Conference Agenda

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8:00am
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9:00am
Registration& Morning coffee
Location: Exhibition Hall
9:00am
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9:45am
A. Opening: Opening session
Location: Concert Hall
09:00 – 09:25: Conference opening (Tom O’Connor, Andrea Pokorná) 09:25 – 09:45: Presentation of the Guidelines Group including representatives of NPIAP and PIPPA & Copy of the Guidelines presented to the Chief Nurse of Ireland Rachel Kenna
9:45am
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A. Plenary Key Session 1: SUSTAINING PREVENTION & TREATMENT: PERSON-CENTRED PU CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Location: Concert Hall
Chair: Tom O'Connor
Chair: Andrea Pokorná
 
9:45am - 10:05am

ONE CONDITION, MANY PATHWAYS: PRESSURE ULCERS ACROSS LIFE, HEALTH, AND CARE CONTEXTS

Zena Moore



10:05am - 10:25am

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAMWORK: EXPLORING TEAM PERFORMANCE IN PRESSURE ULCER CARE

Alison Porter-Armstrong

10:45am
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10:55am
Short Break 1
10:55am
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12:00pm
A. Key session 2: SUSTAINING RESEARCH ON PU PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Location: Concert Hall
Chair: Dominique Sigaudo-Roussel
Chair: Declan Patton
 
10:55am - 11:15am

FUNDING PRESSURE ULCER RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Declan Patton



11:15am - 11:35am

ADVANCED BIOMATERIALS FOR CHRONIC WOUND REPAIR

Fergal O'Brien



11:35am - 11:55am

TISSUE STRAINS COMPUTATION WITH BIOMECHANICAL MODELS TO PREVENT PRESSURE ULCERS

Yohan Payan

B. Key session 3: SUSTAINING PU PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN CRITICAL CARE SETTINGS
Location: Landsdowne room
Chair: Maarit Ahtiala
Chair: Steven Smet
 
10:55am - 11:15am

PRESSURE ULCERS/INJURIES MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

Liliana Candeias, Patrícia Cardoso, Pedro Sardo



11:15am - 11:35am

HARMONISING PRESSURE ULCER OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN CRITICAL CARE: NEXT STEPS. THE SAFE-ICU EUROPEAN RESEARCH NETWORK (SAFE-ICU COST ACTION CA24107)

Natalie L. McEvoy, Pierre-Yves Blanchard, Jos M. Latour



11:35am - 11:55am

GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF PRESSURE INJURIES: PAST EVIDENCE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS (SAFE-ICU COST ACTION CA24107)

Pierre-Yves Blanchard, Jos Latour, Natalie L. McEvoy

C. FPS 1: Free paper session 1: LONG TERM & GERIATRIC CARE
Location: Dodder Hall A
Chair: Kirsti Ahmajarvi
Chair: Katrin Balzer
 
10:55am - 11:05am

KINAESTHETICS TO PROMOTE MOBILITY IN CARE RECIPIENTS: EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS

Katrin Balzer, Anne Stark, Dagmar Lühmann



11:05am - 11:15am

IMPACT OF AN INPATIENT GERIATRIC CONSULTATION TEAM ON PRESSURE ULCERS IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS

Alfred Quillon, Julien Berthiller, Byeul-A Kim, Véronique Profit, Adélaide Vincent



11:15am - 11:25am

COMPARISON OF TWO SKIN PROTECTION REGIMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF INCONTINENCE-ASSOCIATED DERMATITIS

Bettina Völzer, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Jan Kottner



11:25am - 11:35am

NURSING HOME RESIDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF INCONTINENCE CARE AND INCONTINENCE-ASSOCIATED DERMATITIS PREVENTION

Nils Ohde, Bettina Völzer, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Jan Kottner



