(201) International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Best Practice Recommendations Update 2024

In December of 2024, an international consensus panel comprised of members from the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Canada (NSWOCC), and Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN), met with the purpose to update the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel Best Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Skin Tears in Aged Skin, which was published in 2018. The purpose of this presentation is to present the proposed/published guidelines incorporated into this updated document.