Today's Wound Clinic - Winter 2008 - (Page 2) WoundClinic Volume 2, Number 1, www.todayswoundclinic.com Winter 2008 TODAY’S Table of Contents Volume 2, Number 1, Winter 2008 EDITORS Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS EDITORIAL BOARD Christopher Morrison, MD Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS Kathleen Schaum, MS PRODUCTION STAFF VP/GROUP PUBLISHER Jeremy Bowden jbowden@hmpcommunications.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Barbara Zeiger bzeiger@hmpcommunications.com MANAGING EDITOR James Calder jcalder@hmpcommunications.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michael McGovern mmcgovern@hmpcommunications.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Chimere Holmes cholmes@hmpcommunications.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Vic Geanopulos vgeanopulos@hmpcommunications.com ART DIRECTOR Karen Copestakes kcopestakes@hmpcommunications.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Elizabeth McTamney emctamney@hmpcommunications.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Kathy Murphy kmurphy@hmpcommunications.com MANAGER OF INFORMATION SERVICES Fred Klumpp fklumpp@hmpcommunications.com WEB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Tim Shaw tshaw@hmpcommunications.com APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Ed Vander Bush evanderbush@hmpcommunications.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Bonnie Shannon bshannon@hmpcommunications.com CIRCULATION CLERK Patty Bilane pbilane@hmpcommunications.com EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE should be addressed to Managing Editor, Today’s Wound Clinic, HMP Communications, 83 General Warren Boulevard, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Telephone: (800) 237-7285 or (610) 560-0500. Fax: (610) 560-0502. Feature Articles 24 THE CLINICIAN’S ROLE IN COMPRESSION Examining the unique clinical challenges related to obesity and lymphedema and comparing lymphedema and lipedema. Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, MA, WOCN, PHD Tere Sigler, PT, CWS, CLT 28 LIVING LIFE WITH LYMPHEDEMA AND LIPEDEMA Offering suggestions for safe handling of the obese patient in the clinic setting. Tere Sigler, PT, CWS, CLT Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, MA, WOCN, PHD Featured Departments 8 INBUSINESS Coding and Medicare Review Unna boot and multilayered, sustained, graduated high compression systems Kathleen D. Schaum, MS 30 INPERSPECTIVE Bringing Wound Care Back to the Future A 20-year perspective on venous ucler management Caroline Fife, MD, CWS The Frustrating 15: What’s Missing? Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS 48 INSTRUCTION Compression Therapy: Inside the Wrap Words of wisdom: Get a leg up on compression systems Val Sullivan, PT, MS, CWS Dot Weir, RN, CWON PRESIDENT AND CEO Paul Mackler © 2008 HMP Communications. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by authors, contributors, and advertisers are their own and not necessarily those of HMP Communications, the editorial staff, or any member of the editorial advisory board. HMP Communications is not responsible for accuracy of dosages given in articles printed herein. The appearance of advertisements in this journal is not a warranty, endorsement or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. HMP Communications disclaims responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas or products referred to in the articles or advertisements. Reprints of articles are available. Contact HMP Communications for information. Departments 1 InTroduction Survey Intro, Editor’s Note, Publisher’s Message 38 InTech Examining the Role of Compression Pumps 46 InCentive Spotlighting the Memorial Hermann Wound and Lymphedema Center 56 Ad Index http://www.todayswoundclinic.com
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