 The 2008 Wounds UK Harrogate Wound Care Conference will be held on 13-15 November 2006.
We'd like to extend our thanks to all those delegates who attended our best ever Harrogate conference. Click here for our list of 2008 conferences.
Click here for a location map of the Harrogate International Centre.
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11.00 - 13.30 |
Registration |
13.30 - 13.45 |
OPENING OF CONFERENCE |
13.45 - 14.30 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary Session in Association with 3M Healthcare
Implementation of the Best Practice Statement: Care of the Older Persons Skin and Clinical Audit or Practice across UK Care Homes
In this session the results of a UK wide clinical audit conducted in care homes will be presented. Care homes were provided with the facility to self assess their compliance with the Best Practice Statement: Care of the Older Persons Skin using an online audit system which identified areas of weakness in compliance with the statement.
Speakers: TBC
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14.35 - 15.20 |
Parallel Sessions
Queens Suite
A - Specialist session
Dilemmas around infection from a multidisciplinary perspective
Prof Rose Cooper - Micreobiologist - University of Wales, Cardiff - lab methods - process, benefits and limitations.
Prof David Leaper, Cardiff University - the problems of definition, scoring and surveillance of SSIs and how it can affect reporting.
Martin Kiernan, Nurse Consultant in Infection Control, Ormskirk and Southport NHS Trust - Diagnosis, cross infection and biofilms in wounds
Main Auditorium
B - Themed Session
Issues around debridement - techniques, procedure and technologies
Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant in Acute and Chronic Wounds. Bradford
Violet Butters - Highly specialist Podiatrist, Glasgow
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15.25 - 16.10 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary Session in Association with Activa
Chair: TBC
Biomemetics Helping Wounds to Heal
Biomemetics describe the mimicking of natures molecules with man made materials, this session will present data and information relating to this process in the management of wounds.
Speakers; Prof Greg Schultz, Institute of Wound Research, Florida USA.
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16.10 - 16.40 |
Tea/Coffee |
16.45 - 17.30 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary Session in Association with Convatec
"Achieving Best Value Outcomes in Wound Care"
Pauline Beldon - Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant, Epson and St Helier Univ Hosp NHS Trust> - introducation and background to the study
Simon Barrett - Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Riding of Yorkshire - results and clinical presentation
Pam Cooper, CNS Tissue Viability, Aberdeen - Why a best practice statement.
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17.30 - 19:30 |
Conference Exhibition Opens - Champagne Reception |
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08.00
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Registration
Exhibition and Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall |
08.00 - 8.45 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary Session, breakfast meeting in association with Coloplast - breakfast included
Assessment and treatment of Chronic Wound Pain - based on a new WUWHS Consensus Paper - 2008
Chairman: F. Wilhelmsen, MD, Denmark
Speakers: Diane Krasner, RN, PhD, USA
Patricia Price, PhD, CHPsychol, Wales
Sue Bale, RN, PhD, Wales
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09.00 - 09.45 |
Parallel Sessions
Kings Suite
A - Specialist Session
Heel protection
Louise Stewart - podiatrist
Main Auditorium
B - Themed Session
Measuring outcomes relating to TNP
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09.50 - 10.35 |
Main Audiotorium - Plenary session
Start to Heal in Association with Urgo TLC START
Chairperson - David Gray, CNS Tissue Viability, NHS GRampian
Mark Collier Lead Nurse Consultant in Tissue Viability, United LIncolnshires Hosp Trust
Simon Barrett - Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Riding of Yorkshire
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10.35 - 11.05 |
Tea/Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing |
11.05 - 11.50 |
Parallel Sessions
Kings Suite
A - Specialist Session
Controversies in infection - Biofilms
Scott Cairns , Research Fellow, - introduction to biofilms
Prof Rose Cooper - Microbiologist - University of Wales , Cardiff
Keith Cutting - Principle Lecturer, Buckingham New University, Buckinghamshire
Main Auditorium
B-Themed Session
Free Papers
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11.50 - 12.35 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary session
Wound pain at dressing-related procedures: identifying, assessing and managing the problem in association with Molnlycke
Patient perspective
Professor Patricia Price, Director of Academic Research, Dept. of Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Assessment - the key to successful pain management
Wendy White, Clinical Nurse Consultant/Educator, (private practice), Lake Haven, NSW Australia
Implementing pain-management strategies
Simon Barrett, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Riding of Yorkshire
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12.35 - 14.00 |
Lunch and Exhibition Viewing |
14.00 - 14.45 |
Main Auditorium
Plenary Session in Association with Covidien - Wound Management
Is there an economic solution to effectively manage bacteria in wounds, beyond silver?
Chair Person - Jackie Fletcher, Principle Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire
Prof David Leaper, Cardiff University
Kathy Leak, Wound Care Sister, Doncaster- AMD technology
Q & A Session
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14.15 - 17.15 |
Interactive debate with continenceand wounds - Moisture lesion's V pressure ulcers - how do we classify them
Mikel Gray PhD, Dep of Urology, University of Virginia
Tom DeFloor
Heather Orsted Co-Director and Course Coordinator - International Interprofessional Wound Care Course,
University of Toronto, Canada
Martin Luubers
Richard Ohwing
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19.00 |
HALL D
PRE-DINNER CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION |
20.00 |
HALL B
GALA DINNER |
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09:30 - 10.15
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Queens Suite
Plenary Session in Association with Urgo K Two
"Perfecting compression with peak performance"
Chairperson - Prof. Christine Moffatt
Research- Prof. Michael Junger
Dr. Patrick Benigni
Foundation Le Lous winners - Fiona Burton
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10.20 - 11.05 |
Parallel Sessions
Queens Suite
A - Specialist session
Lymphoedema
Prof Christine Moffat
Dr Phil Morgan, Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice, Thames Valley University, London
B - Themed Session
Diabetic foot - does dressings make a difference
William Jeffcoate, Consultant Endocrinologist, Foot Ulcer Trials Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB
Professor Patricia Price, Director of Academic Research, Dept. of Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
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11.05 - 11.35 |
Tea/Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing |
11.35 - 12.20 |
Plenary session in Association with KCI
Chair TBC
An overview of the use of a telemedicine system in the remote management of wounds
Over the last two years a telemedicine system designed to support specialist practitioners manage wounds has been developed and piloted.
This session will present the data from the 18 month pilot programme and how this system will be made available in the UK.
Speakers; David Gray, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability, Aberdeen Scotland
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12.25 - 13:10 |
Parallel Sessions
Queens Suite
A - Specialist Session
Free Papers
B - Themed Session
Free Papers
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13:10 - 13.55 |
Heather Orsted -Co-Director and Course Coordinator - International Interprofessional Wound Care Course, University of Toronto, Canada The future of wound healing - Facts, Figures, fallacies, future |
13.55 - 14.00 |
Finale and close |
14.00 |
Lunch and exhibition viewing |
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