29 November 2022 News update Skin Care Champions We are delighted to announce that the Society will be running the 3rd Skin Care Champions Programme starting in May 2023. Skin Care Champions was created to provide people working in care homes and home care agencies with a trusted programme of cost-effective and easily accessible education and support for skin health and wound healing. […] Full story
17 November 2022 News update, Research 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 […] Full story
26 October 2022 News update New reviewers for the Journal of Tissue Viability We were so pleased with the recent news that Impact Factor for the Journal of Tissue Viability had increased from 2.932 to 3.374. It is now ranked 13 out of 125 in the nursing category rankings (previously 15). As a Society, we are continually looking at ways to support and promote the Journal of Tissue […] Full story
24 October 2022 News update, Stop the Pressure Journal of Tissue Viability STOP The Pressure virtual issue The Journal of Tissue Viability (JTV) has an amazing library of papers from over the years and we’re going to share them with you in a series of special virtual issues. November is STOP The Pressure month so we’ve had a good look through and pulled together our top articles for pressure ulcer prevention. You […] Full story
07 October 2022 Research Risk factors for the development and evolution of deep tissue injuries: A systematic review Wynn M, Stephens M, Pradeep S, Kennedy R (2022) Journal of Tissue Viability. 31 (2022) 416–423, view paper on the JTV website. It is now recognised that Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) has a unique clinical appearance. None the less, there is a paucity of information on the specific risk factors associated with DTI as well […] Full story
23 September 2022 News update I want to thank the Society of Tissue Viability for the educational grant to attend the EPUAP 2022 in Prague First of all, I want to thank the Society of Tissue Viability for the educational grant to attend the EPUAP 2022 in Prague. A great conference which provided me the opportunity to continue on my educational and professional development in the world of Tissue Viability. Despite pressure ulcers prevention measure in place, focus still remains […] Full story
12 August 2022 News update New wound care standards being developed The National Wound Care Strategy Programme is addressing the unwarranted variation in UK wound care services, underuse of evidence-based practices and overuse of ineffective practices, to improve wound care healing and prevention for people and use NHS resources more efficiently. There is currently no recognised standard for a generic information record that can support the delivery of […] Full story
26 July 2022 Research Protective equipment-related pressure ulcers in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review Bilge Tezcan, Canan Eraydin, Bilgi Gülseven Karabacak. Journal of Tissue Viability. Volume 31, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 213-220, ISSN 0965-206X, view paper on the JTV website. During the height of the COVID pandemic my colleagues and I at the RCSI Skin Wounds and Trauma Research Centre were involved in two projects that involved preventing facial […] Full story
12 July 2022 Research The influence of sock composition on the appearance of foot blisters in hikers Chicharro-Luna Esther, Gijon-Nogueron Gabriel, Sanchez-Rodriguez Raquel, Martínez-Nova Alfonso. Journal of Tissue Viability. Volume 31, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 315-318, ISSN 0965-206X, view paper on the JTV website. The study written about in this paper examined the role of sock fibres (synthetic vs natural) in preventing blisters in over 200 long distance hikers, all of whom […] Full story
30 June 2022 Impact, News update, Research Journal of Tissue Viability – new editor, new Impact Factor! We are delighted to tell you that the Impact Factor for the Journal of Tissue Viability has just been announced at 3.374, increased from the 2021 figure of 2.932. It is now ranked 13 out of 125 in the nursing category rankings (previously 15). This is a testament to the incredibly hard work from the […] Full story
09 June 2022 News update Publisher’s announcement On behalf of the Society of Tissue Viability and the Publisher, we would like to inform you that the current Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Tissue Viability, Professor Dan Bader, is standing down from this role on 1st June 2022. We would like to thank Professor Bader for his hard work and immense efforts over the […] Full story
08 June 2022 News update I really enjoyed every moment of the conference When you are a nurse and you’ve been doing diabetic wound care for so many years, you think that you already know everything. When I attended the EWMA conference in France, I put an end to that thought. In fact, there is still a lot of learning that we need to explore to improve our […] Full story