Wound Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Encouraging Best Practice In Residential Care (EBPRAC) Program
Prof Helen Edwards Head, School of Nursing, QUT. Program Leader, Wound Management Innovation CRC
Prof Mary Courtney Dean - Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia, Canada
Prof Anne Chang, Professor QUT and Director, Nursing Research Centre, Mater Health Services
Prof Glenn Gardner, Director of the Centre for Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health, QUT
Dr Kathleen Finlayson, Research Fellow, School of Nursing, QUT
Ms Michelle Gibb, Nurse Practitioner, Wound Healing Community Outreach Service QUT
Ms Christina Parker, Project Officer
Mr Robert Jensen, Project Administration and Finance Officer
Contact Us:
Further information about this project can be obtained by contacting the EBPRAC-CSI Project Coordinator Kathy Finlayson on +61 7 3138 6105, k.finlayson@qut.edu.au
Encouraging Best Practice in Residential Aged Care
The Encouraging Best Practice in Residential Aged Care - Champions for Skin Integrity Program (EBPRAC-CSI) funded by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing had the objective to implement sustainable evidence-based best practice in wound management for residents in aged care facilities. Specifically, the aim was to focus on enabling RACF staff to preserve skin integrity through the application of evidence-based practice to assessment, prevention and management of wounds.
Reports
Partnership in Wound Management
Project delivery was through a partnership of larger and smaller, city and regional based, multi-cultural facilities led by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) through its Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation.
Partners include:
- Masonic Care Qld – Carpentaria Hostel and Nursing Home, Cairns
- Masonic Care Qld – Sandgate Hostel and Nursing Home, Brisbane
- Masonic Care Qld – Cooloola Coast Hostel, Tin Can Bay
- Crowley Nursing Home and Crowley Hostel, Ballina NSW
- Jeta Gardens Aged Care Facility, Bethania Qld
- Avalon Blue Care Residential Care, Emerald Qld
- Blue Care Yurana Aged Care Centre, Springwood Qld
Skin Integrity through Evidence-Based Practice
Residents in Aged Care Facilities are at risk of suffering wounds, such as:
- Skin tears
- Venous leg ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
The project utilised evidence-based strategies to promote:
- Implementation of evidence-based clinical care of residents
- Opportunities and support to enhance the knowledge and skills of staff
- Improvement of systems through the dissemination of best practice and
- Community impact by building consumer confidence in aged care facilities
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- Vol 1, Issue 1: March 2009 (PDF, 269KB)
- Vol 1, Issue 2: June 2009 (PDF, 197KB)
- Vol 1, Issue 3: August 2009 (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Vol 1, Issue 4: November 2009 (PDF, 404KB)
- Vol 2, Issue 1: March 2010 (PDF, 502KB)
- Vol 2, Issue 2: May 2010 (PDF, 1483 KB)
- Vol 2, Issue 3: Sep 2010 (PDF, 771 KB)