The Pressure Effect: A Wound Care Podcast

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...

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 so...

What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we wrap up our four-part series that examines a pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is the fourth and final installation of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” On this episode, host Dr. David Zabel sits down once again with D...

What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we continue our four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part three of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join host Dr. David Zabel as he sits down with pressure injury prevention res...

What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we continue our four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part Two of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join host Dr. David Zabel as he sits down with Cathy Milne, an Advanced Practic...

What does it mean if a hospital-acquired pressure injury is avoidable, or unavoidable? On this episode of The Pressure Effect, we kick off a four-part series that examines a fictional pressure injury case, from beginning to end. This is Part One of “Avoidable or Unavoidable? The Unstageable Pressure Injury of Mr. Y.” Join us as host Dr. David Zabel lays out the basic details of the case and discus...

Pressure injuries can be preventable  – if you have the right tools, and know what to look for. On “The Pressure Effect,” host Dr. David Zabel delves into the various and often complex situations that arise when patients suffer pressure injuries – and how these events can be avoided in the first place. Through several different focused series, these episodes will provide a deep dive into different...