Mr. Keith F Cutting MN, RMN, RGN, Dip N (Lond), Cert Ed (FE)
Clinical Research Consultant, Hertfordshire, UK
Wales, Cardiff, UK, holds a Diploma in Nursing from London University and has a
Certificate in Education (FE) from University of Wales, Cardiff. He is a Registered
General Nurse and a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Keith has been involved in tissue viability for over 29 years. Apart from lecturing he
has maintained clinical and research roles and has presented his work nationally and
international at conferences that include the World Union of Wound Healing
Societies, European Wound Management Association, the European Tissue Repair
Society and the Symposium on Advances in Wound Care. He has over 130 peer
reviewed publications in journals, book chapters and conference abstracts and has
edited Trends in Wound Care volumes IV and V. He has a particular interest in
diagnosis and management of wound infection and his paper Criteria for wound
Infection1 remains the most widely cited collation of clinical criteria for wound
infection. These criteria have been tested in two research studies and have been
adapted for clinical application in many countries around the world.
Keith is a co-editor of The Microbiology of Wounds2 the first book dedicated to this
topic that explores the role of biofilms in wounds and infection.
Keith is a reviewer for a number of journals, and works with a range of international
corporations and medical agencies as an independent consultant.
References
1. Cutting KF, Harding KG. Criteria for identifying wound infection. Journal of Wound Care
1994;3(4):198-201.
2. Percival S, Cutting K, editors. Microbiology of wounds. Boca Baton, USA: CRC Press, 2010.
