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Can you envisage a world without skin tears?

Skin tears affect all ages and continue to be a common problem in all health care settings. They are often painful, acute wounds resulting from trauma to the skin, and are largely preventable. ​The International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) and the Society of Tissue Viability formed a partnership in July 2021 to raise awareness […] Full story

We believe that skin health and wound healing is everyone’s business and that change happens when we work together, not in silos.

Research

Comparative effectiveness of heel-specific medical devices for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers: A systematic review

Greenwood C, Nelson EA, Nixon J, Vargas-Palacios A, McGinnis E, view paper on the JTV website. This review of randomised control trials concludes that from the low-quality evidence available offloading devices may reduce pressure heel ulceration, but there is insufficient evidence to support the idea that dressings reduce incidence. This indicates that offloading needs to […]

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Are you interested in medical research that matters to patients and the NHS?

The MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership (TMRP) aims to Improve health by improving trials. The MRC Doctoral Training Partnership presents an opportunity to undertake training for a PhD in trials methodology. Applications are now open for PhD studentship from the MRC TMRP DTP. A list of potential projects and the application form is available online. Find […]

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