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This conference is aimed at: Tissue viability nurses Nurse consultants Nurse practitioners Link nurses Physicians Podiatrists Community nurses Lymphoedema specialists

Delivering clinical excellence 9 –11 NOVEMBER

Harrogate International Centre

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Delivering clinical excellence

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he Wounds UK Annual Conference will return to Harrogate on 9-11 November 2015 for another year of outstanding clinical and practical content designed to provide all UK wound care clinicians an unparalleled update in the latest wound care developments.

This year’s programme will include speakers from around the UK, providing the latest practical and clinical evidence, supported by a number of key international speakers who will offer their global perspective. As in 2014, we will also be providing you with a choice of our popular interactive Made Easy sessions to take part in, designed to keep you up to date with the latest evidence and practice, as well as the appropriate use of various products.

In addition, we are pleased to announce that the Foot in Diabetes UK Conference will again run alongside Wounds UK with a separate programme (Tuesday only), further increasing the range of content available to delegates.

To enhance your experience, the Wounds UK Annual Conference offers an extensive poster exhibition showcasing practitioners’ work from around the world, complimentary CPD workbooks and certificates for every attendee, the Wounds UK Award for Excellence to acknowledge outstanding work within the wound care community, a glittering black tie Gala Dinner and the largest exhibition of wound care companies and manufacturers anywhere in the UK. We look forward to once again delivering the highest quality wound care education, and welcoming you to what promises to be our best event to date.

Rob Yates Publishing Director, Wounds UK

Special features: Extensive academic e-poster showcase FDUK masterclass Made Easy sessions The Wounds UK Award for Excellence Complimentary CPD workbooks The largest exhibition of wound care companies and manufacturers in the UK The Wounds UK black tie gala dinner

PROGRAMME

All Sessions are held in the main auditorium , except where indicated

MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER 09.45-10.15 10.15-10.35

Registration, refreshments and e-poster viewing Conference welcome — overcoming the challenges in delivering clinical excellence Jacqui Fletcher Fletcher, Clinical Strategy Director, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre Karen Ousey Ousey, Reader Advancing Clinical Practice, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield

10.35-10.55

New policies and their impact on tissue viability nursing Post-election changes and the NHS What do the changes mean for you?

Working smartly Elizabeth Robb Robb, Chief Executive, The Florence Nightingale Foundation

10.55-11.45

What we know about wounds — looking at the data Presenting, collecting and interpreting meaningful data Available methodology Future focus Welsh wounds data Jacqui Fletcher Fletcher, Clinical Strategy Director, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre Martin Semple Semple, Deputy Chief Nurse, Wales

The burden of wounds on the NHS — results of a new national study Number of wounds managed by the NHS per year NHS cost attributable to wound management per year New policy recommendations based on findings Julian Guest Guest, Managing Director, Catalyst Health Economics

11.45-12.00 12.00-12.45

Travel/comfort break Made Easy Interactive Workshops 1

Held in the Queen’s Suite

1. The role of emollients in skin integrity — a consensus on use for practice Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Almirall Sian Fumarola Fumarola, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

2. ‘CPR for at-risk heels’ — improving practice Developed

by Wounds UK, in association with Talarmade Recognising the at–risk patient and counting the cost of getting it wrong Introducing practical guidelines for safe and standardised care Applying an appropriate pressure relief strategy — clinical scenarios Duncan Stang Stang, National Diabetes Foot Coordinator for Scotland, FDUK Representative, Lanarkshire Anne Wilson, Vascular Specialist Nurse, NHS Fife Operational Division

3. Optimising leg ulcer treatment — improving healing rates Developed by Wounds UK, in association with medi UK

Wound measurement strategies for achieving accuracy Held in the Main Auditorium The metrology/measurement of skin Techniques for measuring wounds Impact of topical solutions on skin Leigh Fleming Fleming, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Precision Technology, University of Huddersfield Michelle Mchugh, PhD Student, Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield Anna Akinshina Akinshina, Research Fellow, Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield

Preparing the wound and skin for healing — update on the uses of debridement cloth The role of inelastic devices with measurable compression — achieving gold-standard compression levels Gain hands-on experience with simple, measurable compression for improving outcomes Sue Elvin, Nurse Consultant, District Nursing, Camden IPC

4. The science behind oxygen therapy, and its use to accelerate wound healing Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Inotec AMD Topical oxygen for wound healing — understanding the mode of action Optimising oxygen delivery methods Clinical evidence and case examples Paul Hayes Hayes, Lecturer in Surgery and Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon, University of Cambridge