11:35am - 11:45am

BETWEEN RESPONSIBILITY AND DELEGATION: NURSES’ EXPERIENCES OF PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

Camilla Leerskov Soerensen



11:45am - 11:55am

EVALUATION OF A UNIVERSAL SIZED OFFLOADING BOOT FOR FOOT PRESSURE DAMAGE PREVENTION: A 100 PATIENT EVALUATION

Heather Hodgson

D. Workshop 1: THE WHY, THE HOW AND THE JOURNEY: OUR EXPERIENCE WITH PATIENT AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR PRESSURE SORE PREVENTION
Location: Dodder Hall B
Chair: Hannah Wilson
This workshop explores the impact of PUs through lived experience, highlights approaches to patient and public involvement (PPI), and shares insights. It will also examine how partnerships between patients, care partners, researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry can drive progress.
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Lunch break 1
Meet the Expert: Networking event
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Poster viewing: Poster viewing and Q&A with presenters
Location: Exhibition Hall
 

DOES AN INNOVATE MATTRESS ALIGN WITH INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES - TISSUE TOLERANCE AND MECHANICAL LOAD

Michael Sullivan



THE PROTECTIVE STRAIN REDUCTION EFFECT OF SLIDABLE LAYERS IN A PROPHYLACTIC DRESSING

Elinor Dhesi, Ciara Cassidy, Euan Motion, Runi Brownhill



THE IMPACT OF DRESSING PAD DESIGN FOR PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION: A FINITE ELEMENT STUDY

Harriet Talbott, Ciara Cassidy, Michael Laughton, Sarah Crossland, Eilnor Dhesi, Euan Motion, Runi Brownhill, Louise France



CONTROLLED RELEASE OF VEGF IN ALG–HA BEAD SYSTEM TO PROMOTE WOUND HEALING IN PUNCH-INDUCED WOUND RAT MODEL

Hwan Jun Choi



EPORTED INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE RATES OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN THE PAEDIATRIC POPULATION: A META-REVIEW OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Lauren Vickers, Aglecia Budri, Zena Moore, Carol Hilliard, Rosemarie Derwin



WHAT IS THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A PRESSURE ULCER CARE BUNDLE IN A MATERNITY SETTING IN AN ACUTE HOSPITAL?

Áine Curtis, Gráinne Milne, Ann Marie Connor, Zena Moore, Linda Nugent



HEALTH OUTCOMES LED BY ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Leonardo D'Andrea, Valentina Vanzi, Rosaria Alvaro, Alessia De Angelis, Serenella Savini, Ercole Vellone, Francesco Zaghini, Dario Monaco



MICROCIRCULATION-BASED DEVICE FOR PRESSURE INJURY RISK ASSESSMENT: A DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY STUDY

Simon Münch, Eila Sterner



PREDICTIVE ACCURACY OF EVARUCI, CALCULATE AND BRADEN SCALES IN INTENSIVE CARE: PROTOCOL OF A COMPARATIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Ricardo Picoito, Sofia Vieira, Tânia Manuel, Ana Duarte, Ana Catarina Oliveira, Elisabete Nunes, Paulo Alves



CLINICAL VALIDATION OF A MOBILE LIDAR BASED 3D SYSTEM FOR PRECISE PRESSURE ULCER MORPHOMETRY

Sofia Zahia



AI POWERED DEPTH CAMERA SYSTEM TO DETERMINE PATIENT POSITION IN BED TO AID TURNING PROTOCOLS

Dean Montgomery, Michael J Addison, Mridula Gunturi, Andre Antunes, Philip Smit, Paul S Addison



SMART PATCH FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS: COMPENSATING DIFFERENT BODY POSTIONS

Ferdiand Heinrich, Hanna Strobel, Florens Fraidling, Lorenz Gruenerbel



BEYOND CONVENTIONAL RISK SCALES: TEMPORAL PATTERNS AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL PREDICTORS OF EARLY DEEP TISSUE INJURY IN ICU

Tuba Sengul, Dilek Yilmaz Akyaz, Tugba Cevizci, Orhan Zeytun, Violeta Lopez, Holly Kirkland-Khyn



CHATGPT TODAY, ROBOTIC PARTNERS TOMORROW: HUMAN AUTHORITY IN PERSON-CENTRED WOUND ASSESSMENT

Tuba Sengul, Fadime Koyuncu, Dilek Yilmaz Akyaz, Tugba Cevizci, Sedef Nur, Orhan Zeytun, Violeta Lopez, Holly Kirkland-Kyhn



