Maria Shaw
Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand
Biography
Maria Shaw has her expertise in Orthopedics and a passion in Wound Care providing the best possible outcomes for patients. She runs her own Nurse Lead clinics where she sees up to 14 post-operative patients per day, including trauma patients from ED. Her cast care skills introduced her to a new idea for offl oading chronic ulcers. The outcome has been very promising resulting in ulcers healing in signifi cant reduced time frame; therefore, reducing the work load on the plaster room staff who are not required to do total contact casting. However, some ulcers are not suitable for this management due to ongoing co-morbidities. Further research is required to accommodate these patients.
Abstract
Abstract : FOOT ULCERS: A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE TO TOTAL CONTACT CASTING FOR HEALING CHRONIC FOOT ULCERS