Additional Web Sites

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, www.npuap.org, provides multidisciplinary leadership for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and management through Education, Public Policy & Research.

AHRQ GUIDELINES: Between 1992 and 1996, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), sponsored development of a series of 19 clinical practice guidelines. Information about the guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment can be found at www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/cpgonline.htm.