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Day 1 – 30 April, 2025

Conference Hall – Main Plenary Sessions

• 08.00 – Scientific Breakfast Symposium supported by Convatec – Industry marketing vs evidence: dressing down the myths and exposing the evidence for anti-infectives – Dr Scarlet Milo and Rachel Torkington-Stokes
• 09.15 – Introduction to the Conference – Sarah Gardner

RESILIENCE IN HEALTH CARE

• 09.30 – Understanding how to navigate the system and implement change (including cultural change) – Mr Naseer Ahmad and Dr Kristen Sorensen

10.15 – Break and exhibition viewing

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE LOWER LIMB CARE

• 11.00 – Injecting injuries and leg ulceration in people who inject drugs – Dr Alison Coull
• 11.30 – Diagnostic performance and cost-effectiveness of automated devices for identifying peripheral arterial disease in people with leg ulceration – Dr Dwayne Boyers
• 12.00 – A randomised controlled trial of compression therapies for the treatment of venous leg ulcers: VenUS 6 Study Results – Catherine Arundel

12.30 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

OPTIMISING HEALING: GETTING WOUND BED PREPARATION RIGHT

• 14.00 – Understanding wound debridement: assessment and methods for effective practice – Joanna Swan
• 14.30 – “Uniting Expertise”, reaching a consensus on international best practices for wound debridement among Nurses Specializing in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Canada and the Society of Tissue Viability – Sharon Neill

15.00 – Break and exhibition viewing

THE PRESSURE IS OFF! HOW NEW EVIDENCE CAN INFLUENCE PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

• 15.45 – Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us? Seating guidelines for people, carers, health and social care professionals, third edition – Dr Melanie Stephens
• 16.15 – Unlocking Potential: Transform your ideas into reality, how can ‘Art’ influence lower limb pressure ulcer prevention and management – Sharon Neill
• 16.45 – Pressure ulcer prevention for people with long-term neurological conditions: a participatory approach – Dr Susanne Coleman and Dr Laura McLarty
• 17.15 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Small Conference Hall – New evidence to support practice

SESSION 1 – PREVENTION / EARLY INTERVENTION TRIALS

• 11.00 – Free papers
• 11.30 – PREVENTion and treatment of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) through optimising care: development and feasibility cluster randomised trial of the IAD-Manual (PREVENT-IAD) – Dr Sue Woodward
• 12.00 – Targeted antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of SSI – Dr Hannah Daysley
• 12.30 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

SESSION 2 – DIABETIC FOOT

• 14.00 – MIDFUT: Multiple interventions for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) – Myka Ransom and Henrietta Konwea

• 14.30 – Evaluating extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic foot ulcer healing – Professor Ian Chetter

• 15.00 – Break and exhibition viewing

SESSION 3 – GETTING STARTED IN WOUNDS RESEARCH / CAREERS IN RESEARCH

• 15.45 – Getting started in wounds research / careers in research. Panel discussion including hints, tips and personal experiences – Dr Clare Greenwood, Professor Peter Worsley and Martin Sylvester

• 16.15 – Free papers
• 17.15 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Lecture Hall – Workshops

• 11.00 – WORKSHOP – Managing the foot and toes, a whole leg approach – Kate Williams, Georgina Ritchie, Rebecca Elwell, Katy Smyth and Anna Swinburn
  Supported by Solventum, Haddenham and L&R
• 12.30 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

• 14.00 – WORKSHOP – LIVE Wound moulage, assessment and wound bed preparation using the T.I.M.E Clinical Decision Support Tool (CDST) – Deborah Chester-Bessell and Ayesha Marshall
  Supported by, ConvaTec, L&R, Smith + Nephew and Solventum
• 15.00 – Break and exhibition viewing
• 15.45 – WORKSHOP – Tips and tricks with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) – getting your confidence back – Sharon Scattergood, Claire Hoggard and Lisa Hill
  Supported by Smith + Nephew, Molnlycke and Solventum
• 17.15 – Close

Day 2 – 1 May, 2025

Conference Hall – Main Plenary Sessions

A CUT ABOVE THE REST: USING EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE SURGICAL WOUND CARE

• 09.15 – A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention (SWHSI 2) – Catherine Arundel
• 09.45 – The Impact of postoperative packing of perianal abscess cavities: a multicentre RCT – challenging wound care dogma. Results and discussion about de-implementation – Katy Newton
• 10.15 – Surgical wound complications- what we need to know and do! – Jacky Edwards
• 10.45 – Break and exhibition viewing

HOW WELL DO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND WOUND PAIN?

• 11.30 – More than just pain – A lived experience of skin and wound challenges of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – Victoria Abbott-Fleming MBE
• 12.00 – Wound related pain – are we responding to patient need? – Professor Georgina Gethin
• 12.30 – Wound-related pain and the endocannabinoid system – Catherine Healy
• 13.00 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

WHEN SHOULD WOUND CARE BECOME URGENT?

• 14.30 – Necrotising fascitis – urgency and impact on patients – Luxmi Dhoonmoon
• 15.00 – How should we manage pre-tibial lacerations and haematomas? What is the current evidence base? – Dr Clare Greenwood

INCLUSIVITY IN HEALTH CARE

• 15.30 – Challenging ableism in healthcare – Georgina Vine
• 16.00 – Close – Sarah Gardner

Concurrent Sessions – Small Conference Hall – Prevent-Manage-Heal: A collaborative approach

COLLABORATION IN PRESSURE ULCERS

• 09:15 – The influence of localised cooling at the skin of the heel and sacrum – Dr Ralph Gordon
• 09:45 – Overview of innovations and emerging technologies to detect posture, mobility and pressure ulcer risk in vulnerable individuals – Dr Silvia Caggiari
• 10:15 – Using positioning in lying to reduce the risk of developing pressure ulcers in those with limited mobility and or complex postures – Dr Jackie Casey
• 10:45 – Break and exhibition viewing

COLLABORATION IN INFECTION

• 11:30 – The importance of collaboration in surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance – Anna Thompson
• 12.00 – Moving from communication to collaboration – a microbiology approach – Mr Greg Williams
• 12.30 – Antimicrobial Stewardship – what is it and how do we apply it to wound care? – Professor Val Edward-Jones
• 13:00 – Lunch and exhibition viewing

COLLABORATION IN LOWER LIMB

• 14:30 – Skin tears: Handle with care – Dr Jeannie Donnelly
• 15:00 – Lower limb care and cellulitis diagnosis – Rebecca Elwell
• 15:30 – Creating collaboration in personalised lower limb care – Katie Rees and Rebecca Long
• 16.00 – Close

Concurrent Sessions – Lecture Hall – Workshops

• 09.15 – WORKSHOP – Managing the foot and toes, a whole leg approach – Luxmi Dhoonmoon, Georgina Ritchie, Rebecca Elwell, Katy Smyth and Anna Swinburn
  Supported by Solventum, Haddenham and L&R
• 10:45 – Break and exhibition viewing
• 11.30 – WORKSHOP – Tips and tricks with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) – getting your confidence back – Sharon Scattergood, Claire Hoggard and Lisa Hill
  Supported by Smith + Nephew, Molnlycke and Solventum
• 13.00 – Lunch and exhibition viewing
• 14.30 – WORKSHOP – LIVE Wound moulage, assessment and wound bed preparation using the T.I.M.E Clinical Decision Support Tool (CDST) – Deborah Chester-Bessell and Ayesha Marshall
  Supported by, ConvaTec, L&R, Smith + Nephew and Solventum
• 15.25 – Close

It’s a fantastic programme for the Society of Tissue Viability 2025 Conference – don’t miss out!

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