12.45-13.00 13.00-13.30

5. TBC Lunch and e-poster viewing Is this really the best we can do? — evolving practice Changing the way you manage patients with fractured neck of femur Device-related pressure ulcers Avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers Agnetha Folestad Folestad, Hospital Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Capio Lundby Hospital, Gothenburg Joyce Black Black, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

13.30-14.15

Infection prevention and biofilm management in modern wound care Supported by schülke Infection and biofilms — the impact on healing Options for reducing biofilms in high-risk patients Practical experiences of a topical antimicrobial Chair: Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant, Acute and Chronic Wounds, Bradford Royal Infirmary Michael Braun, Medical Affairs Manager, schülke GmbH

14.15-14.45

Dermatology and leg ulcers — the role of steroids George Moncrieff, General Practitioner, Bicester, Oxfordshire

Free paper presentations Held in the The Conference Link

14.45-15.30

Complex wounds — simple solutions Supported by Acelity Managing the needs of patients with complex wounds Does the care environment have an impact on the choices we make?

Can complex therapies be simple?

15.30-16.00 16.00-16.45 16.45-17.30

Refreshments and e-poster viewing Made Easy Interactive Workshops 2 (Repeated Free paper presentations Held in the The Conference Link sessions from rotation 1) Held in the Queen’s Suite Malignant wounds in 2015 — challenges in palliative care Understanding pathophysiology and the extent of the problem Malodour, bleeding, exudate and pain: recommendations for day-to-day practice Electrochemotherapy — new insights and understanding Patricia Grocott Grocott, Reader in Palliative Wound Care, King’s College London Carol Cuthbert Cuthbert, Macmillan CNS Melanoma and Key Worker, St George’s Hospital, London

17.30-19.30

Exhibition opening/champagne reception Supported by HARTMANN

TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 07.30-08.00 08.00-08.45

Registration, exhibition, refreshments and e-poster viewing The ABC approach to VLUs: 2015 global consensus guidelines and how this relates to your role Supported by 3M Healthcare If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got Simplifying the theory and presenting the new global consensus on managing VLUs Relating this theory to clinical practice and patient outcomes

08.30-09.00

Safeguarding or neglect — the role of the tissue viability nurse Safeguarding and tissue viability — what is safeguarding and what it is not, role of different agencies Safeguarding issues currently surrounding pressure ulcers Safeguarding and other wounds Tina Chambers Chambers, Tissue Viability Consultant, Educator and Advisor, Tina Chambers Ltd Geoffrey Appleton, Chair of St Helens CCG, Chair of Cheshire West and Chester, Safeguarding Adults Board

09.00-09.30

New strategies for achieving excellence in surgical site infection sharing the work of the IWII Prevention strategies – an overview Localised wound bed management Practical recommendations and 10 top tips Joyce Black Black, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

09.30-10.15

Don’t shoot the messenger — appropriate methodology in wound care research Supported by Synapse Electroceutical Held in the The Conference Link Do RCTs most accurately reflect current clinical practice Anecdotal evidence versus independent research evidence Case control studies versus RCTs

Pioneering approaches for wound closure — introducing epidermal harvesting Supported by Acelity Epidermal harvesting — what is it?

Which patients will benefit from epidermal harvesting?

When and how to apply an epidermal harvest in your wound healing process

10.15-11.00

Wound management — improving what we can see and addressing what we can’t see Supported by Activa Healthcare Pressure ulcer assessment and categorisation Biofilm management Innovative strategies

11.00-11.30 11.30-12.15

Exhibition, refreshments and e-poster viewing Diabetic foot disease — the past ,the present and the future Jointly supported by Wounds UK and FDUK Andrew Boulton, Professor of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary

12.15-13.00

Made Easy Interactive Workshops 3 Held in the Queen’s Suite 1. Advanced practice in exudate management Developed

by Wounds UK, in association with BSN Medical Understanding exudate pathology and effective assessment Hands-on session — fluid handling and the role of different dressings The importance of listening to the patient’s voice — research evidence for day-to-day practice Simon Barrett Barrett, Tissue Viability Specialist, East Riding of Yorkshire PCT

2. Understanding innovations in support surfaces Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Direct Healthcare Services Mechanism of action explained — hybrid support surfaces made easy Using knowledge to challenge existing protocols Releasing nursing time to care — clinical and cost-effectiveness Jacqui Fletcher Fletcher, Clinical Strategy Director, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre Sue Mason, Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability, Staffordshire and Stokeon-Trent Partnership NHS Trust

3. Clinical and cost-effective leg ulcer care — VenUS IV evidence and the reality Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Activa Healthcare VenUS IV results and the role of hosiery kits as a first-line treatment Preparing for the winter crisis and beyond — introducing an alternative care pathway The clinician’s view — what influences our treatment choices for venous leg ulcers?

