Want the VŪ success story at a glance? Look through these posters that illustrate, over and over again, how VŪ provides successful outcomes for hospitals by reducing the risk of patient pressure injuries and lowering costs.

• Abell A, Clinton C. Implementing a Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping System to Enhance a Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Healing Program. Atlanta, GA: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, April 2012.
• Austin B, Ellis B, Russell K, Russell A. Utilizing Bedside Visual Feedback to Enhance Effective Repositioning. Las Vegas: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, October 2011.
• Behrendt R, Kelley J, and Siddiqui A. Understanding and Treating DTI. Las Vegas, NV: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, Las Vegas, NV, October 2011.
• Coleman D, Thurman K. Implementing Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping Cost-Effectively into a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, Las Vegas, NV, October 16-18, 2014.
• Coleman D, Swisher L, Thurman K. The Impact of “Micro-shifts” and Airbed Adjustments with the Use of Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, Las Vegas, NV, October 16-18, 2014.
• Dean, D and Buell, L. Enhancing Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Healing Through Monitoring and Repositioning with Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping. Atlanta GA: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, April 2012.
• Edwards J, Scheider S, Thurman K. Enhancing Support Surface Therapeutics and Decreasing User Error Using Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping. Orlando, FL: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring, April 2014.
• Floyd T, Tillery T. Real-Time Pressure Visualization Guides Repositioning to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries. WOCN Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19-23, 2017.
• Greenwood, M and Collier, M. Evaluation of a continuous bedside pressure mapping system to measure the effectiveness of a patient repositioning intervention in the prevention of pressure ulcers in two UK Acute (Hospital) Orthopaedic Trauma wards. Cardiff, UK: European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Annual Conference, September 2012.
• Heady C, Swisher L, Thurman K. The Use of Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping in the Management of Intensive Care Patients with Excessive Head-of-Bed Elevation Due to Medical Necessity. Orlando, FL: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel National Biennial Conference, February 20-21, 2015.
• Jones, R and Kuhl, P. Adding Vision through Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping to an Intensive Care Unit with a Goal of Preventing Preventable Pressure Ulcers. Phoenix, AZ: Rocky Mountain Regional WOCN Fall Educational Conference, September 2012.
• Jones, R. Preventing Preventable Pressure Ulcers: A Comprehensive Approach. Phoenix, AZ: Rocky Mountain regional WOCN Fall Educational Conference, September 2012.
• Lafleur M and Siddiqui A. Pressure Mapping with Visual Feedback to Enhance a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program. Las Vegas: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, October 2011.
• Lafleur M and Thurman K. Implementing Bedside Pressure Mapping with Visual Feedback to Improve Effective Patient Repositioning in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Las Vegas, NV: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, October 2011.
• Parks J, Northrup K, Bhavsar D, Korentager R MD. Patient Engagement through Advanced Pressure Visualization as a Component of Pressure Injury Prevention. Chicago, IL, American Burn Association, April 2018.
• Scheider S, Edwards J, Thurman K. Confirming Effective Off-Loading and Repositioning Using Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping. Orlando, FL: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring, April 2014.
• Scott, R, et al. Biofeedback of Continuous Bedside Pressure Mapping to Optimize Effective Patient Repositioning. Houston, TX: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference, February 2013.
• Scott, R, et al. Dynamic Physiologic Skin Monitoring to Enhance a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program. Houston, TX: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference, February 2013.
• Siddiqui A. Reducing Pressure Ulcer Development in the ICU. Las Vegas, NV: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall, October 2011.
• Spears M, Thurman K. Real-Time Pressure Assessment and Monitoring Improves Patient Care. Poster Presented at Symposium of Advanced Wound Care Spring, Atlanta, Georgia, April 13-17, 2016.
• Spears M, Thurman K. Real-Time Pressure Assessment and Monitoring with a Fluid Immersion Simulation Support Surface Shows Clinical and Financial Benefit for Flap Management. Poster Presented at Symposium of Advanced Wound Care Spring, Atlanta, Georgia, April 13-17, 2016.
• Tillery T, Floyd T, Skeen, B. Do You Know the Skin’s Peak Pressure Tolerance? We Know Thanks to Real Time Pressure Monitors. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 2018.