Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Karen is Professor of Skin Integrity and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention. She is also Visiting Professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. a Florence Nightingale Scholar,chair of the International Wound Infection Institute, member of NHS England's Adding Value programme, academic editor for Wounds UK and is an editorial board member for the Journal of Wound Care. Karen led development of TVLC, the first UK wide Tissue Viability Service Competency framework. Karen's clinical background is in orthopaedics and tissue viability. She has worked in NHS hospitals in the North West of England and in London.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Tissue viability
- Wound management
- Skin integrity
- Infection prevention
- Quality of life indicators
- Wellbeing
Research Degree Supervision
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External positions
Visiting Professor at The Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin
Jul 2018 → Jul 2023Chair , International Wound Infection Institute
1 Nov 2017 → …Adjunct Clinical Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Keywords
- Wound
- Tissue Viability
- Infection
- Pressure Ulcers
- Surgical Site Infection
- Wound Care Education
- Wound Management
- Skin Integrity
- Infection Prevention
- Quality of Life Indicators
- Wellbeing
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Network
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Research Output 2000 2019
The surgical wound in infrared: thermographic profiles and early stage test-accuracy to predict surgical site infection in obese women during the first 30 days after caesarean section
Childs, C., Wright, N., Wilmott, J., Davies, M., Kilner, K., Ousey, K., Soltani, H., Madhuvrata, P. & Stephenson, J., 7 Jan 2019, In : Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 8, p. 1-15 15 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Surgical Wound Infection
Cesarean Section
Wounds and Injuries
Temperature
Abdomen
A cost-effectiveness analysis of a hydration response technology dressing in the treatment of venous leg ulcers in the UK
Walzer, S., Droschel, D., Vollmer, L., Atkin, L. & Ousey, K., 6 Mar 2018, In : Journal of wound care. 27, 3, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Varicose Ulcer
Leg Ulcer
Bandages
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Technology
Best practice recommendations for the prevention and management of skin tears in aged skin
LeBlanc, K., Campbell, K., Beeckman, D., Dunk, A. M., Harley, C., Hevla, H., Holloway, S., Idensohn, P., Langemo, D., Ousey, K., Romanelli, M., Vuagnat, H. & Woo, K., 9 May 2018, Wounds International. 24 p. (Wounds International)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access
File
Best Practice Statement: Maintaining Skin Integrity
Callaghan, R., Cowdell, F., Danby, S., Gardner, S., Moncrieff, G., Pilcher, M., Ousey, K., Williams, A. & Young, T., Nov 2018, Wounds UK. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access
Chlorhexidine coated surgical gloves influence the bacterial flora of hands over a period of 3 hours
Suchomel, M., Brillmann, M., Assadian, O., Ousey, K. & Presterl, E., 6 Sep 2018, In : Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 7, 108, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Surgical Gloves
Chlorhexidine
Hand
Surgical Wound Infection
1-Propanol
Activities 2012 2018
How to Access Tissue Viability Education in a Cash Strapped Economy
Karen Ousey (Speaker)26 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
International Wound Infection Institute (External organisation)
Karen Ousey (Chair)15 Nov 2017 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of a Society or Institute
Exploring Pressure and Body Positioning: A Pilot Evaluation among Critically Ill Patients
John Stephenson (Speaker), Karen Ousey (Speaker), Fiona Coyer (Speaker), Michele Clark (Speaker), Peter Slattery (Speaker), Peter Thomas (Speaker), Greg McNamara (Speaker), Chris Edwards (Speaker), Jessica Ingleman (Speaker)25 Sep 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (External organisation)
Karen Ousey (Member)2016 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
A Prospective Evaluation of the TREZZO Mattress Range
Karen Ousey (Speaker)14 Nov 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk