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Do You Have a Foot Ulcer?

 

foot ulcer Volunteers Needed For A Research Study

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Nothern California Health Care System is conducting a research study at the Sacramento VA Medical Center to compare the usefulness of two FDA approved devices in helping to heal chronic foot ulcers in patients with diabetes.

You may be eligible to take part in this clinical if you:

  • Have been diagnosed with diabetes
  • Have had a foot ulcer for at least 4 weeks

What will you have to do?

  • Spend an hour at Sacramento VA Medical Center located at Mather, CA once a week for up to 31 weeks
  • Have your blood pressure measured in your arms and legs (if you haven't done so already)
  • Use an FDA approved bandaging device provided during the study

Roslyn Isseroff, MD
Sacramento VA Medical Center, Dermatology Clinic
10535 Hospital Way, Building 801, Mather, CA 95655

Contact Person: Lam Nguyen
Phone: (916) 734-6556

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UCI SAVE THE DATE!! Tuesday May 14, 2013 - FIRST Annual UC Irvine Health Spring Skin and Wound Care Symposium

 

To be held at:

UC Irvine Medical Center
Building 53, Main Auditorium
101 The City Drive, South
Orange, CA 92868

from 7:30am - 12:00.

Click here to download the complete details (PDF format)

 




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Youth Rally dates announced for 2013

 

Youth Rally dates for 2013 will be July 15th - 20th at the University of Washington in Seattle. More details to follow!

Please visit www.rally4youth.org/rally.php for additional information.

 




Become A WOCN® PRECEPTOR
An exciting opportunity

 

SJSU

 

The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State University is currently developing a wound and ostomy education program with a proposed start of fall 2013.

San Jose State University (SJSU) Associate Professor Vivian Wong is leading the project and is recruiting clinical preceptors. Qualified preceptors will be essential to the success of the program in providing this highly specialized and very much needed education.

Preceptor qualifications:

a) RN license
b) Baccalaureate or higher degree
c) WOCNCB certification in full scope or specialty
d) at least one year of full-time experience after certification
e) attended a preceptor workshop (SJSU will offer one) or equivalent program, prior experience as a preceptor or clinical nursing educator

If interested, please fill out the two forms linked below and email them to Vivian at vivian.wong@sjsu.edu.

  • APPENDIX_J_Table_9.4.1.Clinical_stats.docx (MS WORD docx format)
  • Clinical_preceptor_qualifications.docx (MS WORD docx format)