Wound Hygiene: four simple steps to proactive healing
This session aims to: - Outline the burden of chronic/hard-to-heal wounds in the UK Introduce you to the concept of Wound Hygiene - Understand why biofilm is a barrier to healing - Describe and di...
Preparing patients for surgery and life with a stoma
Stoma surgery is a life-changing event and patients must subsequently make significant adjustments to their lives....
Impact of education on ostomates' self-care abilities
An intestinal stoma is a surgically formed exteriorisation of the large or small bowel on to the anterior abdomen wall, to enable faeces to be excreted from the body. Patients living with a stoma may ...
Inhaler-induced recovery of skin complications
Peristomal skin complications (PSCs) are relatively common in ostomy patients, particularly in those with ileostomies. Non-healing irritation presents a clinical challenge and leads to pain and impair...
The voice of stoma care nurses
Background: This article is part two of a series presenting the findings of stakeholder surveys with ostomates and stoma care nurses (SCNs) for stoma services in England. Part one explored the experie...
Co-designing health services for people living with HIV who have multimorbidity: a feasibility study
This study explored the feasibility of using an experience-based co-design service improvement methodology to develop a new approach to managing multimorbidity in people living with HIV. Patients with...
Evolution of a video project to translate research findings about patient experiences into improved clinical care
People living with HIV are at an increased risk of developing cancer. Cancer health professionals could benefit from improving and updating their knowledge of HIV and their understanding of patient ex...
The voice of ostomates: an exploration of stoma care in England
Background: This article is part one of a series presenting the findings of stakeholder surveys with ostomates and stoma care nurses for stoma services in England. Due to the volume of data and public...
Improving leakage-related quality of life
Background: Improper fitting between peristomal body profile and ostomy product(s) is one of the main reasons for leakage among individuals with an ostomy. Aim: To evaluate clinical usability of th...
Digital ostomy leakage notification system
Background: More than 90% of people with an ostomy worry about leakage, with associated high rates of psychological morbidity. Aims: To assess the performance of a novel digital ostomy leakage notifi...
Leakage leads to rise in product use
Background: Leakage of stomal effluent outside the baseplate that soils clothes or bedsheets is a common problem for many people with a stoma and significantly impacts their quality of life. Aim: To u...
Audit of the Peristomal Body Profile Assessment Tool
Background: Leakage is the number one concern for people with an ostomy. The 2019 Ostomy Life Study, a global study of more than 5000 ostomates, showed that 92% of people living with a stoma worry abo...