Efraim Jaul
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Biography
Efraim Jaul is a specialist in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine-Jerusalem. Since 1991 served as Head Department of Geriatric Skilled Nursing department, Sarah Herzog Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel affi liated with Medical Faculty, Jerusalem. Published 44 scientifi c papers in national and international journals and fi ve books on aging. Main interest is assisting the frail elderly confronted with Pressure Ulcers. In 2002, developed and established a pioneering inpatient unit at the Herzog Hospital specifi cally for the treatment of pressure ulcers. The vision for this approach in a published article entitled "Setting up a Dedicated Pressure Ulcer Unit", (Journal of Wound Care, 2003), concerning the need for a special unit specialized system and the resulting benefi ts for the immobile patients. This unit has elicited interest with concerns for patients with advanced dementia, chronic diseases and vegetative state. Currently, investigate comorbidities focusing on advanced dementia and pressure ulcers in an effort to understand the underlying pathogenesis.
Abstract
Abstract : COMMON PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DEMENTIA AND PRESSURE ULCERS