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Dr. Barbara Bates-Jensen is a Professor at the Joe C. Wen School of Nursing at UCLA, where she serves as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Her clinical research and education focus on wound care practices aimed at eliminating disparities in the detection of skin tissue damage among people of color. Her work on pressure injuries, previously termed pressure ulcers or bedsores, and chronic wound care includes the screening, detection methods, assessment, and management of wounds in vulnerable populations including nursing home residents, the elderly, veterans, and critically ill patients. Dr. Bates-Jensen's contributions to the field include the development of the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT), which is utilized worldwide and integrated into multiple electronic health records. Collaborating with professors from the computer science and bioengineering departments, she helped invent a wound care medical device that makes skin tissue damage visible at the skin surface, contributing significantly to sustainable patient wound care on a global scale.
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