title: Discussion on wound care in the 21st century.
abstract: In June of this year, Liverpool John Moores University was the venue for the Advancing Wound Care conference. Experts in wound healing from both the university and from the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust gave keynote speeches aimed at informing, improving and advancing healthcare knowledge on such topics as: wound healing in the 21st century; evidence-based practice for superficial burns; infected and complex wounds; and the use of silver in wound care. This paper introduced the conference and considered some of the complex issues involved in clinical decision making for wound management.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University and Royal Liverpool University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005544:Forecasting; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*