Skin tears are common acute wounds with different levels of severity. An internationally accepted instrument to assess the severity of skin tears with established diagnostic accuracy, agreement, and reliability is needed to support clinical practice and research.
The SKINT Team designed and evaluated the Ghent Global incontinence‐associated dermatitis (IAD) Monitoring Tool (GLOBIAD‐M). This new tool supports clinical decision‐making for treatment of incontinence- associated dermatitis (IAD).
At the conference of European Wound Management Association 2018 in Krakow (Poland), Prof. Dimitri Beeckman was elected as the President Elect of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP).