Supported by AccelHeal Technologies Ltd

Hear a patients perspective of living with a painful wound

The Speakers

• Dr Amelia Swift, Reader in Health Professional Education, University of Birmingham, School of Nursing
• Liz Ovens, Independent Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse
• Sarah Gardner, Independent Tissue Viability Consultant & SoTV Vice Chair (Chair/Moderator)

Learning Objectives

• To describe the different types of pain and how they are managed
• To discuss the impact of wound pain on patients and their QOL which is often described as the worst thing about having the wound by patients
• To discuss the incidence of wound pain, cost to the NHS of analgesics and the challenge of referring to pain clinics
• Increase awareness of Electrical stimulation wound therapy and it’s specific benefits. Provide clinicians a clear picture of the types of wounds and patients that are relevant for it’s use
• Provide a patients experience of wound pain and how new technologies have helped restore their quality of life
• Drive interest in more pro-active pain wound management and alternatives to the heavy use of analgesics