2023 conference programme

We believe that skin health and wound healing is everyone’s business and that change happens when we work together, not in silos

Click on each speaker name to see their bio, the session objectives and an abstract.

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The Society of Tissue Viability is extremely grateful to all speakers at their conference who have given their time for free.

Day 1 – 26 April

Carmichael Room – Plenary Sessions

10.15 – Break and exhibition viewing

  • 11.00 – PURPOSE-T use in clinical practice: A realist evaluation – Dr Susanne Coleman
  • 11.22 – The pressure ulcer prevention at home study – a participatory approach – Delia Muir
  • 11.45 – Effectiveness of surgical reconstruction to treat full-skin thickness pressure ulcers: evidence and feasibility of research – Professor Barnaby Reeves
  • 12.07 – Surgical intervention for pressure ulcer management – Claire Porter

12.30 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

15.00 – Break and exhibition viewing

  • 15.45 – Traumatic lower limb degloving injury – the role of the Surgeon – Mr Sanjib Majumder
  • 16.15 – Post-op considerations: the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist – Emma Readman
  • 16.45 – How deep is your deglove? The physical and psychological impact of a traumatic injury – Evie Jones

17.15 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Spurgeon Room – Evidence Based Practice

  • 11.00 – Evidence based practice? Impact of NIHR wounds research on clinical practice and summary of the current portfolio – Professor Jane Nixon
  • 11.30 – Pilonidal sInus Treatment: Studying The OPtions – Mr Matthew Lee
  • 12.00 – Interviews with Tissue Viability Nurses about their perceptions of how we use devices for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers in acute care – Dr Clare Greenwood

12.30 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

  • 14.00 – Free papers

    • 14.00 – What influences inclusion of skin tone diversity when teaching skin assessment? Findings from an online survey of nurse educators in practice and universities – Dr Victoria Clemett
    • 14.15 – Quality Improvement through dressings optimisation – Elaine Flaherty and Joseph Montgomery
    • 14.30 – There should be proper training’: Healthcare Support Workers reflect on their experiences of and roles in pressure ulcer prevention – A qualitative exploratory study – Dr Liang Liu
    • 14.45 – Healthcare students’ experiences of a Collaborative Online International Learning initiative on wound care and interprofessional education: an exploratory study – Sharon Neill and Associate Professor Christina Parker

15.00 – Break and exhibition viewing

  • 15.45 – Technologies for the early detection and prevention of pressure ulcers – Dr Peter Worsley

  • 16.15 – Preventing chronic leg ulcers following excision of cancer on the lower limb: HEALS and HEALS 2 – Dr Elizabeth McGinnis
  • 16.45 – Current challenges in prevention and treatment of IAD – Dr Sue Woodward

17.15 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Seymour Room – Workshops

17.15 – Close

Day 2 – 27 April

Carmichael Room – Plenary Sessions

10.45 – Break and exhibition viewing

  • 11.30 – Update on the surgical stream for NWCSP – current position and what we can do to improve it – Jacky Edwards
  • 12.00 – New approaches to surgial site infection and cutaneous perfusion imaging using infrared thermography – Professor Charmaine Childs
  • 12.30 – Reducing SSI in colorectal surgery – Professor Thomas Pinkney

13.00 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

  • 14.30 – The opportunities of improved wound care data to support wound care – Mike Watson
  • 14.50 – Using a digital wound management system to improve outcomes for people with deteriorating wounds – Mr Mike Oliver
  • 15.10 – Surgical Site Infection surveillance: Time for a new agenda? – Melissa Rochon
  • 15.30 – Recognising super helper syndrome: Strategies for coping with the impact of a caring role – Jess Baker
  • 16.00 – Close – Dr Jeannie Donnelly

Concurrent Sessions – Spurgeon Room – Fundamentals of Wound Care

09:15 – The skin – Dr Jeannie Donnelly

  • Anatomy and physiology of the skin
  • Functions of the skin
  • Risk factors for skin breakdown
  • Skin assessment

10:45 Break and opportunity for exhibition viewing

11:30 – Wound Assessment – Paul Hardy

  • Normal wound healing
  • Wound assessment and care planning
  • Factors within the wound bed that affect healing
  • Choosing the right dressing

13:00 – Lunch and opportunity for exhibition viewing 

14:30 – Healthy legs and feet – Dr Natasha Levy

  • Keeping feet healthy – hints and tips
  • Recognising lower limb problems
  • Hints and tips for healthy legs

16.00 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Seymour Room – Workshops

10:45Break and opportunity for exhibition viewing

13.00 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

  • 14.00 – Vascular assessment workshop sponsored by Huntleigh Healthcare – Annie Clothier and Ina Farrelly

15.00 – Close

It’s a fantastic programme for the Society of Tissue Viability 2023 Conference – don’t miss out, register NOW!