Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) On-Time Quality Improvement Program Manual: The On-Time Quality Improvement program is a practical approach to quality improvement (QI) in long-term care, embedding QI strategies and best practices into health information technology. This manual is an introduction to the On-Time QI approach.  While pressure ulcer prevention is the initial clinical area of focus, AHRQ will be applying this approach to other clinical areas such as falls prevention and management and prevention of inpatient hospital transfers

Gold STAMP: The Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management, and Prevention) Program to Reduce Pressure Ulcers in New York State is a coalition of organizations convened to provide evidence-based resources and education across the continuum of care in order to improve the assessment, management, and prevention of pressure ulcers.

Pressure Promise: This AMDA article discusses options for treating pressure ulcers in LTC proliferate, from improved existing products to entirely new therapies.

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel:  The NPUAP is an independent not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.