PRESSURESMART: A MULTI-PARTNER CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP REAL-TIME AI POSTURE MONITORING FOR PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION

Michael J Addison, Elise Huisman, Dean Montgomery, Rakesh Sethi, Paul S Addison, Kam Fung, Adeola Desalu



WOUND MEASUREMENT PRACTICES AMONG WOUND CARE NURSES: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PRESSURE INJURY MONITORING

Fadime Koyuncu, Hatice Ayhan, Emine Iyigun



BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: THE ROLE OF SEATING SUPPORT SURFACES IN PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION

Mark Smit, Nienke F.L. Conijn



LET’S CE IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE DEVICES USED FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT

Richard Forder



FROM METRICS TO CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING: APPLYING ISO 16840 TESTING TO SEATING SUPPORT SURFACES FOR PI PREVENTION

Nienke Francisca Lydia Conijn



VIRTUE OF AIR: ARE ALL ALTERNATING SUPPORT SURFACE DESIGNS EQUIVALENT?

Lucie Sionova, Susana Silva, Zdenek Jindrisek



IMMERSE IN AIR: ARE ALL AIR IMMERSION SUPPORT SURFACES IDENTICAL?

Lucie Sionova, Susana Silva, Zdenek Jindrisek



BASIC STUDY ON THE DESIGN OF PRESSURE-REDISTRIBUTING CUSHIONS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE USER’S PHYSIQUE

Takashi Mashiko, Shun Usami, Yasushi Kakimoto, Junichi Takano



THEATRE: MOVING FROM MANUAL OFF-LOADING TO IMMERSIVE PRESSURE REDISTRIBUTION IN COMPLEX BARIATRIC SURGERY

Martin Thomas, Debbie Thomas



‘PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS’ – MAINTAINING SKIN INTEGRITY AND ENHANCING MOBILITY WITH ACTIVE SEATING

Carroll Gillespie, Amanda Roguljic, Sara Tackson, Dave Newton, Julie Petty



ABSORPTION AND WICKING IN BED SHEETS FOR REPOSITIONING

Ida Ljungberg, Behnaz Baghaei, Lena Berglin



EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AUTOMATIC ALTERNATING PRESSURE AIR MATTRESS WITH INTEGRATED USAGE HISTORY: A 12- WEEK OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Ross Joannides



PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION PATIENT PASSPORT FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS

Lissy Augustine



MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE ULCER IN A PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENT: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Gabriela Crespan Sarzi, Aglecia Moda Vitoriano Budri, Loren Giagio Cavalcante, Claudia Maria Silva Cyrino, Barbara Priscila Nery Lopes, Bruna Cristina Velozo



SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION AS A KEY FACTOR IN PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

Nevenka Grašič, Polona Krajnc



ENHANCING HEALING IN DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS: A RAPID UMBRELLA REVIEW OF FISH-DERIVED DERMAL SUBSTITUTES

Laura Visintin, Sara Dentice, Luca Spazzapan, Vittorio Ramella, Alvisa Palese, Martin Iurilli, Giovanni Papa



EDUCATION PLAN FOR TYPE II DM / WAGNER 2 PATIENTS: AMPUTATION PREVENTION USING THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL AND STAGES OF CHANGE - COLOMBIA.