Leanne Atkin, Lecturer Practitioner, Division of Podiatry and Clinical Sciences, University of Huddersfield Joy Tickle Tickle, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Demystifying computerised Free paper documentation Held in the Main presentations Auditorium Understanding the different digitalised platforms — desktop, tablet and smartphone Wound care apps and image systems Getting the best from digitalised platforms Understanding your accountability and data protection Peter Vowden, Senior Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary and Clinical Director, NIHR Healthcare Co-operative for Wound Prevention and Treatment, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Held in the The Conference Link

12.15-13.00 Continued

4. Addressing challenging wounds and releasing time to care Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Smith & Nephew Examples of how changing practice can reduce the increasing burden of wound care Using NPWT to kick-start stalled wounds towards healing Reduce dressing changes and improve outcomes

5. Effective management of skin tears — advances in practice Developed by Wounds UK, in association with Aspen Medical/ Vancive Extent of the problem — healing challenges Keeping up-to-date — results of a recent clinical evaluation Meeting patient needs — properties, practical application and introduction of a new dressing Jackie Stephen-Haynes Stephen-Haynes, Lecturer and Practitioner in Tissue Viability, Worcestershire Primary Care Trusts and University College Worcester

13.00-14.15 14.15-15.00

Lunch, exhibition and e-poster viewing Desloughing — the removal of a barrier to wound healing Supported by Urgo Medical Recognising slough as a common barrier to healing — understanding the pathophysiology When, why and how to remove slough Low risk mechanical desloughing — evidence and practice development

15.00-15.45

A new innovation in treating infected wounds and disrupting biofilms Supported by Crawford Healthcare Is there a need for silver dressings in today’s clinical practice?

Clinical signs and symptoms of infection and presence of biofilms - the impact on patient outcomes The science behind Ag OxysaltsTM

15.45-16.15 16.15-17.00

Refreshments, exhibition and e-poster viewing Made Easy Interactive Workshops 4 (Repeated sessions from rotation 3) Held in the Queen’s Suite

Understanding the science of seating — a fundamental aspect of wellbeing Held in the Main Auditorium Taking seating seriously How it changes lives Benefits of good seating

17.00-17.30

Free paper presentations Held in the The Conference Link

Getting it right — complexity of diagnosis Arterial ulcers — diagnostic challenges Red leg — what’s the diagnosis Managing cellulitis Stella Vig Vig, Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Croydon University Hospital Leanne Atkin, Lecturer Practitioner, Division of Podiatry and Clinical Sciences, University of Huddersfield

19.00-19.45 19.45-23.00

Pre-gala dinner champagne reception and Wounds UK award Wounds UK dinner

WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 08.30-09.00 09.00-09.45

Registration, exhibition, refreshments and e-poster viewing Deep Tissue Injury — insight into practice in the USA How to report DTI Practical management of DTI Debating the issues Joyce Black Black, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

09.45-10.30

Challenging wounds Pyoderma gangrenosum Necrotising fasciitis Pilonidal sinus Joy Tickle Tickle, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Jo-Anna Grove Grove, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, (Honorary Contract) Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Rhiannon Harries Harries, President, Association of Surgeons in Training, RCS/Welsh Wound Initiative Research Fellow

10.30-11.15

Advancing pressure ulcer prevention — making invisible damage visible with new wound assessment technology Supported by Bruin Biometrics Zena Moore Moore, Professor and Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI School of Nursing, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin

11.15-12.00

Refreshments, exhibition and e-poster viewing

12.00-12.45

Research into practice — is it relevant to us?

New guidance from Cochrane Cutting edge research in wounds The role of innovation in the future of healthcare delivery Una Adderley Adderley, Lecturer in Community Nursing, School of Health and Social Care, University of Leeds Jeanette Milne Milne, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, South Tyneside Foundation Trust, Community Health Services Clarendon, Tyne and Wear Keith Harding Harding, Dean of Clinical Innovation, Cardiff University and Director, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre

12.45-13.30

The Great Debate: is achieving clinical excellence possible? Is this the best we can do?

For: Karen Ousey Ousey, Reader Advancing Clinical Practice, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield Against: Jacqui Fletcher Fletcher, Clinical Strategy Director, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre

13.30

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Terms and conditions Cancellations and substitutions must be received in writing. Cancellations must be received by 9th October 2015 and will be refunded less a 20% processing fee. After this date we regret that registration fees will not be refunded. This event is for healthcare professionals spending 50% or more of their time working in an NHS setting only. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The organisers reserve the right to refuse an application for space and cancel or amend events at any time. * A ticket to the Gala Dinner is offered on a complimentary basis with each 3-day, 1-day and poster presenter rate purchased. There is no reduction available for non-attendance of the gala dinner.

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