2019 MEETING PRESENTATIONS

We are delighted to share with you many of the presentations from the 2019 Meeting, a big thank you to all of our speakers and sponsors. Please click here to view a pdf copy of the programme in case it is useful.


Welcome & Overview of the NIHR wounds research portfolioProfessor Jane Nixon, Professor of Tissue Viability and Clinical Trials Research and Deputy Director of the CTRU, University of Leeds

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Can a smartphone-delivered tool facilitate the assessment of surgical site infection and result in earlier treatment? Tracking Wound Infection with Smartphone Technology (TWIST); a randomised-controlled trial in emergency surgery patientsKenneth McLean BMedSci (Hones) MBChB, Academic Foundation Doctor, University of Edinburgh

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Exploring the feasibility of collecting patient/carer-taken images of surgical wounds for outcome assessment after leaving hospital; The Selfi wound studyMs Rhiannon Macefield, Senior Research Associate and trials methodologist at the Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol

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The SUNRRISE Trial: Single Use Negative pRessure dressing for Reduction In Surgical site infection following Emergency laparatomyMr Richard Wilkin, Academic Clinical Lecturer/General Surgical Registrar, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Medicine, University of Birmingham

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CODIFI2: Comparing sampling and processing methods in diabetic foot ulcersDr Angela Oates, Lecturer in Wound Healing, Centre for Atherothrombosis and Metabolic Disease, Hull York Medical School

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ROSSINI-2: Reduction Of Surgical Site Infection using several Novel InterventionsProfessor Thomas Pinkney, Professor of Surgical Clinical Trials, University of Birmingham and Honorary Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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What is meant by ‘good wound closure?’ Development and pre-testing of a tool for assessing the quality of wound closure after surgeryBeth Birkbeck, Medical Student, Centre for Surgical Research, Bristol Medical School

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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic foot wounds: an RCTLouise Hitchman, ACF STI, Academic Vascular Surgery Unit, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust

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How to be successful in the three I’s: Industry and Investigator InteractionsEmma Wright PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Molnlycke Health Care

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Is an RCT comparing wound dressings in general surgery a cost-effective investment? A value of information analysis for the Bluebelle studyProfessor Nicky J Welton, Professor of Statistical and Health Economic Modelling, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol

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