Zena Moore, EWMA President

PhD, MSc, FFNMRCSI, PG Dip, Dip Management, RGN

Present Employment

Lecturer in Wound Healing & Tissue Repair and Research Methodologies, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Professional Qualifications

Registered General Nurse (1986)

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD, RCSI, (2009)
  • Fellowship of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI, (2002)
  • MSc (Wound Healing and Tissue Repair) (2002)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Wound Healing & Tissue Repair (1998)
  • Diploma in First Line Management Supervision (1995)
  • Diploma in Communications (1990)
  • Diploma in Applied Physiology (1989)

Previous Research Awards

  • Health Research Board of Ireland, Clinical Nursing & Midwifery Fellowship 2006
  • Cochrane Fellowship 2003
  • RCSI Research grants 2002
  • Eileen Mansfield Scholarship 1999

Current Research Work

  • The relationship between knowledge, attitudes and pressure ulcer prevalence
  • Dressings and topical agents for the prevention of pressure ulcers – A Cochrane Review

Recent Articles Published

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. Effective wound management: identifying criteria for infection. Nurs Stand. 2007 Feb 21-27;21(24):68, 70, 72

¨ Moore Z. Evidence-based Wound Management. J Clin Nurs. 2007 Feb; 16(2):428.

¨ Moore Z. Diabetes mellitus - Wound care in diabetic neuropathy.  World of Irish Nursing 2007; 15(3): 49-50

¨ Moore Z. EWMA education development project: what is it and what does it do? EWMA Journal. 2007; 7(1): 36.

¨ Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers (Protocol). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007, Issue 2.

¨ Moore Z. Cowman S. Is it Time to Re-Evaluate the Preferred Cleansing Solution for Use on Chronic Wounds? Wounds UK. 2007; 3(2): 111-113.

¨ Moore Z. Cowman S. Assessment and Management of Surgical Wounds. Enhancing Clinical Practice. September 2007; 5-7.

¨ Moore Z. Pressure ulcer grading. Nursing Standard Supplement. November 7th 2007; 23-32.

¨ Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006898. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006898.

¨ McCann M, Moore ZE. Interventions for preventing infectious complications in haemodialysis patients with central venous lines. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006894. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006894.

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. Wound Cleansing for Pressure Ulcers – A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2008, In Press.

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. The Cochrane Collaboration, Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis in: Watson R, Mc Kenna H, Cowman S, Keady J Eds Nursing Research: Designs and Methods 2008. Churchill, Livingstone, London, UK.

¨ Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Wound Cleansing for Pressure Ulcers: First Update, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2.Art No.: CD004983. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004983.pub2.

¨ Moore Z. Commentary: Honey-impregnated dressings and usual care did not differ for healing venous leg ulcers. EBN 2008, 11(3): 86

¨ World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). Principles of best practice: Diagnosis and wounds. A consensus document. London: Mep ltd 2008

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. The role of nutrition in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. Geriatrics and Aging 2008 11(5): 295-298.

¨ Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006471. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006471.pub2.

¨ Moore Z. EWMA's educational role in Europe. APTF Journal. 2008

¨ Moore, Z. (2008). Risk factors in the development of pressure ulcers. Acta Med Croatica, 62(Supl 2), 9-15.

¨ MOORE Z. Lessons learned from Lisbon. EWMA Journal 2008, 8, 40-1.

¨ Moore Z., Cowman, S. Reviewing the evidence for selecting cleansing fluids for pressure ulcers. Nursing Times 2009, 105(5); 22-24.

¨ Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2.

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. Quality of life and pressure ulcers: a literature review. Wounds UK 2009, 5(1);

¨ Moore Z, Cowman S. Nurses need critical appraisal skills when reading research. Nursing Times 2009; April

 

Committee Membership

  • President, European Wound Management Association
  • Chair Education Committee, European Wound Management Association
  • Wound Management Association of Ireland
  • European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
 

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