REGISTER NOW & SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY 2nd October, 2020! Sessions include opportunities & challenges for using digital images in SSI surveillance, learning from RCTs employing wound images, patient reported SSI surveillance using wound photography and implementing in practice. Click here to register now! All welcome!
Your opportunity to learn from some of the UK’s leading wounds researchers! The WReN Scientific Committee are keen to develop a strong collaboration with industry as a partner in the design and delivery of wounds research. They would like to share the expertise gained in large national and international multi-centre wounds research and methodological research and […]
The University of Southampton are undertaking a project which involves an on-line international consensus study to establish a minimum data set and a reporting guideline for medical device-related pressure ulcers. Treating pressure ulcers is costly and they are associated with many quality of care indicators. In recent years, it has become apparent that a significant […]
The NIHR have been approached by a company that is developing a new product for wound care management and they are particularly interested in hearing from patients that have/had peripheral vascular disease, ulceration or gangrene. They have developed an anonymised 2 minute survey seeking views on their experiences of care provision. Click here to access […]
Researchers from the University of Manchester are undertaking several projects about venous leg ulcers. They need the input of people who have (or have had) a leg ulcer and would like to hear from you or your patients if you are interested in offering your opinions. They are particularly interested in hearing from you if: […]
The 4th European Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Masterclass is taking place from the 9-11 March 2021 in Porto, Portugal. The meeting is being hosted and co-organized by the Catholic University of Portugal, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Enrolment to the EPUAP […]
EPUAP Live Webinar, 13 May 2020 6pm-7pm This CLINICAL WEBINAR will assist clinicians on the front lines caring for patients at risk for pressure ulcer development and protecting themselves from suffering skin breakdown during this difficult time. The speakers are EPUAP Trustees who work clinically and have built a lot of experience in caring for […]
The Surgical MIC has just launched its PPE Challenge to protect front line workers from COVID-19 and keep health services functioning. Surgery and other interventional procedures generate aerosols that put health care workers at particular risk from COVID-19 infection. Viral particles liberated from infected patients are circulated by positive pressure ventilation systems producing a “viral […]
Below is a statement from EWMA and Linda Primmer, the Chair of Trustees of the TVS and we hope you can join us on the new date of Wednesday 18th November. “We can announce that the 30th Annual Conference of the EWMA, EWMA 2020 will be rescheduled to Wednesday 18 – Friday 20 November 2020 in London, UK. Whilst only a short […]
The WReN Scientific Committee are delighted to unveil the fantastic programme for the 5th Scientific Meeting 2020. Not to forget that as the meeting is being organised jointly with #EWMA2020, there is an excellent representation from industry with great networking opportunities! Click here to view a full Draft Programme* *The programme is in draft […]