Wound Program Links to Wound Information Sites Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness The Minister’s Expert Advisory Panel on Long-Term Care Recommendation Nova Scotia’s Wound Management Policy for Nursing Home and Residential Care Facilities Pressure Injuries in Long-Term Care: Public Reporting Link to Month-End PI Report LTC Pressure Injury Prevention Resources Wounds Canada https://www.woundscanada.ca/ British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin & Wound Committee: Skin & Wound Community of Practice https://www.clwk.ca/ Clinical Decision Support Tools Wound Management Guideline Summary Wound Bed Preparation Guideline Summary Wound Cleansing Procedure Wound Packing Procedure Prevention, Assessment & Treatment of Wound Infections: Guideline Summary Ankle Brachial Index Procedure Using a Handheld Doppler How to Stage Pressure Injuries Pressure Injury Stages Definitions The differences between Moisture Associated Skin Damage and Stage 1 & 2 Pressure Injury Product Information Sheet Quick Reference Guides Heel Offloading Raise HOB Head-toe-skin-assessment Braden Risk Assessment tool National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) https://npiap.com/ Free Materials International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) www.skintears.org ISTAP Skin Tear Tool Kit Nova Scotia College of Nursing - NSCN Wound care Position Statement Questions & Answers Wound Management Canadian Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (CPIAP) https://www.cpiap.com NSHA - Skin and Wound Care https://library.nshealth.ca/WoundCare Braden Scale Braden Scale update: Effective June 30, 2021, it will be a legal requirement to have a license to use the Braden Scale© if it is part of your nursing practice either within or outside of your Electronic Medical Record. Prior permitted uses will be withdrawn by that date. The license serves as a legal contract specifically designed to authorize the use of all copyrighted materials and to protect the intellectual property of the Braden Scale©, Braden Scale Glossary© and the educational resources and training materials relating to using the Braden Scale© If you require information on Braden Scale© please visit their website at www.hdnursing.com Other Links Wound Source - free https://www.woundsource.com/ Wound Care Advisor - free subscribe http://woundcareadvisor.com/ Wounds International - free https://www.woundsinternational.com/ Wound Management and Prevention – subscribe free https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/wmp Wound Care Today - free https://www.woundcare-today.com/index.php Wound Australia - membership https://www.woundsaustralia.com.au/Web/Home/Web/Default.aspx Association for Advancement Wound - membership https://aawconline.memberclicks.net/join-the-aawc European Wound Management Association - membership https://ewma.org/about/membership Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society - membership https://www.wocn.org/resources/ Wound Care Nurses - membership https://woundcarenurses.org/ Wound Healing Society - membership https://woundheal.org/