Final selective submission

As part of the selective I have created a number of papers as initially outlined in the selective proposal. They include papers describing: a draft manuscript, simple enabler, enabler development process, enabler feedback, back-up educational resources.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360307/Enabler-development-process-Selective-John-Gregory?secret_password=21rrkdelmse75hm7mr0x
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360299/Drafted-enabler-feedback-summary-John-Gregory-Selective-2008?secret_password=1qq4yml4wym8bwcuo4iq
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360284/Draft-paper-ABI-Selective-John-Gregory-July-2008?secret_password=2jkb1k9cj2fsy6bgnvi9
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360270/Back-up-educational-tool-Selective-John-Gregory?secret_password=f9j043917gew3km9o0v
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360269/Simple-Enabler-Selective-John-Gregory?secret_password=nm8ldt516z8qz0mdnfq

Demystifying ABI with the use of a blog poster

I attach an abstract and PDF of a drafted posted entitled "Demystifying Ankle Brachial Pressure Index with the use of a blog".
This has been submitted today July 31st as part of the selective and it is hoped can be presented at a future wound care conference.
The poster summarizes the whole selective process, the use of ABI and the use of this blog as an enabler to practice. It also includes some feedback, future development and references.
Abstract
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4360943/Abstract-for-poster-on-ABI-selective-John-Gregory?secret_password=1rtmszvc2k53jw4dh2jp
Poster
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4361016/Demystifying-ABI-selective-poster-draft-John-Gregory?secret_password=230mamvj1j4usutznj95

Poster on conducting ABIs

Here is a poster and insert authored by the Kath & Peter Vowden. It is reproduced here with kind permission of the authors, Huntleigh Healthcare and British Journal of Community Nursing. The copyright of the Mark Allen Group is acknowledged. It summarizes very effectively the correct procedure for conducting ABIs and is a good accompaniment to the videos posted below on this blog.

http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/1743960/1ehv8eqiyxlxx19lrgbr

Videos of ABI procedure

The embedded videos demonstrate the Best Practice for conducting ABIs. They can be downloaded from this blog. I hope that this enabler will facilitate knowledge transfer and benefit clinical practice.

Waveforms

The use of a Multi Dopplex allows waveforms to be viewed on a computer or printed. The attached videos demonstrate triphasic, biphasic or monophasic arterial pulses. The waveform is more accurate than the ABI. The ABI can be affected by calcification of the arteries which is more evident in patients with diabetes who may have a falsely elevated ABI.

Questionnaire now online

After some requests I have created an online version of the survey on Survey Monkey. Here is the link.

Click Here to take survey

Health Professional Survey

Ethics has approved the use of the attached questionnaire as part of my selective. Great news. it has been a learning process to go through the process and gain the approval. Thank you to John and Diana for your help. It has been emailed to all current IIWCC students and should be going to all former students too. I hope that you can all help me by completing and returning by July 18th. the timing is tight as it took two and a half months to gain the ethics approval. They asked me to remove the request for personal demographic information. I will then only have a very short time to write up to submit my selective on July 31st.