The importance of nutrition and wound healing

Welcome to the 2nd edition of Wound Care Professional. Nutrition and wound healing is the focus of this issue and we believe that the cover reflects this perfectly. As wound care professionals, we need to continue learning all we can about the positive effects of proper nutrition for preventing and healing our patients’ wounds.

In this issue of Wound Care Professional you can read about the latest research in nutrition and wound care and learn how it can impact on your practice. We also discuss different screening and assessment resources and nutritional apps to help guide and encourage your patients to maintain a healthy diet and promote wound healing.

In this issue you will find lots of useful illustrations, nutrition-related words like protein, micro and macro, and educational tools and resources that you can use at the bedside. Find research about nutritional needs for patients with burns and the positive effects of silicone and dialkylcarbamoyl chloride (DACC) wound dressings.