Judy Poole discusses leprosy, new treatments and protocols for dealing with the disease and warns community nurses to be on the lookout for this disfiguring condition.
Judy Poole, MPH, BSc (Hons), PGDAE, RGN, RM, RHV is a Lecturer,
School of Health & Social Welfare,
Open University, East Midlands and
Children Services Liaison Health Visitor
with Broxtowe & Hucknall
PCT, Nottingham
Article accepted for publication
May 2000.
Sue Hunter gives an overview of the assessment and diagnosis of asthma.
Sue Hunter MA, SRN, RSCN, ITU Cert., PN Cert, is the Principal at AMC Healthcare Training, Liverpool.
Article accepted for publication June 2001.
Electric stimulation (E-Stim) to initiate healing of recalcitrant wounds has been discussed in the literature for many years and many publications indicate its efficacy. This review by Keith Moore considers the clinical and laboratory evidence underpinning the use of E-Stim for treatment of chronic wounds.
Keith Moore PhD, BSc is a Freelance Scientist at WoundSci.
Article accepted for publication: December 2006
