Attending the EPUAP conference in Leeds provided me with the opportunity to expand my knowledge, learn and help improve patient care through quality improvement, focusing on how we can change our current practice. The theme for the conference was ‘Involving service users in PU research and priorities’ I found the Pressure Ulcer Research Service User […]

I would like to start by thanking the Society of Tissue Viability for the grant I received which allowed me to attend the event. What a jam-packed three days it was. The event started with a tribute to Professor Dan Bader, formally chief editor of the Journal of Tissue Viability. Peter Worsley fondly recounted Professor […]

It was interesting to see what other countries are doing in relation to pressure ulcer prevention, particularly around digitalisation of services. The conference also gave me the opportunity to reflect on what we are doing well in our Trust. Of particular interest to me were the presentations about the management of contractures in pressure ulcer […]

It was such a great opportunity to join the EPUAP conference and listen to numerous speakers from around the world bringing different strategies for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. The experience definitely was very refreshing and reassuring that we are not alone in facing challenges in PUP. And finally,  the learnings were absolutely […]

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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Dan Bader who was a physicist by training (BSc, MSc) with a PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Southampton Dan leaves a lasting legacy in Southampton and beyond, having established successful research groups in the UK and overseas. His […]