Education

EPUAP wants to provide the public with documents that are relevant at the current time in the field of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. We are happy if you use these documents in your research or work and share it with your colleagues. EPUAP is working on developing more online educational content that will benefit the EPUAP worldwide community. You can look forward to more content-rich webinars, podcasts, research papers and much more in this section!

Pressure Ulcer Curriculum

The EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Curriculum was developed to guide the education of health professionals involved in quality improvement and safety strategies implementation in managing PUs/PIs.

Webinars & podcast

Webinars & podcast

Learn about pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through the EPUAP webinars and podcast.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Discover resources recommended by EPUAP related to the PPE.
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Prone Positioning (PP)

Prone positioning (PP)

Discover resources recommended by EPUAP related to the PP.
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Links

Excellence in Education Awards

Hanne Haugland, Norway (Winners 2024)
Telemedicine in prevention and treatment of pressure injury and pressure injury recurrence after flap surgery

Salla Seppänen, Finland (Winner 2024)
Stop pressure ulcer videos as a learning method for students and professionals of social and health care

Aglécia Budri, Ireland (Winner 2023)
Using interactive computer-based cases to enhance knowledge, skills and competence development in wound care and tissue viability postgraduate education

Anika Fourie, Belgium (Winner 2023)
Development of digital educational material regarding prone positioning and skin damage prevention – the pronetect education hub

MaDolor King, United States (Winner 2023)
Chasing zero hospital acquired pressure injury

Dr. Emer Shanley (Winner 2019)
Shanley Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programme

Hanne Haugeland, Anne Risøen Selsjord & Ingebjørg Irgens (Winners 2019)
Prevention of Pressure Injury Among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

Dr. Emer Shanley (Winner 2019)
Shanley Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programme (PPT)

Hanne Haugland, Anne Risøen Selsjord & Ingebjørg Irgens (Winners 2019)
Prevention of Pressure Injury among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury(PPT)