Kelly Paola Sierra Cuellar, Ana Maritza Gomez Ochoa



IMPORTANCE OF GRADE 0 IN PRESSURE INJURIES PREVENTION IN A POPULATION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY PEOPLE: THE ROLE OF HYALURONATE AND AMINO ACIDS

Roberto Cassino, Agnieszka Kopniak, Alina Maria Ilisan



PREVENTING PROGRESSION FROM MOISTURE-ASSOCIATED SKIN DAMAGE TO PRESSURE ULCERATION: A MULTICENTRE OBSERVATIONAL EVALUATION

Mary Costello, Marina Okeeffe, Maree Healy, Kelly Hutchinson



“A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HEEL PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION”

Gillian Carnduff, Cathy Harvey



EVALUATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE HEEL PADS FOR THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS

Hannah Wilson, Tom O'Connor, Achille Mastrosimone, Lone Bertelsen, Declan Naughton, Pinar Avsar, Declan Patton



DOES A NURSING-LED MOBILIZATION PROTOCOL REDUCE PRESSURE ULCERS IN THE ICU? A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Anna Korompeli, Eleni Karakike, Pavlos Myrianthefs



AN EFFICIENT METHOD TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL WHOLE ARM SKIN INJURIES IN PATIENTS WITH PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS

Hee Joung Kim, Jung Hwa Lee



INFLUENCE OF WOUND DRESSING COMPOSITION ON PH AT THE DRESSING–WOUND BED INTERFACE

Jean Marc Pernot, Emilio Galea



EVALUATION OF POLYABSORBANT TLC-NOSF FOR PRESSURE INJURIES IN A PRE IMPLEMENTATION HOSPITAL REVIEW

Emilio Galea, Yann-Eric Nisse, Olivia Relange, Amélie Choffel



MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC PRESSURE ULCER IN A YOUNG ADULT WITH SPINA BIFIDA WITH POLYABSORBENT FIBRE ROPE

Carolyn Whitelock, Emilio Galea



17 YR PU HEALED WITH A POLYABSORBENT FIBRE DRESSING INCORPORATING TLC-NOSF TO HEAL

Sara Walsh, Emilio Galea



POSITIVE IMPACT OF EARLY INTERVENTION USING TLC-NOSF IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A HEEL PRESSURE ULCER

Lorraine Grothier



PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES OF A NEXT-GENERATION FIVE-LAYER FOAM DRESSING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS

Catherine Milne, Kelly McFee, Adam Tompkin, Sarah Megginson



STAYS PUT AND SURVIVES THE PEEL: TWO COMPLEMENTARY VOLUNTEER STUDIES OF A NEW 5‑LAYER SILICONE FOAM DRESSING

Adam Tompkin, Sophie Berry, Michael Howarth, Jon Minton



PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY OF A THIN POLYURETHANE FOAM DRESSING ACROSS MULTIPLE WOUND TYPES: A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW

Rebecca Rodger, Kara Buzza, Janet Mackenzie



USE OF MEDICAL HONEY IN THE TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS

Violeta Vaidotienė, Laima Kalpokienė, Daiva Didvalė-Anušauskė



USING PRESSURE MAPPING AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

Heather Hodgson



HARNESSING CHITOSAN BASED TECNOLOGY TO ACCELERATE MASD HEALING AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE PRESSURE ULCER RISK ;FINDINGS FROM A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF A CHITOSAN BASED WOUND HEALING GEL

Sue Rice, Eilidh Henderson



FAST-TRACK TREATMENT ALGORITHM FOR PATIENTS WITH EPUAP STAGE IV PRESSURE ULCERS

Marcin Malka



CHALLENGES IN MANAGING GRADE 4 ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY PRESSURE ULCER IN A PARAPLEGIC PATIENT: A CASE STUDY

Christianah Sanni



A NURSE-LED APPROACH TO PREVENTING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PRESSURE INJURIES

Yvonne Siebers, Romy Stürbl, Sandra Wijnands, Sandra Maessen



SSKIN PROMPT

Nicky Jefferson



PRESSURE ULCER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE

Kathleen Kalugdan, Karen Bradshaw, Siobhan Cronin



CAN THE USE OF MULTI-LAYERED SILICONE DRESSINGS BE ECONOMICAL IN AMBULANCE? A PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT

Hannele Moisander, Miska Vaara, Aune Isosomppi, Salla Seppänen



MEASURING THE VISIBILITY OF THE PRESSURE INJURIES –DAYS

Hannele Moisander, Miska Vaara, Aune Isosomppi, Salla Seppänen



UNLOCKING KNOWLEDGE UNDER PRESSURE: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ESCAPE ROOM ON PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION

Elizabeth Mulligan, Simone Gray



BEYOND TEAMS: ADVANCING PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Melissa Gosse



RETHINKING PRESSURE MATTRESSES: CHALLENGING TRADITION THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE

Diane Hargrove, Sasha Long, Tom Smith, Rachel Durrans



CONTINUOUS INTEGRAL DEBRIDEMENT

Caroline Dowsett, Dieter Mayer, Ewa Klara Stürmer



CHALLENGE THE ESTABLISHMENT – TO DTI OR NOT DTI THAT IS THE QUESTION?

