Program

Connect, with industry experts and colleagues, Collaborate with industry leaders from across the globe, Innovate and develop your work and passion for wound management.

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TUESDAY 4 MAYWEDNESDAY 5 MAYTHURSDAY 6 MAY

TUESDAY 4 MAY
Welcome/Plenary One Emerging Evidence & Innovation Plenary One will demonstrate how the field of science is contributing to clinical practice and improved patient outcomes. The plenary will introduce delegates to novel approaches to skin integrity and wound healing from the bench, as well as emerging products, therapeutics, devices, and models of care. How can science advance clinical practice? Prof Amit Gefen, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel Evidence emerging from the bench Assoc Prof Leila Cuttle, NHMRC CDF Research Fellow and Head of QUT Burns and Trauma Lab, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Emerging innovations that will change wound care Dr Brian Lepow DPM, Assistant Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College Of Medicine, United States

Break
Lunch Symposium
Plenary Two Evidence: Paradigms, Guidelines, & Controversies Plenary Two will explore emerging paradigms in wound management. Clinical practice guidelines and standards in relation to pressure injuries, atypical wounds, managing wound exudate, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical decision making will be profiled for their key recommendations and controversaries. The translation of this evidence into your clinical practice will be discussed. Paradigm shifts in wound management Assoc Prof Michael Woodward AM, Director of Wound Clinic, Austin Health, Australia International Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Prof Keryln Carville, Professor Primary Health Care & Community Nursing, Curtin University & Silver Chain Nursing Association, Australia Atypical Wounds: Best Clinical Practices and Challenges Judith Barker, Nurse Practitioner Wound Management, ACT Health, Australia Antimicrobial Stewardship and Wound Management Dr Sarah Coghill, Infectious Diseases Physician, Lismore Base Hospital, Australia Wound Exudate: Effective Assessment Management Prof Zena Moore, Professor of Nursing, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Director of Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWAT) Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Ireland How to implement evidence in your clinical practice Prof Keryln Carville, Professor Primary Health Care & Community Nursing, Curtin University & Silver Chain Nursing Association, Australia Strategies to reduce practice variation in wound assessment and management: The T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool Terry Swanson, Nurse Practitioner Wound Management, South West Healthcare, Australia Myth Busting - Debridment Dot Weir, Wound Clinician Consultant,Saratoga Hospital Centre for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, United States

Break
Wounds Australia "Behind the Scenes" - more details to be announced soon
Afternoon Symposium

WEDNESDAY 5 MAY
Plenary Three Holistic Practice This plenary will consider the provision of effective holistic care in wound management. This plenary has something for clinicians working in all settings with all wounds types. This session will support you to refine your provision of person-centred care by focusing on mental health and wellness, nutrition, self-treatment, and the cultural needs of those with wounds. I am me first, then I am a person with a wound - reigniting the importance of person-centred care Prof Zena Moore, Professor of Nursing, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Director of Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWAT) Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Ireland Wellness in people with wounds Dr Penney Upton, Associate Professor in Health, University of Canberra, Australia Power to the people - self-management of wounds Dr Suzanne Kapp, Clinical Researcher, University of Melbourne, Australia

Break
Concurrent One
Case Studies	Skin Integrity and Compression	Pressure Injury	Lower Limb Wounds	High Risk Foot
Break

Concurrent Two
Case Studies		Pressure Injury	Wounds in Acute Care	Wound Infection
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium		Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Wounds Australia AGM

THURSDAY 6 MAY
Plenary Four Effective Change Agents This plenary will expose delegates to examples where clinicians have effected change. Emerge from this conference equipped with not only emerging evidence, but with strategies to help you implement changes in your workplace. Be a change agent when working with your patients, working within your multidisciplinary teams, and at an organisational level! How the crowd can make change in wound care Prof Zena Moore, Professor of Nursing, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Director of Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWAT) Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Ireland Affecting organisational change across clinical settings Dot Weir, Wound Clinician Consultant,Saratoga Hospital Centre for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, United States Change the conversation (and the dressing): Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Behaviour Change Cathy Boyle, Director, Veriti Health and Community, Australia Personal and professional perspectives of wound healing from a seaweed scientist Dr Pia Winberg, CEO, Venus Shell Systems Australia

Catering Break
Concurrent Three Wounds in Residential care Wounds in the Community
Break
Plenary Five Emerging Innovations Emerging innovations: Innovation industry leaders, present studies and findings of recent projects. Be encouraged to develop your own innovation How do you take the seed of an idea and grow it; examples from practice Dr Brian Lepow DPM, Assistant Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College Of Medicine, United States Adding negative pressure to improve healing (dressing) trial: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial Prof Brigid Gillespie, Professor of Patient Safety, Griffith University & Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Health, Australia Review of excision wounds treated with an innovative dressing Dr Rosemary Craig Moon Boot meets APOLLO. A perfect marriage for off loading. Now made in Australia Allan Donnelly, Principal Podiatrist, Qcity Podiatry and Healthcare, Australia

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