Common Obstacles on the Road to Maggot Debridement Therapy
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HBob Hope and Bing Crosby starred in a series of films called "On the Road" in which the duo traveled around the globe, facing a variety of amusing obstacles and...
View ArticleWeighing Wound Care Conference Speakers’ Qualifications Against Their...
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H
View ArticleWhen Should Contained Maggot Therapy Be Used for Wound Debridement?
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H
View ArticleWhat the Studies Say: Contained and Free-Range Maggot Therapy Delivery
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H
View ArticleBagged and Free-Range: How Different Maggot Therapy Dressings Work
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H
View ArticleWant to Understand Your Wound Care Patient's Perspective? Just Ask!
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HSeveral months back, I suggested that we could better understand our patients' actions (for example, why patients do not adhere to their treatment plans) by looking at...
View ArticleEven Medicinal Maggots Carry Warnings
by Deboshree Roy, MSC and Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H
View ArticleThe Shortcomings of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Wound Care Research
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HThe Primary Issues with Systematic Reviews My contribution to this column is very much overdue. Among other things, I have spent much of my time this past 12 months...
View ArticleWhat's in a Name? The Many Terms for Maggot Therapy
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H and Lynn Wang, BAWilliam Shakespeare wrote: "That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2). William Baer...
View ArticleMisinformation Technology - The Responsibility of Medical Experts in the...
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H and Lynn Wang, BAWarning: Information ahead. Read responsibly. Consume with caution. In this age of information technology, we all have ready access to an abundance of...
View ArticleCommon Obstacles on the Road to Maggot Debridement Therapy
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HBob Hope and Bing Crosby starred in a series of films called "On the Road" in which the duo traveled around the globe, facing a variety of amusing obstacles and...
View ArticleWeighing Wound Care Conference Speakers’ Qualifications Against Their...
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HI am seeing more and more expert lecturers being disqualified from speaking at wound care conferences, simply because their qualifications include significant...
View ArticleWhen Should Contained Maggot Therapy Be Used For Wound Debridement?
by Ronald Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HIn a previous post, we learned that all clinical studies to date and all but one laboratory study indicate that contained ("bagged") maggots are effective in wound...
View ArticleWhat the Studies Say: Contained and Free-Range Maggot Therapy Delivery
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HIn my previous post on maggot therapy, we discussed the differences between confinement and containment maggot therapy dressings. This post will examine the studies...
View ArticleBagged and Free-Range: How Different Maggot Therapy Dressings Work
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HI have been avoiding the topic of addressing the differences between contained (bagged) versus confined (non-bagged or "free-range") maggot therapy because I haven't...
View ArticleWant to Understand Your Wound Care Patient's Perspective? Just Ask!
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HSeveral months back, I suggested that we could better understand our patients' actions (for example, why patients do not adhere to their treatment plans) by looking at...
View ArticleEven Medicinal Maggots Carry Warnings
by Deboshree Roy, MSC and Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HMost wound care therapists are well acquainted with the benefits of maggot debridement therapy (MDT) by now, but may not be as informed about its...
View ArticleThe Shortcomings of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Wound Care Research
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&HThe Primary Issues with Systematic Reviews My contribution to this column is very much overdue. Among other things, I have spent much of my time this past 12 months...
View ArticleWhat's in a Name? The Many Terms for Maggot Therapy
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H and Lynn Wang, BAWilliam Shakespeare wrote: "That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2). William Baer...
View ArticleMisinformation Technology - The Responsibility of Medical Experts in the...
by Ron Sherman MD, MSC, DTM&H and Lynn Wang, BAWarning: Information ahead. Read responsibly. Consume with caution. In this age of information technology, we all have ready access to an abundance of...
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