NEW PUBLICATION: (Available from Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins)

**AJN Book of the YEAR**

"Wound Care Essentials : Practice Principles"

by Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWOCN, APN, FAAN & Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, APRN,BC, CWOCN, FAAN

"I recommend Wound Care Essentials:Practice Principles to every professional who is involved in Wound Care!"-Barbara Braden, PhD, RN, FAAN  

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR- Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal Nursing 2005

 

RECENT ARTICLES: Cuddigan,JE, Ayello, EA (2004). Treating Severe Pressure Ulcers in the Home Setting: Faster Healing and Lower Cost with Air Fluidized Therapy (AFT). The Remington Report May-June 6-10 Ayello, EA, Dowsett, C, Schultz, GS, Sibbald, RG, Falanga, V, Harding, K, Romanelli, M, Stacey, M, VanScheidt, W. (2004) Time Heals all Wounds. Nursing2004 34(4):36-41 Ayello, EA, Cuddigan JE. (2004) Conquer Chronic Wounds with Wound Bed Preperation. The Nurse Practitioner 29(3):8-27 Ayello, EA, Cuddigan JE. (2004)Debridement Controlling the Necrotic/Cellular Burden. Advances in Skin & Wound Care 17(2):66-75 Ayello, EA, Cuddigan JE. (2004)Jump Start the Healing Process. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy 1(2):18-26

PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:             CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Consultant- Revision of TAG F-314Pressure Ulcers Guidance for Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities. Faculty- Satellite Training for Surveyors on Pressure Ulcers. Guest Panelist- Usual Care of Chronic Wounds CMS Meeting 3/29/05 Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal Nursing 2004 Peer Reviewer ADVANCES IN WOUND CARE, THE JOURNAL OF HEALING AND PREVENTION For information about Pressure Ulcers assessment see my Pressure Ulcer Assessment tool which was published in the October issue of NURSING 96 Alumni Board of Director for the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel E Mail NPUAP President NPUAP 1999 Secretary NPUAP 1997 ChairPerson of the Personnel Committee NPUAP 1997 ChairPerson of the Task Force Stage I Pressure Ulcers & Darkly Pigmented Skin NPUAP 1996-98     Check out the 1998 definition     To learn more about the work of the Task Force see the article:      "Draft Definition of Stage I Pressure Ulcers:     Inclustion of Persons with Darkly Pigmented Skin"     ADVANCES IN WOUND CARE 10(5):16-19, 1997 Site Principle Investigator, New York site, Program for the Advancement of Cronic Wound Care, Yale University from 2002 to 2004. Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Adult Nursing Sciences, New York University from 1991 to 2004.

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Chair Accreditation Committee WOCN

Please send your Comments to: elizabeth.ayello@ayello.com

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