Ostomy Resources

• Coloplast Ostomy Education
• Convatec Ostomy Education
• Hollister All Ostomy Clinical Education
• MyHealthAlberta (search by ostomy type)
• NSWOC Canada: Guides to Living with an Ostomy
• Nutrition Education -  search for “Ostomy”
• Ostomy Canada Society

Wound Care & Prevention: Adult & Pediatric - All Locations

The AHS Wound Care and Prevention Clinical Care Topic (CCT) is a comprehensive practice support tool that equips healthcare providers with evidence-based clinical guidance. CCTs facilitate professional decision-making and encourage full scope of practice. The CCT utilizes Lippincott Advisor and Procedures to provide additional clinical content; links are only accessible to licensed users. Licensed users may print, download and share these materials as they were developed to support standardization in client care. In rare instances where there is a link to a resource posted on AHS Insite that you are unable to access, please contact continuingcare@assistedlivingalberta.ca.

Principles of Wound Care

• Before you Begin
• Infection Prevention & Control

Prevention

• Nutrition for Wound Prevention & Management
• Prevention of Specific Wound Types
  • Burn Prevention
  • Prevention of Arterial
  • Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  • Pressure Injury Prevention
    • Common Locations of Pressure Injuries
    • MyHealth.Alberta.ca: Pressure Injuries
    • Pressure Injury Prevention Risk Assessment
    • Pressure Injury Prevention SSKIN Bundle
    • Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies-Adults
    • Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies-Pediatrics
  • Pressure Injury Prevention Care Plan
  • Support Surfaces
• Skin Care
  • Moisture Associated Skin Damage
  • Skin Care Practices & Products

Assessment

• Comprehensive Patient Assessment
• Lower Leg Assessment
• Types of Wounds
• Wound Assessment
• When to Consult a Wound Care Professional
• Wound Healing & Healability
• Wound Infection
• Wound Photography

Treatment

• Providing Consistent Care
  • Advanced Therapies
  • Assembling a Team
  • Cleansing (Optimizing the Skin & Wound Environment)
    • Wound Bed Treatment Strategies 
  • Develop a Plan
  • Discharge Planning
  • Symptom Management
  • Wound Care Products
• Treatment by Type
  • Arterial Ulcers
  • Burns
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  • Enterocutaneous and Enteroatmospheric Fistula
  • Malignant Wounds
  • Pressure Injury
  • Surgical Wounds
  • Trauma

Resources

• Skin & Wound Care Resources

References & Acknowledgments

• Acknowledgments
• References

Wound Care Products

• Acticoat Flex 3
• Actisorb
• Adaptic
• Alldress
• AMD With PHMB
• Aquacel Extra
• AQUACEL Ag+ Extra
• Aquacel Ag use on donor wound sites
• Biatain
• Biatain Alginate
• Biatain Alginate AG
• Biatain IBU
• Coban
• Coban 2 & Coban 2 Lite
• Comfeel Plus Transparent
• Comfeel Plus Ulcer/Comfeel Plus Triangle
• Comprilan bandage
• Hydrophera Blue Classic
• Hydrophera Blue Ready
• Ichthopaste
• Inadine
• Inter Dry Ag Textile
• Intrasite Conformable
• Intrasite Gel
• Iodosorb
• Medihoney
• Mepilex & Mepilex Border
• Mepilex & Mepilex Border Lite
• Mepitel & Mepitel One
• Mesalt
• No Sting Barrier Film
• Prisma
• Profore LF
• Promogran
• Prontosan
• Sea-Clens
• Sterisorb
• Supers
• Surepress
• Tegaderm Transparent film
• Triad Paste
• Ultras
• Urgo Tul Ag
• Urgo Tul
• Viscopaste