Overview

This study day will explore the challenges to skin health and wound healing for patients being cared for in oncology and palliative care settings. This includes the impact of treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the skin as well as some of the considerations that need to be made when caring for those on a palliative care pathway.

Who’s the Skin health and wound care in oncology and palliative care settings study day suitable for?

This study day will be relevant to clinicians working directly with patients receiving oncology and or palliative care, both as an inpatient or at home. This includes oncology nurses/ specialists, palliative care nurses/ specialists, Tissue viability nurses, community nurses, practice nurses, clinicians working in secondary care, podiatrists, academics/ students with an interest in wound care.

Programme

View the draft programme – please note timings/presentations may be subject to change

09.30-09.45            Welcome & Introduction – Sarah Gardner, Society of Tissue Viability Education Facilitator/Director, Wound Matters Ltd

09.45-10.15            Malignant Wounds – Trudie Clark, Lead Tissue Viability Nurse, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff

10.15– 10.25          Q&A

10.25-10.40            Industry presentation – Sharon Gardner, Clinical Services Manager, H&R Healthcare – a Mediq company

10.40-10.50            Comfort break

10.50-11.20            Skin cancer recognition and prevention – Lynsey Atkinson, Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Northern Health and Social Care Trust

11.20-11.30            Q&A

11.30-12.00            Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy skin toxicity – Diana Matthews, Advanced Oncology Pharmacist & Urology NMP

12.00-12.10            Q&A

12.10-12.25            Industry presentation – Flen Health

12.25-13.00            Lunch

13.00-13.30            Skin changes at life’s end: Preventing pressure ulcers – Dr Jeannie Donnelly, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust & School of Nursing, Queens University Belfast

13.30-13.40            Q&A

13.40 – 13.55         Industry presentation – Integra LifeSciences

13.55-14.25            Overview of Radiotherapy: It’s Treatments, Toxicities and Skin Management – Jason Griffiths, Radiotherapy Review Radiographer – (Non-medical prescriber), Velindre Cancer Centre

14.25-14.35            Q&A

14.35-14.50            Industry presentation – TBC

14.50-15.00            Comfort Break

15:00-15:30            The management of Lymphorrhoea in cancer related lymphoedema – Rebecca Elwell, Lymphoedema, Macmillan Lymphoedema Advanced Nurse Practitioner, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

15.30-15.40            Q&A

15.40-15.45            Round up of the day / close

Industry presentations

There will be an interactive presentation of wound care products and preventative aids from our industry partners:-

Flen Health

H&R Healthcare – a Mediq company

Integra LifeSciences

And more to be confirmed!

Our Trustees look forward to welcoming you all virtually to the classroom