Projects
Prevalence of Chronic Wounds in Canada: A summary of a study done to determine the prevalence/incidence for different types of common wounds in various health care settings in regions across Canada. The study was conducted by M. Gail Woodbury and Pamela Houghton. This project was sponsored by an unrestricted research grant provided by the Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC).
Article resulting from the study (reprinted with kind permission of Ostomy/Wound Management).
Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Canadian health-care settings.
Woodbury MG, Houghton PE.
Ostomy/Wound Management. 2004;50(10):22-38.
Research Committee Members
- Gail Woodbury, Chair
- Imaan Bayoumi
- Melody Boyd
- Karen Bruton
- Donna Flahr
- Aziz Gharary
- Diane Grégoire
- Virginia McNaughton
- Marie-Françoise Mégie
Additional Information
CAWC Research Committee Objectives and Roles
A Description of the Extent of the Problem of Chronic Wounds in Canada: FACTS & STATS:
A proposal by M Gail Woodbury, BScPT, MSc, PhD. (Information request for study on chronic wounds in Canada)
Report from the Research Committe
February 3, 2003
Resources
References for the validation of wound assessment tools
References to test the effectiveness of wound treatments
Articles from Wound Care Canada
The Extent of Chronic Wounds in Canada
Pamela E. Houghton, M. Gail Woodbury
More Wound Care Canada articles.
Literature Reviews
Literature Reviews from Wound Care Canada, Vol. 1, No. 1
Shane Inlow, David H. Keast, Heather Orsted