Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Resources:
AAWC Multi-disciplinary Statement
Understanding Wound Infection and the Role of Biofilms
Wound Care Articles:
- Maggots Quickly Clear Chronic Leg Ulcers
- Scar Management Practice and Science: A Comprehensive Approach to Controlling Scar Tissue and Avoiding Hypertrophic Scarring
- What Skin Wounds and Cancer Have in Common
- Understanding Pressure Ulcer Research and Education Needs: A Comparison of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Pressure Ulcer Guideline Evidence Levels and Content Validity Scores
- Fail: New Super Bug Drugs Cause 500% Increase in Infections
- New integrated therapies for wound healing on the horizon
- Secrets Of Wound-Healing Response Revealed By Roundworm
- Controlling Cell Death Prevents Skin Inflammation
- Huge Databases and Meta-Analyses: Can We Trust Them to Treat?
- Psychological Stress and Wound Healing in Humans: What We Know
- A Comparison of Wound Area Measurement Techniques: Visitrak Versus Photography
- Assessment of Gauze-Based Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Split-Thickness Skin Graft Clinical Pathway—An Observational Study
- New transcription factor reveals molecular mechanism for wound-induced organ regeneration
- Bird embryo provides insights into wound healing and cancer
- Human umbilical cord blood cells aid diabetic wound healing
- Study examines recurrent wound botulism in injection drug users
- Instrumental Variable Methods in Comparative Safety and Effectiveness Research
- Development and Implementation of Secure Statistical Analyses on Distributed Databases
- Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard
- Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is an Imperfect Reference Standard
- Towards Developing a Framework for Grading the Strength of Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Conducting Quantitative Synthesis When Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
- Key Insights On Working With Vascular Specialists To Manage PAD
- Use of Topical Negative Pressure in British Servicemen With Combat Wounds
- Government Study Cites Flawed Medical Device Approval Process
- Maggot Debridement: An Alternative Method for Debridement
- Dolphins’ ‘Remarkable’ Recovery from Injury Offers Important Insights for Human Healing
- Pertinent Insights On Effective Debridement Tools
- Longitudinal Study of Stage III and Stage IV Pressure Ulcer Area and Perimeter as Healing Parameters to Predict Wound Closure
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as Postoperative Dressing in Below Knee Amputation Stump Closure of Patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- What’s Hot at ASH 2011?
Patient Caregiver Articles
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Alerts:
- NPWT Public Health Notificatiion
- Alerts – CPT Codes and Therapy Caps 2011
- Alert – Coding Guidelines for New K Codes 7/1/2011
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy ‐ LCD Documentation ‐ Notice February 2011
- AHRQ: Effective Healthcare Program Information on Diabetic Foot Ulcers Feb 2011
- Debridement Codes APLIGRAF® & DERMAGRAFT® Jan 2011
- Notice of Change for Use of JW Modifier for Discarded Drugs/Biologicals 2010
- CPT Code for Multilayer Compression 2010
- FDA Advice for Patients: Serious Complications with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices 2009
- FDA Preliminary Public Health Notification* Serious Complications Associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems 2009
- Please provide examples of EOB for submission to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Editorial Board. More Information Here
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Announcements:
- AAWC Fall 2011 Winners
- AAWC Collaborates with the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders
- “EXCITING NEWS! The Governor of Georgia supports our mission by declaring April 2012 to be Chronic Wound Care Month! Read the Proclamation.
These wound management resources are saved for continued access to wound management information. Here you will find topics on different types of wounds, including Pressure Ulcers or Bed Sores, Venous Ulcers, Lacerations and Open Wounds.