Partner organisations
- Official status as a non-profit organisation that focuses primarily on pressure ulcers prevention and treatment and wound care;
- The organisation represents healthcare professionals;
- The activities of the organisation are in principle limited to one country within Europe;
- The objectives, constitution and ethical guidelines of the organisation do not conflict with any of the rules that govern EPUAP.
- Reduced price of individual EPUAP memberships for the members of your organisation (25 EUR annually), which will allow registering for the annual EPUAP conference at the reduced EPUAP registration fee
- Reciprocal links on websites and right to present the organisation in the Cooperating Organisation section of the EPUAP website;
- The possibility to profile your organisation in the EPUAP e-newsletter and to promote projects and educational activities on the EPUAP website (reciprocal benefit);
- Possibility for free distribution of material at the EPUAP booth during the annual EPUAP conference (depending on the location of the EPUAP annual meeting; reciprocal benefit).
- Free exhibition space (including 1 free exhibitor) at the annual meetings of the cooperating organisation and one free insert in the conference bags or one-page advert in the final programme
- Promote the EPUAP activities and annual meetings on your website, newsletter or through other channels of communication.
- Follow EPUAP on social media and share the posts in your network (reciprocal benefit)
EPUAP Cooperating organisations
Belgium

EduWond
EduWond is a unique collaborative platform of Ghent University Association (AUGent), formalised in 2008 to enhance education in wound diagnosis and wound care. Promotion of and contribution to evidence-based practice and financial independency from industry are the key elements in all EduWond activities. To Date, EduWond coordinates the AUGent postgraduate programme for stomatherapy and wound care (30 ECTS creditcs), wound care symposia and workshops, a wound care research working group, and an e-learning application. The aim of EduWond is to pool clinical expertise and insights from scientific research related to wound care and to open it up widely to nurses, midwives, doctors and other professional health professionals through education.
Contact: info@eduwond.be

Wondzorg.net
Wondzorg.net brings together nurses, doctors and health care professionals to broaden and disseminate their knowledge of wound care and tissue repair, stoma and foot care. Wondzorg.net works together with national and international partners, organizations and companies to achieve this goal in a permanent and high-quality way. Wondzorg.net specializes in organizing tailor-made courses, conferences and training.
Contact: info@wondzorg.net
Croatia

Wound care organisation - Croatian initiative
The main purpose of WCO-CI is to educate health care providers in wound care area.
Contact: udrugarane@gmail.com
the Czech Republic

The Czech Society for Wound Healing
We are a Civic Association of doctors and nurses of various specialization in clinical medicine from all of Czech Republic. Our association was created out of need to provide highest quality care for chronic wounds and defects that is based on the latest research. Members include physicians of various specializations, nurses from hospitals as well as home care, graduate students and academics. Lay caregivers are also welcome to become members.
Contact: sekretariat@cslr.cz

Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University
The Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University is one of the nine faculties of Masaryk University, which specializes in teaching medical disciplines, medical specializations and scientific research. It was founded in 1919 and is one of the four oldest faculties of the university. At present the Faculty of Medicine is one of ten medical faculties in the Czech Republic

The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic is the central state administration body in the field of health care and public health protection.

ÚZIS ČR
Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic was established in 1960. The Institute is an organisational component of the State, its founder is Ministry of Health. National Health Information System is defined in Act no. 372/2011Sb, On health services and conditions of their provision (Act on health services) in Section 70, paragraph 1 (the Act is valid since April. 2012).
Denmark

Danish Wound Healing Society
Dansk Selskab for Saarheling (Danish Wound Healing Society) aims to spread knowledge about wound healing and to organize and coordinate congresses and meetings about it. DSFS seeks to promote and support education and research in the field of wound healing, including wound types, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnostics, prevention and treatment of wounds of various etiologies. DSFS works actively for collaboration between professional groups, organizations, companies and individuals with interests in all branches of wound healing and treatment.
Contact: post@saar.dk
Finland

The Finnish Wound Care Society
The Finnish Wound Care Society was established on 1995. The aims of FWCS are
Contact: info@shhy.fi
Germany

