One Voice for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment

20 – 22 SEPTEMBER 2017

EPUAP 2017 AWARDS

Experienced Investigator Award: Amit Gefen
Deformed cells as failing structures: The journey of mechanical engineer in the labyrinth of biology to seek the reason for pressure ulcers

Life Achievement Investigator Award: Michael Clark
Lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it’s been

EPUAP 2017 BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD

Colin Boyle
P59: Reprogramming epidermis on residual limbs to bear load better

EPUAP 2017 BEST FREE PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD

Eva Sving
Sustainability of a multi-faceted intervention to implement evidence based pressure ulcer prevention

EPUAP 2017 BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARD: BASIC SCIENCE

Rona Greifman
Dynamic computational simulations for evaluating protocols of tissue loads applied by a regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy (rnpt) system for treating large wounds

EPUAP 2017 BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARD: CLINICAL SCIENCE

Anna Lechner
Dry skin and pressure ulcer risk: A multi-center cross-sectional prevalence study in German hospitals and nursing homes

EPUAP & STRYKER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AWARDS: PARTNERS IN PREVENTION

Carol Bartley, Melanie Stephens
Tissue Viability Society guidelines for assessing seating and posture: Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults

Nicci Aylward-Wotton
Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients

Aoife McDonnell
Zero Heroes: Working together to achieve no hospital acquired pressure ulcers

Aase Fremmelevholm
Systematic effort reduces pressure ulcers with 50%

JOURNAL OF TISSUE VIABILITY & JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS AWARDS

Jibbe Soetens
Surfaces for health: Early detection of skin damage using biomarkers

Antoine Perrier
Musculoskeletal finite element model of the foot: Loading and direct dynamic validation

EPUAP & 3M PRESSURE ULCER AND IAD INNOVATION AWARDS

Karen Van den Bussche
The Ghent Global IAD Categorisation Tool (GLOBIAD) for incontinence-associated dermatitis: International development and reliability study

Fiona Coyer
Translating evidence-based device-related pressure injury prevention strategies to the intensive care environment: The SUSTAIN study

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