19th EPUAP Annual Meeting 2017
Belfast, Northern Ireland
One voice for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
20 – 22 September 2017
EPUAP 2017 AWARDS
Experienced Investigator Award: Amit Gefen
Deformed cells as failing structures: The journey of mechanical engineer in the labyrinth of biology to seek the reason for pressure ulcers
Life Achievement Investigator Award: Michael Clark
Lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it’s been
EPUAP 2017 BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD
Colin Boyle
P59: Reprogramming epidermis on residual limbs to bear load better
EPUAP 2017 BEST FREE PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD
Eva Sving
Sustainability of a multi-faceted intervention to implement evidence based pressure ulcer prevention
EPUAP 2017 BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARD: BASIC SCIENCE
Rona Greifman
Dynamic computational simulations for evaluating protocols of tissue loads applied by a regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy (rnpt) system for treating large wounds
EPUAP 2017 BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARD: CLINICAL SCIENCE
Anna Lechner
Dry skin and pressure ulcer risk: A multi-center cross-sectional prevalence study in German hospitals and nursing homes
EPUAP & STRYKER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AWARDS: PARTNERS IN PREVENTION
Carol Bartley, Melanie Stephens
Tissue Viability Society guidelines for assessing seating and posture: Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults
Nicci Aylward-Wotton
Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients
Aoife McDonnell
Zero Heroes: Working together to achieve no hospital acquired pressure ulcers
Aase Fremmelevholm
Systematic effort reduces pressure ulcers with 50%
JOURNAL OF TISSUE VIABILITY & JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS AWARDS
Jibbe Soetens
Surfaces for health: Early detection of skin damage using biomarkers
Antoine Perrier
Musculoskeletal finite element model of the foot: Loading and direct dynamic validation
EPUAP & 3M PRESSURE ULCER AND IAD INNOVATION AWARDS
Karen Van den Bussche
The Ghent Global IAD Categorisation Tool (GLOBIAD) for incontinence-associated dermatitis: International development and reliability study
Fiona Coyer
Translating evidence-based device-related pressure injury prevention strategies to the intensive care environment: The SUSTAIN study