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Modules - Pressure Ulcer Prevention PRACTICE GUIDELINES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Pressure Ulcer Treatment http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/cpgonline.htm American Medical Directors Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Pressure Ulcers http://www.amda.com//info/cpg/pressureulcer.htm American Medical Directors Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Pressure Ulcer Therapy Companion http://www.amda.com//info/cpg/pressureulcertherapy.htm Paralyzed Veterans of America Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment following Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Professionals www.pva.org University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center Practice Guideline: Treatment of Pressure Ulcers http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/centers/gnirc/protocols.htm Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers www.wocn.org OTHER RESOURCES Braden Scale (for assessing pressure ulcer risk) http://www.bradenscale.com/freeproducts.htm Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nursing Home Quality Initiative http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/nhqi/ Lumetra Resources for Nursing Homes Includes: Collaborative Framework for Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers and Improving Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (plenary presentation) MedQIC, an online resource sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Resources: Pressure Ulcers http://www.medqic.org/content/nationalpriorities/nursinghome/nhTopics.jsp?topicID=413&nhID=1028719 National Guideline Clearinghouse A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines http://www.guidelines.gov National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel http://www.npuap.org/Default.htm Pressure Ulcer Quality Assessment System http://www.pressure.med.ucla.edu/login.php

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