CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Wound Care Today will host its second FREE conference on 27–28 February, 2019.
Just click on the tabs below to view.Day 1 27 February — Master your craft
08.30–10.00
Exhibition opens
10.00–10.15
Opening remarks and setting the scene
10.15–10.45
A new pressure ulcer framework: implementation and implications in practice
Alison Schofield, tissue viability team lead and clinical nurse, North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
10.45–11.50
Performing Medicine
An award-winning performing and visual arts team — supporting healthcare professionals to provide high quality,compassionate care
- Through a unique approach using drama and art, Performing Medicine will interact with the audience to challenge how patient–clinician relationships are formed and how they can be improved
11.50–12.00
TVNs2gether — launch of support network for TVNs
12.00–14.00
Lunch/exhibition/skills zone
14.00–14.30
Debridement: why, when and how
Steven Jeffery, consultant burns and plastic surgeon, University Hospital Birmingham; professor, Birmingham City University
14.30 – 15.30
Free papers
Six speakers, selected from a large number of abstract submissions due to their innovation and quality outcomes, will showcase and share their work. Topics include:
- Innovations in practice — from technology to improving patient outcomes
- Challenging wound care trends — reducing the variants that affect all wound care providers
- Complex and challenging case reports — review of unusual clinical case reports
15.30–16.30
Break/exhibition/skills zone
16.30–17.00
Tales of the unexpected — dos and don’ts in paediatric and neonatal wound care
Angela Rodgers, paediatric clinical nurse specialist in tissue viability, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
17.00–17.30
Management of trauma wounds — from skin tears to haematomas
Speaker TBC
17.30–18.00
Wound management in end-of-life patients — the challenges
Jayne Livesey,Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire
19.15 – 20.00
Drinks reception
20.00
DINNER
Wound Care Today guest dinner speaker
Personal leadership in action
Oliver Medill, highly experienced international keynote speaker and author of the book, The Impact Formula. Oliver’s former career in acting ensures that his communication skills and ability to command an audience add a special flavour to his coaching around presenting with impact, personal brand, and managing nerves and confidence issues
Day 2 28 February — Reach your potential
08.30–09.00
Exhibition opens
09.00–09.30
Co-producing pressure ulcer prevention strategies between healthcare professionals and patients — working in partnership
Jenni MacDonald, lead nurse tissue viability and harm free care, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
09.30–10.00
NHS England National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Una Adderley, director, National Wound Care Strategy Programme, Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network
10.00–11.00
Break/exhibition/skills zone
11.00–12.30
Sheila Parry (author of the recently published book, Take Pride) will discuss and demonstrate, through workshop learning, the role of leadership within organisations, the key to becoming better leaders and how this can be incorporated into daily working practice
12.30 –14.00
Lunch/exhibition/skills zone
14.00–14.45
Reducing the risk of amputation in patients with diabetes — Wound Care Today’s international guest speaker
David Armstrong, professor of surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of South California
Through a live video link from Los Angeles, Professor David Armstrong will look at reducing the occurrence of amputation in patients with diabetic foot wounds through early interventions to prevent infection and using appropriate resources, including early specialist referral
14.45–15.15
First time presenters — three selected speakers will share their work to improve patient outcomes
15.15–15.45
How to embed your ideas, education, and pathways into practice
Sarah Gardner, clinical lead, tissue viability service, Oxford
15.45–16.15
Management of pain using all resources — based on wound aetiology
Kirsty Shilstone-Mahoney, clinical nurse specialist, wound healing, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16.15
Summary/evaluation and close of event
Skills Zone
These sessions will run throughout the two-day event. Delegates can participate either at prearranged times, or at stop-and-learn sessions
Debridement skills
A showcase for debridement methods, in particular curettage, hosted by David Gray, professor, Birmingham City University, with practical debridement demonstrations
Compression for complex and challenging cases
Julie Stanton and Veronica Doody, Healogics Wound Healing Centres, will demonstrate and discuss the various options and application techniques for compression bandaging/hosiery for complex cases using volunteers
Good business planning
Paul Nordon, independent business consultant, and Edwin Chamanga, senior lecturer, Kingston University and St George’s University, London, will discuss the need for good business planning and enhancing skills in strategy, audit, current and future plans. They will also look at how to pitch a business case, what is needed, how this should be presented and how to ensure that you have the correct information for your target audience
Mapping the future
Alison Schofield, tissue viability team lead and clinical nurse, North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, will explain how pressure mapping tools can help us alleviate pressure in clinical practice
Filming — silence the fear
Mole Productions will provide delegates with the opportunity to present to a camera, thereby removing the fear of the unknown
Diagnosing infection
Steven Jeffery, consultant burns and plastic surgeon, University Hospital Birmingham; professor, Birmingham City University, will discuss and demonstrate some of the tools available to help diagnose infection in wounds
Formulary development
Tracey McKenzie, head of tissue viability services, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, will explore how to write a formulary for your organisation
Seating/posture assessment
Sarah Warner, senior tissue viability nurse, Oxfordshire Community Tissue Viability Service, will demonstrate the importance of accurate seating and posture assessment to prevent pressure ulcer development
Understanding pressure ulcer grading
Practical session demystifying the categorising of pressure ulcers
Vascular assessment
Karen Staines and Hayley Turner-Dobbin, Accelerate CIC, will provide help and advice on getting vascular assessment right
Success!