Claire Acton



RESOLUTION OF INFECTED PRESSURE ULCER WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF USING A NANOCRYSTALLINE SILVER DRESSING

Sophie Cornwell-Boote, Nigel Clancy



HOW COULD WE REDUCE PRESSURE INJURY: EXPERIENCE OF A PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION ROUNDING OVER 3 YEARS

Joohee Park

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A. Industry symposium 1: Care of Sweden: Clinical Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence Enabled Autonomous Pressure Management Surface Across Care Settings
Location: Concert Hall
Speakers: Prof Joan-Enric Torra Bou, Victor Guerrini, Fares Al‑Khaliliy Pressure injury prevention has always depended on people doing the right thing at the right time. Checking. Adjusting. Reassessing. But healthcare systems are under pressure. Patients are more complex. Staff is stretched. And many prevention routines still rely on manual actions that are easy to miss, delay, or perform inconsistently. So, the question becomes: How can support surfaces be autonomous, not to replace care, but to make prevention more reliable, sustainable, and person-centred?
B. Industry symposium 2: URGO: Continuous Integral Debridement: A breakthrough in managing slough
Location: Landsdowne room
Speakers: Dr Paulo Alves, PhD, MSc, RN, Porto – Portugal Dr Dieter Mayer, Vascular Surgeon, Zürich – Switzerland Kate Moran, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist – Western Health & Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland- This symposium will explore the critical role of slough in impaired wound healing and introduce Continuous Integral Debridement as an innovative and practical approach to its management with Urgo Medical products. The session will begin with an overview of slough, its pathophysiology, and the challenges it represents in wound care, presented by Paulo Alvès. Dieter Mayer will then introduce the concepts of Integral Debridement and Continuous Integral Debridement, highlighting how this cyclical, proactive approach can improve wound bed preparation. Finally, Kate Moran will share real-world clinical experience in managing slough in pressure ulcers, illustrating the benefits of this approach in daily practice. Together, these expert perspectives will provide both scientific insight and practical guidance to support improved wound healing outcomes across a wide range of patients.
C. FLASH PRESENTATIONS 1: SHORT LISTED SCIENTIFIC POSTERS 1
Location: EPUAP Forum
Chair: Rosemarie Derwin
 
1:30pm - 1:32pm

NURSES' CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING ABOUT PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Joanne Cordina, Kaye Rolls, Jenny Sim



1:32pm - 1:34pm

ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL - A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO REDUCING PRESSURE INJURY INCIDENCE BY 50% HOSPITAL-WIDE IN 2025

Beatriz Grilo, Lissy Martin, Yvonne Ryan, Aoife O'Brien



1:34pm - 1:36pm

FROM A SINGLE SPECIALIST TO A HOSPITAL-WIDE NETWORK: STRENGTHENING NURSING LEADERSHIP IN WOUND CARE AND PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

Angela Paulin, Sigrid Jaska-Pilv, Kersti Naelapää



1:36pm - 1:38pm

CLOSING THE GAP: AN AUDIT ON PRESURE ULCER PREVENTION

Fabiana Reis, Beena Joseph, Joicy Marandi



1:38pm - 1:40pm

NICU MEDICAL DEVICE-RELATED PRESSURE ULCERS IN A NORTHERN ITALIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: A 7-YEAR INCIDENCE ANALYSIS

Gaia Dussi, Federico Fonda, Beatrice De Colle, Francesco Mestroni, Marika Pascolo, Laura Brunelli, Maura Mesaglio, Luca Arnoldo, Alessandro Galazzi, Alvisa Palese



