REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN

Application deadline has been extended to 15 February 2019. Enrolment to the EPUAP Masterclass is made through the application. Accommodation available just on request, depending on the hotel capacity!

COURSE PROGRAMME

The programme includes: lectures by international renowned pressure ulcer experts, workshops, guided tour in the wound care department, complex case discussions, group work, networking event.

3^r^d EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT MASTERCLASS

Hosted by The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Charité-Universitätsmedizin and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

Dates:

12 - 14 March 2019

Location:

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Chairs of the EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Masterclass 2019:

Prof. Zena Moore, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Prof. Dimitri Beeckman, University Centre for Nursing & Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Dr. Jan Kottner, Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

Mr. Steven Smet, RN MSc, Clinical nurse specialist Wound care, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Target audience

The EPUAP Pressure Ulcer Masterclass is suitable for specialized clinicians, 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.

The European expert 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.

THE MASTERCLASS WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

Aetiology and biomechanics of pressure ulcers
Epidemiology, diagnosis and classification
Prevention (including specific patients 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)

PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE