Skin Integrity Nurse Coordinator at Nassau Healthcare, Lilibeth Acero, RN, joins Dr. Lee Ruotsi to discuss Pressure Injury Prevention in the Operating Room. Together, they explore a safety net hospital’s quality improvement journey. Plus, they evaluate who should be educating OR staff on PIP, and some of the challenges with implementation that teams should expect. So press play on this insightful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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Distinguished Medical Technologist at Smith+Nephew, Dr. Barrett Larson joins Dr. Lee Ruotsi to discuss the economic impact of pressure injuries. Together, they explore a 2020 study to identify the key factors impacting the cost of pressure injuries. Plus, they evaluate the correlations between pressure injuries and hospital readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions, and so much more. So press play on this insightful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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Welcome back to the exciting new season of “The Pressure Effect,” brought to you by Smith+Nephew. Join Dr. Lee Ruotsi, the Medical Director at The Saratoga Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine in Saratoga Springs, New York as he focuses on improving the quality of pressure injury prevention. In each episode he’ll be joined by leading medical experts to discuss topics like the economic impact of pressure injuries, change management principles, and much more. Plus, we’ll have more seasons to follow, each one with its own focus within the world of pressure injury prevention. So join Dr. Lee Ruotsi, as he provides a deep dive into the many unique and fascinating aspects of pressure injury prevention, covering a broad range of issues, and providing insight along the way. So, if you’re passionate about patient outcomes and feel driven to reduce pressure injury incidents, you’re in the right place!

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After many insightful conversations with experts in the world of pressure injury prevention, host Dr. David Zabel shares the exciting news that Season 3 of The Pressure Effect will be coming soon! Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss a new episode, and if you have enjoyed the show, don’t forget to let us know by leaving a rating or review. We hope you will join us again in Season 3 of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew!

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Medical devices like feeding tubes, catheters, or oxygen delivery devices are often critical to the health of hospitalized patients. Despite their important benefits, the use of these devices can unfortunately also have negative effects: medical device-related pressure injuries, or MDRPIs. On this episode of The Pressure Effect, Host Dr. David Zabel talks to Chairman of the Board of Directors at the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, Dr. Kelly McFee. They discuss how common MDRPIs are, some tips on how they can be prevented with a team effort, and much more. So press play on this helpful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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Welcome to “The Pressure Effect,” from Smith+Nephew. In this episode, Dr. David Zabel is joined Dr. Lee Ruotsi, Medical Director at the Saratoga Hospital Center For Wound Healing And Hyperbaric Medicine In Saratoga Springs, NY to discuss how if you want to stop a patient from developing a hospital acquired pressure injury, it’s best to start preventative measures as early as possible. In their conversation they focus on the importance of getting patients at the door and explain how prevention starts in the emergency department. They also dive into why we all should pay attention to pressure injury prevention in the emergency department, what critical preventative work should take place in the ED, and much more. So press play and listen in to this insightful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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Turning and repositioning a patient is one of the most critical strategies when it comes to preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries – but how do you make sure you’re doing it right? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we dig into the nuts and bolts of this important topic. Host Dr. David Zabel sits down once again with pressure injury prevention researcher and Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Boise State University, Dr. Jenny Alderden, to discuss general guidelines for turning and repositioning, why teamwork is key, how to empower the patient when it comes to repositioning, and much more. So join us for this instructive episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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On this episode of The Pressure Effect from Smith + Nephew, we are focusing on pressure injury prevention guidelines, and sharing an overview of the most important topics related to the field today. Host Dr. David Zabel is joined once again by Cathy Milne, an Advanced Practice Wound, Ostomy Continence Nurse at Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates. Cathy sits down with Dr. Zabel to talk about some of the current guidelines in place for prevention, common risk tools, documentation standards, and much, much more. So stop what you’re doing, press play and join us for this informative and thoughtful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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