Wednesday – Wounds

Professor Kerry Reid-Searl1, Professor Keryln Carville2  1 CQUniversity Australia 2 Curtin University WA   Background Stomal therapy nurses play an integral part in facilitating a person to manage their lives whilst experiencing a stoma. Understanding the person as a unique individual...
  • February 28, 2017
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Dr Peter Peters   Biography: Dr Peter Peters is a senior medical officer and dermatology registrar at the Gold Coast University Hospital.  Dr Peters and stomal therapists Sheryl Ware and Kara Torney created the combined Dermatology/Stoma clinic at Gold Coast...
  • February 23, 2017
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Dr Craig McBride1 1  Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital   Biography: Craig McBride regularly attends the paediatric burns clinic at LCCH. Apparently it’s important to have a consultant surgeon there; though for the last 9 years he’s found that agreeing with the...
  • February 20, 2017
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Melanie Bannister1, Kathleen Dwyer2, Donna Hickling3, Dr Merrily Banks2, Assoc Prof Judy Bauer4, Dr Lynda Ross2 1 Accredited Practising Dietitian, Allied Health – Metro The Wesley Hospital 2 Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital 3 The Prince Charles Hospital 4 University of Queensland Aim /...
  • February 20, 2017
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    Biography: Kristen is the Clinical Nurse Consultant Burns at the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital. She has worked within Burns for the past 9 years. She is one of the nurses that gently suggests dressing treatments for Dr McBride and...
  • February 20, 2017
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Vicki Adams (Senior Medical Photography – Mater Misericordiae Limited) will draw on her 30 years experience as a professional medical photographer to provide useful tips and tricks for health care professionals capturing clinical photographs for patient care and medical records. Aspects of...
  • February 16, 2017
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Coyer FM1,2, Campbell J3, Vann A2, McNamara G, Cook J-L1 Affiliations: School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology Intensive Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Skin Integrity, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Background Intensive care units (ICUs) have the...
  • February 9, 2017
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Kerrie Coleman1 1 Nurse Practitioner Complex Wound Management, Critical Care & Clinical Support Services/Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Service   Background It is estimated that about 400,000 Australians are living with chronic ulcers. Despite the development of techniques...
  • December 13, 2016
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Joy Sears1, Lorrie Gray2,  Keryln Carville1 1Curtin University, Western Australia 2AASTN (WA) Branch and AASTN Education and Professional Development Committee Stomal therapy education inWestern Australia has until recently been co-ordinated by the AASTN (WA Branch). However, in response to ever increasing...
  • November 20, 2016
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Dr Michelle Gibb PhD M NsgSci(NP) M Wound Care BN1 1Clinical Director Wound Management Innovation CRC Wounds are a silent epidemic and estimated to affect more than 433,000 people in Australia and cost the healthcare system more than $2.85 billion...
  • November 8, 2016
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