Wound research funding from alternative sources of federal funds in 2012

Yim, Elizabeth; Driessche, Freya Van; Davidson, Jeffrey M.; Martins‐Green, Manuela; Sen, Chandan K.; Tomic‐Canic, Marjana; Kirsner, Robert S.

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“…3 As such, research funding directly addressing the study of chronic wounds is disproportionately low compared with the overall impact of chronic wounds as a health care problem. 4,5 National Institutes of Health has recently set up the first consortium of its kind, a national Diabetic Foot Consortium (NIDDK; FOA: DK17-014; NOT-DK-18-017), aimed at bringing experts across the United States together to improve the care of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).…”

Section: Chronic Woundsmentioning

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Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates

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2019

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A 2018 retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries identified that *8.2 million people had wounds with or without infections. Medicare cost estimates for acute and chronic wound treatments ranged from $28.1 billion to $96.8 billion. Highest expenses were for surgical wounds followed by diabetic foot ulcers, with a higher trend toward costs associated with outpatient wound care compared with inpatient. Increasing costs of health care, an aging population, recognition of difficult-to-treat infection threats such as biofilms, and the continued threat of diabetes and obesity worldwide make chronic wounds a substantial clinical, social, and economic challenge. Recent Advances: Chronic wounds are not a problem in an otherwise healthy population. Underlying conditions ranging from malnutrition, to stress, to metabolic syndrome, predispose patients to chronic, nonhealing wounds. From an economic point of view, the annual wound care products market is expected to reach $15-22 billion by 2024. The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) now lists wounds as a category. Future Directions: A continued rise in the economic, clinical, and social impact of wounds warrants a more structured approach and proportionate investment in wound care, education, and related research.

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Section: Chronic Woundsmentioning

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Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates

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2019

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“…7 Research funding directly addressing the study of chronic wounds is disproportionately low compared to the overall impact of chronic wounds as a health care problem. 8,9 The national Diabetic Foot Consortium (DFC) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [NIDDK]; FOA: DK17-014; NOT-DK-18-017), aimed at bringing experts across the United States together to improve the care of DFUs, was established in 2018 with the goal of building an infrastructure to facilitate high-quality clinical research on DFUs. Recent advances driven by the collaborative efforts of the consortium include the establishment of a functional infrastructure, including a data coordinating center, six clinical research units, and two biomarker analysis units.…”

Section: Chronic Woundsmentioning

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Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2020 Compendium of Estimates

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2021

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Significance: Chronic wounds impact the quality of life (QoL) of nearly 2.5% of the total population in the United States and the management of wounds has a significant economic impact on health care. Given the aging population, the continued threat of diabetes and obesity worldwide, and the persistent problem of infection, it is expected that chronic wounds will continue to be a substantial clinical, social, and economic challenge. In 2020, the coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic dramatically disrupted health care worldwide, including wound care. A chronic nonhealing wound (CNHW) is typically correlated with comorbidities such as diabetes, vascular deficits, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. These risk factors make persons with CNHW at high risk for severe, sometimes lethal outcomes if infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (pathogen causing COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted several aspects of the wound care continuum, including compliance with wound care visits, prompting alternative approaches (use of telemedicine and creation of videos to help with wound dressing changes among others), and encouraging a do-it-yourself wound dressing protocol and use of homemade remedies/substitutions. Recent Advances: There is a developing interest in understanding how the social determinants of health impact the QoL and outcomes of wound care patients. Furthermore, addressing wound care in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of telemedicine options in the continuum of care. Future Directions: The economic, clinical, and social impact of wounds continues to rise and requires appropriate investment and a structured approach to wound care, education, and related research.

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“…Research funding for chronic wound studies is surprisingly limited, compared to the huge impact of chronic wounds on global health care. 9,50,51 Part of the reason could stem from the fact that the chronic wound is viewed as a symptom rather than a disease entity, therefore a large portion of funding goes to research of the comorbid diseases associated with chronic wounds. To improve the field of chronic wounds, the funding agencies should allocate specific and meaningful funding strategies and consortiums for chronic wounds.…”

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<p>Opportunities and Challenges of the Management of Chronic Wounds: A Multidisciplinary Viewpoint</p>

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2020

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Chronic nonhealing wounds are debilitating with high morbidity and mortality in a highly vulnerable patient population. Despite extensive efforts to develop therapeutic strategies for effective treatment of chronic wounds, so far, limited clinical success has been achieved. The reasons for the limited clinical success include (i) the absence of validated centers of excellence, education, and standards in wound care management; (ii) limited numbers of funding agencies with the central focus on chronic wounds; (iii) lack of robust evidence for wound healing approaches in the current literature together with the lack of methodologic consistency in clinical trials; (iv) complexity of wound environment due to patients' comorbidity; (v) lack of transparency in politics including complexity of the reimbursement procedures; (vi) growing complexity with the increasing percentage of aging populations; and (vii) crowded market with overwhelming "me too" products with limited clinical efficacies. This perspective is intended to discuss these challenges in the field of wound care and introduce multidisciplinary opportunities for substantial improvement of wound healing management. To address the current challenges in the field, we suggest that stakeholders in wound care adopt a proactive integrated response that utilizes a broad network and takes full advantage of emerging technologies.

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Wound research funding from alternative sources of federal funds in 2012

Cited by 15 publications

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Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates

Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates

Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2020 Compendium of Estimates

<p>Opportunities and Challenges of the Management of Chronic Wounds: A Multidisciplinary Viewpoint</p>

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