One week away: 12th Annual Online Expo nearing record numbers
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 06, 2018
New attendance records are expected to be set at the 12th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo next week during the five-webinar virtual trade show.
And the award for most maligned part of long-term care goes to …
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 10, 2017
It took a while, but I might have finally found something that therapy providers can point to with righteous indignation and say, “That ain’t right!”
New infection control guidelines released; MRSA, c. Diff and urinary tract infections figure prominently
Oct 10, 2008
Many of the nation’s most prominent infection-control groups on Wednesday released a new set of “consensus” guidelines to help curb the spread of six potentially fatal facility-acquired...
DAY ONE: McKnight’s 5th Annual Online Expo kicks off today with technology, wound care and capital...
Mar 23, 2011
Today marks the beginning of the 5th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo, the largest online trade show for the long-term care community. Free registration is still available online at www.mcknights.com/expo2011
McKnight’s 5th Online Expo expands … to six months duration
Feb 07, 2011
Ignoring the adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” organizers of the McKnight’s Online Expo are changing the formula to their highly successful virtual trade show for long-term...
Ask the treatment expert … about palliative wound care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Apr 06, 2015
Palliative care is focused on the relief of symptoms with a goal to improve the quality of the individual’s life.
Ask the treatment expert
By
Donna Sardina
Nov 01, 2007
What are some guidelines we can follow for documenting incision-site care in fresh post-op residents?
Foot ulcers double the cost of diabetes care, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 17, 2014
Eliminating foot ulcers would cut costs for diabetes care in half, according to researchers with consulting firm The Analysis Group.
Wound care artistry
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2014
As the science of wound care develops, long-term care clinicians are faced with myriad options — and some cost constraints — when it comes to treatments
Technology and innovation power wound care’s ongoing evolution
By
Cathy Thomas Hess
Dec 16, 2021
Like all nurses specializing in wound care, I’ve seen many changes in our profession over the years. Perhaps the most meaningful are the influences that breakthrough technology and products have had...