Necessary Products for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Injuries: Lessons Learned That Translate Beyond the

Barbara Delmore1, Michelle Deppisch, Jill Cox

  • 1Barbara Delmore, PhD, RN, CWCN, MAPWCA, IIWCC, FAAN, is Senior Nurse Scientist, Center for Innovations in the Advancement of Care, Department of Nursing, NYU Langone Health, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Hansjörg Wyss, Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Michelle Deppisch, PT, CWS, FACCWS, LLC, is Wound Care Consultant, Hertford, North Carolina. Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-c, CWOCN, FAAN, is Clinical Professor, Rutgers University School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, and WOC Advanced Practice Nurse, Englewood Health, Englewood, New Jersey. David Newton, MEng, CEng, MIET, MIEEE, is Product Development Manager, Arjo Inc, San Antonio, Texas. Carroll Gillespie, MS, RN, CWOCN, is Clinical Solutions Manager, Wound Care and Bariatrics, Arjo Inc, Addison, Illinois. Jackie Todd, MBA, BSN, RN, CWCN, is Clinical Consultant, Epic Clinical Consulting, Charleston, South Carolina. Sharon Eve Sonenblum, PhD, is Principal Research Scientist, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

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