Karen Ousey

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 and Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, a Florence Nightingale Scholar,chair of the International Wound Infection Institute, member of NHS National Wound Care Strategy, past 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 2023

Chair , International Wound Infection Institute

1 Nov 2017 → …

Adjunct Clinical Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Research Expertise and Interests

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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Research Output 2000 2020

A multipurpose dressing: A clinical review of the absorption, debridement and healing properties of Aquacel Foam

Ousey, K., 1 Sep 2019, In : Journal of wound care. 28, Sup9a, p. S1 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Bacterial-binding dressings in the management of wound healing and infection prevention: a narrative review

Chadwick, P. & Ousey, K., 2 Jun 2019, In : Journal of wound care. 28, 6, p. 370-382 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access

File

Wound Infection

Bandages

Wound Healing

Wounds and Injuries

Infection

Clinical indicators of wound infection and biofilm: Reaching international consensus

Haesler, E., Swanson, T., Ousey, K. & Carville, K., 2 Mar 2019, In : Journal of wound care. 28, Sup3b, p. S4-S12

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Wound Infection

Biofilms

Politics

Wounds and Injuries

Conflict of Interest

1 Citation (Scopus)

Effects and safety of atmospheric low temperature plasma on bacterial reduction in chronic wounds and wound size reduction - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Assadian, O., Ousey, K., Daeschlein, G., Kramer, A., Parker, C., Tanner, J. & Leaper, D., 1 Feb 2019, In : International Wound Journal. 16, 1, p. 103-111 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Meta-Analysis

Safety

Temperature

Wounds and Injuries

Randomized Controlled Trials

2 Citations (Scopus)