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Wounds UK Scottish Woundcare Conference

The 8th Scottish Wound Care Conference will take place in Glasgow on 6th September 2007.

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Programme

Who should attend

08.00

Registration and exhibition viewing

09.10

Chair’s welcome

09.15

Speaker: John Timmons
Wound Debridement and Cleansing: A review of the therapies available to debride and cleanse wounds healing by secondary intention, supported by case reports

09:45

Speaker: Fiona Russell
Wound Granulation and Closure: A review of the therapies available to facilitate granulation and wound closure in wounds healing by secondary intention, supported by case reports

10.15–11.15

Coffee and exhibition viewing

11.15

Speaker: Paul Chadwick
Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Delivery of effective care and recent advances in the management of the diabetic foot. A review of practice supported by case reports

11.45

Speaker: Trudie Young
Surgical and Trauma Wounds: Delivery of effective care and recent advances in the management of both surgical and trauma wounds. A review of practice supported by case reports

12.15

Questions from the morning sessions to the speakers’ panel

12.30

Lunch and exhibition viewing

13.45

Speaker: Pauline Beldon
Pressure Ulcers: A presentation of case reports and opportunity for discussion. A leading UK specialist takes the delegate on a journey through the management of patients with pressure ulcers

14.30

Speaker: Janice Bianchi
Lower Limb Management: A presentation of case reports and opportunity for discussion. A leading UK specialist takes the delegate on a journey through the management of patients with challenging wounds, i.e. leg ulcers, skin reactions, etc

15.15

Questions from the afternoon session to the speakers’ panel

15.30

Close of conference

Speakers:

Pauline Beldon, Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant, Epsom and St Helier University Hospital NHS Trust, Carshalton
Janice Bianchi, Nurse Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
Paul Chadwick, Principal Podiatrist, Salford
Fiona Russell, Tissue Viability Nurse, Department of Tissue Viability, Grampian NHS Acute Trust, Aberdeen
John Timmons, Tissue Viability Nurse, Department of Tissue Viability, Grampian NHS Acute Trust, Aberdeen and Clinical Manager, Wounds UK
Trudie Young, Lecturer in Tissue Viability, School of Healthcare Sciences, Wrexham, North Wales

Who should attend:

District nurses
Link nurses
Nursing home nurses
Podiatrists
Practice nurses
Staff nurses
Tissue viability specialists