1:40pm - 1:42pm

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Alexandre Rodrigues, Jorge Morais, Diana Peça, Maria Guedes, Pedro Sardo



1:42pm - 1:44pm

PRESSURE INJURY PATTERNS AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A NEUROLOGICAL ICU

Myoungjean Ju



1:44pm - 1:46pm

SUB-EPIDERMAL MOISTURE (SEM) SCANNER FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Sofia Vieira, Joana Vítor, Maria Deolinda Fernandes, Leonardo Martins, Luis Miguel Rodrigues, Abel Viveiros



1:46pm - 1:48pm

PROCESS AUDIT AS A BEHAVIORAL CHANGE STRATEGY FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

Lilian Nogueira da Silva



1:48pm - 1:50pm

IMPACT OF SKIN MICROBIOME CHARACTERISTICS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Sienna Saunders, Pinar Avsar, Lone Bertelsen, Declan Patton, Zena Moore



1:50pm - 1:52pm

INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PRESSURE ULCERS’ DEVELOPMENT IN PATIENTS FOLLOWED BY A PREVENTATIVE CARE BUNDLE IN TWO ITALIAN EMERGENCY SETTINGS

Dario Monaco, Paolo Iovino, Francesco Zaghini, Leonardo D'Andrea, Serenella Savini



1:52pm - 1:54pm

HYDROCOLLOID VERSUS POLYURETHANE FOAM DRESSINGS FOR PREVENTION OF NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION INTERFACE-RELATED PRESSURE INJURIES IN ADULTS: AN EMPTY SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Sara Dentice, Valentina Salich, Chiara Moreal, Vittorio Ramella, Alvisa Palese, Martin Iurilli, Giovanni Papa



1:54pm - 1:56pm

EFFECTIVENESS OF A NURSING PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION CARE BUNDLE ON HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PRESSURE INJURY RATES IN AN ADULT ICU: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Ayşe Sılanur Demir-Üçtepe, Ayişe Karadağ



1:56pm - 1:58pm

WHO IS UNDER MORE PRESSURE?! INCIDENCE OF NASOGASTRIC TUBE RELATED PRESSURE INJURY IN INTERNAL WARD AND ICU: PROSPECTIVE SINGLE HOSPITAL STUDY

Michael Kuniavsky, Evgeny Vilenchik, Elina Lubanetz, Miri Kagan-Sason, Natasha Shepelevich, Nika Gorklianski



1:58pm - 2:00pm

A MULTI-PRODUCT APPROACH TO MANAGING BIOBURDEN AND AUTOLYTIC DEBRIDEMENT IN AN INFECTED PRESSURE ULCER

Sophie Cornwell-Boote, Nigel Clancy



2:00pm - 2:02pm

CONTINUOUS DEBRIDEMENT OF 67 PATIENTS WITH PRESSURE INJURIES WITH CHARGED POLYABSORBENT DRESSINGS

Tino Breitfeld, Laetitia Thomassin



2:02pm - 2:04pm

EXTENSIVE PELVIC BONE NECROSIS AND SEPTIC COMPLICATION OF A STAGE IV PRESSURE ULCER IN A YOUNG PARAPLEGIC PATIENT

Paulina Vladova



2:04pm - 2:06pm

CATHETER ASSOCIATED MEATAL PRESSURE INJURIES: OUTCOMES OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION IN LONG TERM CARE

Suzanne Kapp, Chris Moran, Christie Little, Alex Tacon



2:06pm - 2:08pm

THE ACCEPTABILITY, APPROPRIATENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF PROPHYLACTIC DRESSINGS AMONG AT RISK OLDER ADULTS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTING: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Queen Edede, Declan Patton, Pinar Avsar, Vishnu Renjith



2:08pm - 2:10pm

INTERDISCIPLINARY REHABILITATION AFTER FLAP SURGERY IN SPINAL CORD INJURY: EXPERIENCES FROM CLINICAL PRACTICE

Stine Skjong Haglind, Anette Myhre Haug, Ellen Marie Østerud Holsen, Anne Birgitte Flaaten, Marianne Braaman Larsen-Lund