Initiative Chronic Wounds
Initiative Chronic Wounds
Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V has as the main goal to improve the situation of wound patients in Germany and educate nurses and doctors on the topic of chronic wounds.
Contact: organisation@icwunden.de
Ireland

The Wound Management Association of Ireland
The Wound Management Association of Ireland was established in May 1996 by a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals interested in raising the profile of wound care within Ireland. WMAI Executive was elected at the 2015 National WMAI Conference. The Wound Management Association is a voluntary non-profitable organization whose main objectives are:
Contact: office@wmai.ie
Italy

Italian Association Skin Ulcers
Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee – Italian Association Skin Ulcers (AIUC)
The association’s chief goal is to promote scientific seminars aimed to disseminate, update and enhance knowledge on physiopathology, clinic, diagnosis and treatment of ulcerative cutaneous lesions as well as improve prevention strategies.
Contact: info@aiuc.it

Nurse Association for Study Skin Injuries
AISLeC in the fulfillment of its activities favors: (a) promotion and dissemination of knowledge of scientific, educational, cultural and informational activities on issues related to the prevention, treatment and care of skin wounds; b) collaboration with Italian and Foreign Institutions, National and External Scientific Societies, to promote information and updating activities in the field of “wound care”; c) promotion of training activities in the aforementioned subject, including through Continuing Medical Education (CME) initiatives; (d) competition for the production of scientific evidence through research, development and dissemination of scientific indications and guidelines for the prevention, treatment and care of skin wounds.
Portugal

The Portuguese Wound Management Association
The Portuguese Wound Management Association (APTFeridas) is a non-profit organization that brings together all the health professionals involved in the prevention and treatment of patients with wounds. It’s main objectives are: to disseminate and produce new knowledge; to develop the education of professionals and caregivers; to collaborate with Governmental Institutions in health policies associated to patients with wounds; – to collaborate on the implementation of quality life improvement projects; to research and develop new technologies; to promote principles and rules on wound management; to collaborate with the Portuguese Public Health and other Public or Private Health Organisations; to promote publications and whitepapers.
Contact: aptferidas@aptferidas.com
Spain

GNEAUPP
To improve knowledge among health professionals about the prevention and treatment of wounds and to create and support frameworks for research and training on them. To raise awareness among health professionals, institutions and the health system and society in general about the problem of wounds.
Contact: gneaupp@gneaupp.org
Sweden

Swedish Wound Care Nurse Association
Main goals:
to strive for excellence in wound management on all levels; to share experiences about the wound and wound treatment and to suggest solutions to these problems; to build bridges between Industry and Health care
Contact: info@sarjournalen.se
Switzerland

Swiss Association for Wound Care
“Stronger together” is the motto of the SAfW umbrella company founded in 2016 to unite the two SAfW (Swiss Association for Wound care) associations in German and French-speaking Switzerland. In this field, health professionals from different backgrounds such as doctors, nurses, podiatrists, physiotherapists and others work together to harmonise good practice in wound prevention and management at national level with the aim to improve quality of care and patient safety, develop education and continuing education programmes for health professionals, give priority to inter-professional dialogue and promote research.
Contact: safw@safw.swiss

French section of the Swiss Association for Wound Care
Both nationally and internationally, the mission of SAfW-Romande is to gather, centralize, study, and validate all preventive and therapeutic procedures related to skincare and wound healing. the SAfW-Romande aims to harmonise clinical practice among professionals in French-Switzerland, to improve patient care through interdisciplinarity and interprofessional dialogue including the individual as a central care partner, to encourage evidence-based practice, and to support participation in research.
Contact: secretariat@safw-romande.ch
United Kingdom

Society of Tissue Viability
The overarching aim of the TVS is: “to provide expertise in wound management”. Our Mission is: “to disseminate information, promote research and increase awareness of all aspects of good clinical practice in wound prevention and management”.
Contact: support@societyoftissueviability.org
Useful Links
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Belgian Pressure Ulcer Guidelines
Brazilian Society of Nursing in Wounds and Aesthetics
British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)
Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegie e.V
Japanese Society for Wound Healing
Spanish Society of Wounds
Wound Healing Society (USA)
Woundcare Belgium WCS
Woundcare CNC Belgium
Wounds UK