09/10
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Activities: Nursing - Driven, Multidisciplinary & Patient - Centered 2005-2009, Presented by Cathryn Reimanis, 03/23/10
Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.