2:10pm - 2:12pm

SUSTAINABILITY IN PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION: THE IMPACT OF PRODUCT LIFESPAN AND MAINTENANCE ON LONG-TERM OUTCOMES

Nienke F. L. Conijn, Tim Helming



2:12pm - 2:14pm

REAL-WORLD EVALUATION OF PATIENTS' AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS' EXPERIENCE WITH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED AUTONOMOUS PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SURFACE FOR PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT ACROSS ACUTE AND INTERMEDIATE CARE SETTINGS

Joan-Enric Torra-Bou, Marta Ferrer-Sola, Marta Casals-Zorita, Neus Farre-Cobo



2:14pm - 2:16pm

PUTTING SUPPORT SURFACE CLASSIFICATION TO BED, ONCE AND FOR ALL

Richard Forder



2:16pm - 2:18pm

WHAT ARE THE PSYCHOMETRIC/ CLINIMETRIC PROPERTIES OF MOBILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS USED IN PRESSURE ULCER RISK ASSESSMENT IN ADULTS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING PRESSURE ULCERS?

Denise Markey, Pinar Avsar, Zena Moore, Ciaran Conlon, Aglecia Budri



2:18pm - 2:20pm

“PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION IS INSEPARABLE FROM POSTURAL MANAGEMENT” — MANAGING PRESSURE INJURIES IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX POSTURE AND CONTRACTURES: A COMMUNITY-BASED CASE SERIES

Eva Harris, Danielle Base

 
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A. Key session 4: SUSTAINING PU PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE SPINAL CORD INJURY COMMUNITY
Location: Concert Hall
Chair: Helen Strapp
Chair: Knaerke Soegaard
 
3:10pm - 3:30pm

PREVENT, DETECT, ACT: ADVANCING PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN THE SCI COMMUNITY

Knaerke Soegaard



3:30pm - 3:50pm

STOPPING THE SPIRAL: STRENGTHENING CLINICAL CARE TO PREVENT PRESSURE ULCER COMPLICATIONS

Srinivasa Chakravarty Budithi



3:50pm - 4:13pm

EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN PRESSURE ULCER CARE: IN CONVERSATION WITH AN EXPERT WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE

Declan Naughton, Hannah Wilson

B. Investigator Award: EPUAP EXPERIENCED AND EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD & PRESENTATION OF EPUAP FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Location: Landsdowne room
Chair: Dominique Sigaudo-Roussel
Chair: Pierre-Yves ROHAN
 

INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON THE KINETIC COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AT THE HEEL IN SPINAL CORD INJURED

Ralph Gordon, Charlotte Stevens, Peter Worsley, Davide Filingeri



QUANTIFYING CHANGES IN SOFT TISSUE MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES WITH AGEING

Maher Abou Karam, Alfred Quillon, Bérengère Fromy, Pierre-Yves Rohan



TELEMEDICINE FOLLOW-UP IN PREVENTION OF PRESSURE INJURY RECURRENCE AFTER FLAP SURGERY- A REALIST EVALUATION

Anne Selsjord, Ingebjorg Irgens, Marit Kirkevold, Edel Jannecke Svendsen

C. FPS 2: Free paper session 2: PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE AND POLICY
Location: Dodder Hall A
Chair: Carina Baath
Chair: Pinar Avsar
 
3:10pm - 3:20pm

PRESSURE ULCER PREVALENCE IN GHANA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

Richard Owusu, Zena Moore, Declan Patton, Pinar Avsar



3:20pm - 3:30pm

INCIDENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN LONG TERM HOSPITALISATION FACILITIES - DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONWIDE QUALITY MESURMENT AND FIRST RESULTS.

