EPUAP Trustee MD, EPUAP Trustee 2020 Working history: 2001-2008 As an assistance doctor: HUS – Porvoo Hospital (anesthesia), HUS- Lohja Hospital (ER), Emergency Medical Association (patient evacuations, mainly from abroad), HUS- Peijas Hospital,City of Espoo/Espoo Health Center as GP, Kittilä Health Center as GP.(HUS = Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa)2008 –2019 City of Helsinki…
READ MOREThe most recent guideline was released: 15 November 2019 Hard copy and electronic versions of the Clinical Practice Guideline and the Quick Reference Guideline available for free at www.internationalguideline.com. Click here for 2025 edition updates Introduction The first edition of the guideline was developed as a two-year collaboration between the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) and the European…
READ MOREEPUAP Starting Grant 2024-2025 Topic: Empowering Patient Expertise (EmpowerPEx): Establishing an advisory panel to identify research priorities for pressure ulcer prevention through lived experience partnership Period: 2024-2026 Researcher: Dr. Hannah Wilson, RCSI Dr Hannah Wilson is the Principle Investigator for this project. Hannah is a Strategic Academic Recruitment (StAR) Research Lecturer in Nursing and Tissue Viability…
READ MOREAt the moment there are no open calls for research funding. The EPUAP Research Committee opens yearly a call for 2 collaboration projects EPUAP Research Committee 2024 Starting Grant Application form Are you an early career researcher with a passion for advancing pressure ulcer management and prevention? The EPUAP Research Committee invites you to seize…
READ MOREPodcast Available on: Spotify | Spotify for Podcasters | Google Podcasts Webinars Webinar #1: Clinical challenges of Caring for COVID-19 Patients This CLINICAL WEBINAR assists clinicians on the front lines caring for patients at risk for pressure ulcer development and protecting themselves from suffering skin breakdown during this difficult time. The speakers are EPUAP Trustees who…
READ MOREDiscover other events from the field: 2024 February 16 – 17 February 2024 – NPIAP 2024 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas February 23rd February 2024 – JWC Awards, London, UK May 30 – 31 May 2024 – 4th World Nursing and Healthcare Congress, Rome, Italy June 5 – 8 June 2024 – DMGP 2024, Weimar,…
READ MOREChair of EPUAP Annual Meeting 2024 Lucie Charbonneau is a Wound care Nurse Specialist for in and out patients with wounds at Lausanne University Hospital. She created the institutional pressure ulcer prevention program in the hospital in 2009, organized annual PU prevalence and managed the program for 10 years. She is responsible for the wound…
READ MOREThe EPUAP invites you to take part in the Stop Pressure Ulcer Day to help bring the knowledge of pressure ulcers to a wider audience. Every year, the EPUAP holds the Stop Pressure Ulcer Day on every 3rd Thursday in November. The next Stop Pressure Ulcer Day will be held on November 21st 2024. The European Pressure Ulcer…
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