EPUAP2018 INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS: A winning approach to pressure ulcer management The 20 th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel 12 – 14 September 2018 Rome, Italy www.epuap2018.org Conference venue Angelicum University Congress Center, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Abstract submission deadline: 2 nd April 2018 Review notification deadline: 4 th May 2018 Early registration deadline: 4 th June 2018
The 20th Annual Meeting of theEuropean Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
12 – 14 September 2018Rome, Italy
www.epuap2018.org
Conference venue
Angelicum University CongressCenter, Pontifical Universityof Saint Thomas Aquinas
Abstract submission deadline:
2nd April 2018
Review notification deadline:
4th May 2018
Early registration deadline:
4th June 2018
MAIN TOPICS WILL COVER: Innovations in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: From cells to humans, from bioengineering to clinical practice Basic science: Biomechanics and aetiology Overcoming communication difficulties: Telemedicine for remote pressure ulcer management consultations Modern wound care centers: Essentials for success Multidisciplinary pressure ulcer prevention and treatment in our most fragile patients: From the premature to the aged population Complex and atypical pressure ulcers Public and patient involvement in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment Pressure ulcer management during humanitarian missions
Neonatal and pediatric pressure ulcer management Dermatological, plastic, reconstructive surgery for pressure ulcers
EXTRAS IN THE EPUAP 2018 PROGRAMME EPUAP-Roma Race, an exciting fundraising programme EPUAP Lunch with experts, a unique opportunity to raise your questions Garden EPUAP Class: Wound Care and Environment, the first open-air EPUAP course A Roman Lesson for EPUAP: Ancient art and wound care, a focus on the history of wound care
Organised by The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) in partnership with Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital, Research Institute, Unit of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, International Society for Pediatric Wound Care (ISPeW), Italian Association for Pressure Ulcers (AIUC) and Italian Nursing Society for Wound Care (AISLeC).
