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Conference programme

The 8th Wound Care Today Conference took place on 12th – 13th March 2025 at the Telford International Centre, Shropshire.

08.30–10.00

Registration and exhibition

 

10.00–10.15

Opening remarks

by Helen Shoker, clinical director, Wound Care Today

and introduction of conference chair

Paul Vaughan, national deputy director, community and primary care nursing, NHS England

 

10.15–11.00

Motivational session: Stand up and thrive

Harriet Beveridge, author of the bestselling book, 'Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success', and has over twenty years' experience helping individuals and teams achieve exceptional performance while also thriving

 

11.00–11.25

Manchester Amputation Reduction Strategy (MARS)

This session looks at how the MARS levelled up wound care to the diabetes standard and reduced amputations by 46% within six years

Naseer Ahmad, consultant vascular surgeon, Manchester University Foundation Trust, clinical director, Manchester Amputation Reduction Strategy (MARS) and Greater Manchester aneurysm screening programme

 

11.25–11.55

Personalised care

Lesley Thompson, Year of Care national trainer and facilitator, Northumberland NHS Trust

 

11.55–12.00

Questions from the audience

 

12.00–14.00

Lunch / exhibition / skills zones

 

14.00–14.10

Welcome, introduction to afternoon sessions

Paul Vaughan, deputy director, Primary Care Nursing and NextGen Nurse, NHS England

 

14.10–14.55

First-time speaker sessions

14.10–14.22 Development of a hot clinic to provide rapid and specialised vascular assessment for patients at risk of limb loss due to ischaemia
Lauren Lynch, lead vascular nurse, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
14.22–14.34 Don’t let my heart fail my legs: a QI approach for management of patients with combined heart failure and leg ulcers
Antonia Laoumtzi, tissue viability nurse, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
14.34–14.46 Cold agglutinin disease: a case report
Justine Hendley, tissue viability nurse, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

 

14.55–15.00

Questions from the audience

 

15.00–16.00

Break / exhibition / skills zones

 

16.00 –16.20

Kinesio in wound care

Clare Anvar, clinical massage specialist, clinical therapy advisor for Lipoedema UK

 

16.20–17.00

I don’t care, if you don’t care

This session will discuss inclusion of mental-health screening and the role of clinical psychology services in the multidisciplinary pathway for the care of patients with lower limb wounds and share the impact that this has had on the service

Andrew Sharpe, advanced podiatrist, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

 

17.00–17.15

Summary/evaluation of today's conference

 
 

08.30–9.00

Exhibition opens

 

09.00–09.10

Welcome and open of day two

Paul Vaughan, national deputy director, community and primary care nursing, NHS England

 

09.10–09.30

Free paper sessions

09.10–09.20 Muscle pump activation in a non-healing wound post-necrotising fasciitis
Lauren Thorpe, clinical nurse specialist for wound care; Naiomie Lonsdale, wound healing staff nurse, both at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (community group)
09.20–09.30 Wound care education: how to ignite passion in the workforce?
Georgina Rostron, tissue viability nurse, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

 

09.30–10.00

Role of clinical psychology in wound healing

Dr Sula Windgassen, health psychologist, CBT therapist and EMDR therapist

 

10.00–11.00

Break / exhibition / skills zones

 

11.00–11.40

Scar tissue: the unavoidable consequence of wound healing

A look at scar tissue and self-care advice for scars from a clinical scar specialist.

Emma Holly, educator and clinical scar specialist, Restore Therapy Ltd

 

11.40–12.20

What does self-management mean for people living with wounds

This session will talk about self-management, what this actually means, and how simple but effective it is in clinical practice. Stephanie will also share, from her experience, the impact it has on clinicians and service users.

Stephanie Lowen, national self-management specialist, director, Self Management Consulting Ltd

 

12.20–12.30

Questions from the audience

 

12.30–13.45

Lunch / exhibition / skills zones

 

13.45–14.15

Outcomes data, the multidisciplinary team member we all need

Jacqui Hughes, senior fellow, Higher Education Academy; Helen Shoker, lead nurse, wound care pathways, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

 

14.15–14.45

Frailty and skin tears

This session will explore the link between frailty as a medical syndrome, the skin and skin tears. How one integrated care board is working to reduce this skin harm will also be shared.

Heidi Sandoz, tissue viability nurse, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; independent tissue viability consultant, Ferita Consultancy Services

 

14.45–15.30

Un(covering) the malignant wound

International speaker: Sara Carvalhal, surgical oncologist, melanoma, sarcoma and peritoneal malignancy unit wound care team

 

15.30-15.45

Questions from the audience

 
 

15.45–16.00

Summary / evaluation and close of conference

 
 

Skills zones


Wound Care Today had 8 Skills Zones. These are an opportunity to participate in practical learning sessions. Further details about these sessions are available here.
 

Exhibition


The extensive exhibition area provides delegates with the opportunity to see, discuss and handle a wide range of products to keep up to date with what is new on the market. 

Industry partners were on hand to answer queries and discuss their products with you.
 
Wound Care Today 2025 offers delegates a unique learning platform, free of charge, to enhance their delivery of care through clinical updates, personal development, practical learning ones and networking in a friendly and open environment.