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EDUCATION COMMITTEE	Conferences Slide Set Descriptions Slide Set Order Form CD-ROM Order Form - Coming Soon! Video Order Form Monograph Table of Contents Monograph Order Form
PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE	Healthy People 2010 Objective on Pressure Ulcers Challenge 2000 Task Force Monograph order form: http://www.npuap.org/archive/monographform.pdf Table of Contents: http://www.npuap.org/archive/monographtoc.pdf
RESEARCH COMMITTEE	NPUAP Database of Current Pressure Ulcer Research Funding Research Funding Call for Kosiak Award Nominations Support Surface Initiative
Conferences	NPUAP Conferences:   Ninth NPUAP National Conference: Merging Missions: NPUAP Concurrent Conference Track 1: Consensus Conference Track 2: Best Practice Conference February 25-26, 2005 Tampa, FL; Hyatt Regency Hotel Save the Date flyer Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers: What is the Evidence? Nothing scheduled at this time. Best Practice Back by Popular Demand... Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Assessment & Treatment - Clinical Regulatory and Legal Perspectives March 22, 2004 Long Island Marriott Uniondale, NY Click here for full brochure Click here for Save the Date & meeting conference information (pdf) Click here for Registration Form (pdf) To register call: (516) 465-2500 Call for Posters: Clinicians, researchers and academicians are encouraged to submit poster abstracts for consideration. Submission Criteria: Deadline: February 16, 2004 Topic: Best Practice for Pressure Ulcer Assessment & Treatment Abstract: Double spaced, not exceeding 300 words including title, name(s) of author(s) and affiliation(s) Submit via email, as an attachment, to: NPUAP, Attn: Robin Turner rturner@drohanmgmt.com. Please include a telephone number at which you can be reached. For further questions contact Dr. Mona Baharestani at: (718) 470-7813. April 22, 2004 The Birmingham Area ET Nurses Association Health South Conference Center Birmingham, AL Topic: Best Practice in Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Assessment and Treatment Brochure forthcoming Review the links for full-course information.
NPUAP Newsletters	Fall 1999   March 2000 (pdf)    August 2000 (pdf)    November 2000 (pdf) April 2001 (pdf)    Fall 2001 (pdf)    Winter 2002 (pdf)    Summer 2002 (pdf)    Fall 2002 (pdf)    Spring 2003 (pdf) Fall 2003 (pdf)
PUSH Tool	PUSH Survey PUSH Tool (html), PUSH Tool (pdf) Reprint Agreement (pdf) Information and Registration Form Instructions for Using PUSH Disclaimer and Privacy Statement
Position Statements	NPUAP Staging Report Stage I Pressure Ulcer Assessment Statement on Pressure Ulcer Prevention Minimum Data Set-2 (MDS-2) & Skin Ulcer Assessment The Facts about Reverse Staging in 2000 Pressure Ulcer Prevention Points
What's New?	Slide Sets, Healthy People 2010 Pressure Ulcer Objective, Selected Bibliography Pressure Ulcer in America Monograph--Order form Pressure Ulcer Treatment: A Competency-based Curriculum, Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Competency-based Curriculum
Frequently Asked Questions	Consumer Education Guide on Pressure Ulcers, What Are Pressure Ulcers?, Incidence & Prevalence, Pressure Ulcer Definition and Etiology, Pressure Ulcer Staging and Assessment, Wound Infection and Infection Control, Pressure Ulcer Healing and Treatments, Pressure Ulcers in America Abstract What are "usual" prevalence and incidence rates in various types of facilities across the country? The NPUAP Challenge 2000 Task Force is currently summarizing published incidence and prevalence reports from the last decade. The final report is complete and can be ordered now at Order Form. These data must be carefully interpreted. Incidence and prevalence vary by facility, patient mix and level of risk. The question remains... For a given resident or patient... did the facility properly assess risk, plan care, implement the care plan, evaluate the resident outcome, and revise the care plan as needed?
Tell us what you think!	Challenge 2000: Have we reduced the incidence of pressure ulcers by 50% over the last decade?
Sites of Interest	Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) (formerly AHCPR), The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM), American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Collaboration Organization Websites, Corporate Advisory Council Websites, National Guideline Clearinghouse, The Journal of Wound Care, WOCN New Online Store, Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)
International Links	European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel-EPUAP, Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers, Spanish Pressure Ulcer and Chronic Wound Advisory Panel, La Société Française et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations, Australian Wound Management Association, Italian Society on Wound Management
Disclaimers	The NPUAP maintains this website to provide information of a general nature regarding the prevention and management of pressure ulcers (also known as bed sores). The NPUAP cannot provide medical advice to individuals. Individual circumstances and needs may differ; we encourage you to contact your local health care professionals to address your unique needs regarding the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Every reasonable effort is made to make sure the information on this website is current and accurate.
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