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London: 1st Oct & Manchester: 5th Nov

Chair: Louise Toner – Chairperson, Woundcare Alliance & Associate Dean: Business, Innovation, Marketing & Admissions, Birmingham City University – Faculty of Health

AM Sessions


9.40 What’s new in wound care: An update of what you need to know     
Guidelines. Dressings. Techniques. Telemedicine in wound care. Commissioning.
Sylvie Hampton MA BSc (Hons) DpSN SGN – Tissue Viability Consultant Nurse

10.30 Wound care & elderly people
Creating a sustainable care environment to avoid skin tears. What to do with skin tears in elderly people.
London: Menna Lloyd Jones – Senior Nurse Tissue Viability North West Wales (Betsi Cadwalader University LHB).
Manchester: Rosie Callaghan – Tissue Viability Nurse for Nursing Homes, Worcestershire PCT.

11.10 Exhibition & Morning Coffee

11.50 Leg ulcer management
Assessment. Management. When to refer. Clinics in practice. Prevention of recurrence.
Lynn Davis - Tissue Viability Lead Nurse, NHS Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Care Services

12.30 Pressure ulcer prevention in the community
Richard Buckland – Tissue Viability Lead Nurse, NHS Darlington PCT


1.00 Exhibition & Lunch

PM Sessions


1.50 Evaluating topical negative pressure
What is TNP? When does the evidence suggest TNP should be used? What are the implications for practice? The NHS? Empowering patients towards greater independence.
London: Louise Morris – Lead Nurse for Tissue Viability, Worcester Acute Trust.
Manchester: Jackie Stephen-Haynes – Consultant Nurse & Senior Lecturer in Tissue Viability, Worcestershire PCT & University of Worcester.

2.20 Exudate management
What dressings? Dressing techniques. Managing the wound & patient effectively.
London: Richard Buckland – Tissue Viability Lead Nurse, NHS Darlington PCT

3.00 Exhibition & Afternoon Tea

3.30 Managing infected wounds
Identification. Assessment tools. Topical applications.
Kathleen Leak BA (Hons) – Wound Care Sister, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust