Congratulations to our 2022 Mary Cook Nurse of the Year!

Congratulations to Kasiah Robinson, Clinical Nurse Manager at St. Mary’s Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine in Enid, OK, for being named our 2022 Mary Cook Nurse of the Year. This award recognizes a dedicated, skilled and compassionate clinical nurse leader whose commitment to the patient and improvement in wound care is at the forefront of…

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Curative Versus Palliative Wound Care

What Is Palliative Wound Care? According to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, palliative care is “specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient…

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The Wound Care Specialist’s Role in Treating Leg Edema

The Wound Care Specialist’s Role in Treating Leg Edema Wounds and edema are common conditions that are generally treated and studied separately. However, the two conditions regularly co-occur. A recent study in International Wound Journal found that about 13% of patients with chronic leg edema had related wounds. Those who have not yet developed a…

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