Michael Kuniavsky, Olga Bronshtein, Alexander Konson, Elena Maoz, Limor Friedensohn, Yifat Erlich-Shoham



3:30pm - 3:40pm

PRESSURE ULCERS IN INCIDENT REPORTS - A MULTICENTER STUDY IN SWEDEN

Anna Lindgren Rask, Lisa Hultin, Malin Löwenmark, Elisabet Eriksson



3:40pm - 3:50pm

INTER-RATER RELIABILITY BETWEEN REGISTERED NURSES AND ASSISTANT NURSES WHEN USING PURPOSE T

Ulrika Kallmann, Kerstin Uhlin, Lisa Hultin



3:50pm - 4:00pm

BEPU2025: A UNIFORM RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN FLANDERS (BELGIUM)

Magali Nys, Koen Cortebeeck, Steven Smet, Annelies de Graaf



4:00pm - 4:10pm

SAME INJURY, DIFFERENT STAGE? PRESSURE INJURY STAGING ACROSS CLINICAL AND REPORTING FRAMEWORKS

Suzanne Kapp



4:10pm - 4:20pm

IMPROVING COMPLIANCE WITH PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION BUNDLES USING THE ASSKING FRAMEWORK: A PRE- POST QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY

Maree Healy

D. Workshop 2: PRESSURE ULCERS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS – SAFE ICU COST ACTION (CA24107)
Location: Dodder Hall B
Chair: Pierre-Yves Blanchard
Chair: Natalie McEvoy
This interactive workshop will focus on the tools and frameworks used for risk assessment, with particular attention to their consistency, availability, and applicability across different European contexts.
4:25pm
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5:00pm
Coffee break 1
4:30pm
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4:40pm
Product Demo 1: Demo Precubitus
Location: EPUAP Forum
4:45pm
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4:55pm
Product Demo 2: LINET
Location: EPUAP Forum
5:00pm
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6:15pm
A. Panel debate: SUSTAINING PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT (PPI): ENHANCING PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF PATIENT EXPERTS. OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Location: Concert Hall
Chair: Tom O'Connor
Confirmed speakers Declan Naughton (expert with lived experience), Diarmuid Corry (expert with lived experience), Joe Bowden (expert with lived experience), Hannah Wilson, Liane Teixeira, Helen Strapp. Moderated by Tom O'Connor
B. FPS 3: Free paper session 3: FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE & BIOENGINEERING
Location: Landsdowne room
Chair: Pierre-Yves ROHAN
Chair: Silvia Caggiari
 
5:00pm - 5:10pm

A MOISTURE-RESPONSIVE FRICTIONAL AND THERMAL ADAPTABLE DRESSING: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

Amit Gefen, Jordan Fisk, Jordyn Bunker, Lauren Elizabeth Bagshaw



5:10pm - 5:20pm

BIOMECHANICAL MODELING OF SOFT TISSUE-FILLING MATERIAL INTERACTIONS IN SACRAL PRESSURE ULCERS

Coraline Staub--Milants, Grégory Chagnon, Noémie Briot, Laurent Pasquinet, Yohan Payan



5:20pm - 5:30pm

PRESSURE-INDUCED CHANGES IN SOFT TISSUE OXYGENATION AT SOFT AND BONY SITES: TOWARD PERSONALISED PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION

Justin K. M. Wyss, Yekta Saremi, John D. W. Madden, Babak Shadgan



5:30pm - 5:40pm

FEASIBILITY OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY FOR OBJECTIVE CLASSIFICATION OF STAGE 1 PRESSURE ULCERS

Geert van Kollenburg



5:40pm - 5:50pm

POSITIONING DEVICES: EVOLUTION OF IMPROVED PRESSURE REDUCING PROPERTIES

Duncan Bain, Lyane Lind, Sven Jurisoo, David Woolfson, Bill Purdy, Jake Krystoforski



5:50pm - 6:00pm

THERAPEUTIC WOUND AND SKIN CLEANSING: EVIDENCE BASED GUIDANCE

Karen Ousey, Paulo Alves

6:30pm
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7:30pm
Welcome reception
Location: Exhibition Hall
Join us to enjoy a drink, reconnect with friends after a year, and network with companies leading progress in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.