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PROGRAMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have
received reports of over a quarter million preventable
pressure ulcers.
1
Other published research from the CDC
reports found that more than one in ten nursing home
residents was diagnosed with a pressure ulcer.
2
Medline helps you take on this challenge with a compre-
hensive program combining education and training, best-
in-class products and program management. PUPP has
been implemented in over 300 healthcare facilities and
now is available in three separate versions for acute care,
long-term care and the homecare/hospice market.
The PUPP program features training for RNs, LPNs,
administrators and patients and their families. Each
course addresses the specific needs of each learner. The
overall goal is learning to prevent pressure ulcers before
they occur.
Some of the most successful products used in PUPP
implementations are featured in this catalog, including the
Restore
®
and Comfort-Aire
™
briefs, the Ultrasorbs
®
dry
pad and the Remedy
®
line of skin care products. Your
Medline rep will help you determine the right product mix
for your facility.
Program Focus
PUPP: The Medline Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
References:
1. Armstrong DG, Ayello EA, Capitulo KL, et al. New opportunities to improve pressuer ulcer prevention and treatment. Adv Skin Wound Care 2008; 21:469-470, 472-478. Available at www.medline.com.
2. Park-Lee E, Caffrey c. Pressure ulcers among nursing home resicents. NCHS data brief, 2009, Number 14.
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