EPUAP Masterclass

6^th European Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Masterclass

27 – 29 May 2026

Brno, Czechia

PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE

lectures by international renowned pressure ulcer experts
workshops
complex case discussions
group work
networking events
final examination (certificate of successful attendance)

THE MASTERCLASS WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

Aetiology and biomechanics of pressure ulcers
Epidemiology, diagnosis and classification
Prevention (including specific patient populations)
Treatment (with a focus on complex cases)
Guidelines and guideline development
Implementation, quality indicators, quality improvement projects
Basic principles about research and pressure ulcers (including health economics)

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TARGET AUDIENCE

The EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Masterclass is suitable for specialized clinicians, nurses, clinical researchers, basic researchers, educators, and industry who reconize the challenge of preventing and treating pressure ulcers. This international Masterclass will provide an in-depth theoretical and practical basis about pressure ulcer prevention and treatment and will be interactive, practical, and example-filled.

European experts will share evidence-based information that can immediately be used to improve practice (clinical, research, industry, innovation and education).

There is a limited number of place for this event – admission through application only.

Masterclass 2026 Chairs

Prof. Andrea Pokorná

Masaryk University, Czechia

Steven Smet

Ghent University hospital, Belgium

Local Organising Team Members

Alica Hokynková, MD, Ph.D. – Plastic surgeon, University hospital Brno
Assoc. prof. Lenka Veverková, Ph.D. – Surgeon, Hospital of Merciful Brothers, Brno (president of the Czech Wound Management Association)
Lenka Krupová, RN, Ph.D. – Specialist nurse, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, and University Hospital Ostrava
Soňa Šestáková, RN, MSc. – Specialist nurse, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Renáta Grossová Klementová, RN, MSc. – Deputy for Non-Medical Health Professionals, University Hospital Brno
Jan Stryja, MD, Ph.D. – Surgeon, private clinic Salvatella, Třinec (vice-president of the Czech Wound Management Association)

Masterclass 2026 Partners

CME Accreditation

The EPUAP Masterclass 2024, Rome, Italy 13/05/2024 – 15/05/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 18.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.