PREVENTION & TREATMENT
Webinar — Compression: why, when and how
Leading wound care expert Dr. Terry Treadwell, medical director of the Institute for Advanced Wound Care and Medline consultant, shares proven management and treatment strategies for venous leg ulcers. Dr. Treadwell explores compression therapy, including:
- Why compression therapy is needed
- When is it appropriate to use compression therapy
- Which patients need compression therapy
- How to set up the best plan of action based on our patient’s needs
Interested in more skin health insights? Check out these webinars.
Measuring hand hygiene in healthcare: Steps for observing staff compliance
Observing staff on a regular basis and acting on findings can help improve compliance and safety across your facility.
Onboarding travel nurses and new hires: 10 smart tips to maintain care quality
Use our checklist to make it easier to support new nurses, build teamwork and keep skin health best practices top of mind.
Prevent pressure injuries: Nurses reveal what they need to help keep people safe
Pressure injury prevention goals shifted due to COVID-19. Discover what 86% of nurses now say they should be doing more of to protect at-risk skin.
Infection control in nursing homes: How do you prevent F880 citations?
With the right education, training and following of best practices in hand hygiene and PPE, long-term care staff can keep people safe from the spread of HAIs.
Pressure injury prevention: Why product choices and staff engagement matter
Advocating for the right repositioning and offloading products helps improve outcomes.
Should your facility adopt an electronic monitoring system for hand hygiene?
Six studies show that these systems increase hand hygiene compliance among healthcare staff. Learn why the systems are worth the investment.
Hand hygiene breakthroughs over the years and their impact on healthcare
Learn how this once mocked idea became the most important practice against the spread of infection in healthcare facilities.
Wound care centers: 3 ways to integrate your services across the patient journey
Learn 3 ways to integrate wound care clinics into the greater healthcare continuum, building connections that make it easier to coordinate and standardize care.
Cleaning and disinfection of patient/resident rooms: What’s been on that table?
Environmental services should use the right protocols, processes and products to clean room surfaces. It’s the first line of defense in infection prevention.
Cleaning soft surfaces in healthcare facilities is only part of reducing HAIs
Environmental services needs effective cleaning and transport protocols to help prevent HAIs caused by pathogens on soft surfaces such as linens.
Airborne diseases in healthcare facilities: How does EVS help reduce the spread?
Environmental services helps prevent the spread of airborne diseases in healthcare facilities. Discover how using UV light can kill these floating microbes.
A standardized formulary and education make it easier for clinicians every time
How caregiver behavior is the key to reducing variation.
5 ways HRI strengthens the domestic healthcare supply chain
The Healthcare Resilience Initiative strengthens the healthcare supply chain for years to come. Download the infographic to see all areas of impact.
Hospital switches to hybrid underpad program and saves thousands in supply costs
Fawcett Memorial Hospital moves from one-size-fits-all approach, reducing cost and waste.
How to keep your system running in the face of an emergency
A hospital in California delivers non-stop care during a massive wildfire.