About the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP)

The “European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel” was created in London in December 1996 to lead and support all European countries in the efforts to prevent and treat pressure ulcers. At its inaugural meeting in London in December 1996, which included experts from many European countries, the group of over twenty agreed their mission statement and the initial Executive Board and Trustees.

EPUAP 2025

Main topics

• The new international EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA 2025 pressure ulcer prevention and treatment guideline: road map for the future
• International client and patient safety strategies: effect on national actions in pressure ulcer prevention
• Health economics in pressure ulcer prevention and management
• The impact of pressure ulcers on body image and social interaction
• Health care professional education for pressure ulcer prevention and practice
• Early pressure ulcer detection, identification and differential diagnosis
• Pressure ulcer risks and prevention in critical care units
• Pressure ulcer care and prevention in populations with specific needs
• Patient journeys before and after reconstructive surgery for pressure ulcers
• Management and prevention of pressure ulcers in the community
• Medical device regulation and pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
• Artificial intelligence, current information and new technologies in pressure ulcer prevention and treatmentProgramme

Registration

Early bird registration available until the 15 July, 2025

Abstract Submission

Abstract submission opens January 2025 and closes 10 April, 2025

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