Pre-conference symposium

Supported by Convatec

Cost of delay: anti-biofilm care delivers better healing outcomes at lower cost for hard-to-heal leg ulcers

• Anti-biofilm care in practice
• RCT results: Aquacel Ag+ Extra versus Cutimed Sorbact
• The cost-effectiveness of Aquacel Ag+ Extra in treating hard to heal venous leg ulcers

Conference Welcome and Introduction to the Theme: Revolutionising Wound Care, including Updates from Wounds UK

Evidence in Practice: Harmonising Real-World Data in Wound Care

• Compare the strengths and limitations of real-world evidence and traditional empirical research in wound care.
• Explore how real-world data can complement clinical trials to inform treatment decisions and guideline development.
• Provide practical strategies for integrating diverse evidence sources into everyday wound care practice

Benefits of a digital formulary

• streamlining access to digital health tools for patients
• improving patient engagement through accessible digital technologies
• cost-efficiency by promoting evidence-based options, and facilitating data collection to monitor the effectiveness of digital health interventions

Creating a digital tissue viability service across a local place base - acute, community and primary care

• streamlining processes for healthcare professionals to access support and guidance to ensure the right care is provided in the right place, at the right time
• facilitating timely updates and changes
• improving accessibility to the latest versions of the formulary and pathways

Compression Lab: Learn, apply, and go with confidence

Interactive Made Easy Session

Supported by URGO medical

• Clarify clinical use of reduced compression: When it can be initiated safely in practice, and when red flags require escalation.
• Gain practical skills: Learn how to apply reduced compression, enabling continuous, consistent, comfortable results at every application.
• Reinforce safe decision-making: Apply safety checks and test your knowledge through interactive cases & activities.
• Apply learning in practice: Explore a real-world case study and take away a fun challenge to embed knowledge after the session.

Joining the Dots: MASD

Interactive Made Easy Session

Supported by Flen Health

• Be able to define MASD and its 4 main types
• Recognise how prolonged exposure to moisture compromises skin integrity in all skin tones
• Increase awareness of intervention techniques for preventing and managing MASD
• Understand the importance of developing patient-centred strategies to minimise discomfort and promote skin health.

Enhancing skin integrity: The role of medical adhesive removers in wound care

Supported by Clinimed

Interactive Made Easy Session

Enhancing skin integrity: The role of medical adhesive removers in wound care

• Know it. Understand what Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI) is, how to recognise it, and how to differentiate it from other skin injuries
• Own it. Acknowledge the risks and clinical consequences of MARSI, and take responsibility for recognising it as a preventable harm
• Prevent it. Apply practical prevention strategies, from sterile adhesive removers to protect skin integrity and achieve safer patient outcomes.

Interactive Made Easy Session

Introducing the VAC Therapy Peel and Place dressing: a faster and smarter solution for managing wounds

Supported by Solventum

• Confronting the challenges of VAC therapy applications in real-world settings.
• Learn about the Peel and Place dressing, designed for effortless application and extended wear, with insights from early clinical experience.
• Ready, Set, Apply: join a hands-on session featuring a friendly competition to see who can apply the new dressing the fastest!

Simplifying Self-Care: Empowering Patient Choice with Pathway-Driven Care

Interactive Made Easy Session

Supported by L&R.

• Assessing the Lower Limb Pathway - does it continue to support best practice under current NHS pressures? 
• Unpack the power of choice - how supported self-care can transform outcomes for patients and clinicians.
• Learn from the front line - real clinical experiences that prove simplifying care doesn’t mean compromising results.

20,000 reasons we can’t ignore wounds any longer: Insights from the UK's largest ever wound database

Session Supported by Smith+Nephew

• Wounds are a growing, silent epidemic – affecting over 3.8 million people annually in the UK alone, with prevalence and complexity rising year on year.
• Wound patients are clinically complex but systemically invisible – they often fall between service lines, with no clear ownership at ICS level, no central tracking, and limited representation in performance metrics or strategic planning.
• The system is under strain and underprepared – fragmented services, inconsistent pathways, and data blind spots are leading to preventable harm and missed opportunities for early healing.

Harnessing Technology in Wound Assessment, Management, and Treatment

• Diagnostics in Practice: Exploring currently available technologies that support effective treatment regimen
• Devices and Digital Tools: How innovation is driving improved patient outcomes in wound care
• Implementation Readiness: Building trust and ensuring system readiness for adopting new technologies

Refining AMS Approaches in Wound Care: Launching the Updated Best Practice Document

Session Supported by Essity

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain the key principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship and its relevance to wound care
• Execute effective wound care aligned to AMS strategies, incorporating what to consider in an assessment, wound cleansing, swabbing and debridement.
• Feel confident when selecting antimicrobial dressings and when to administer systemic therapies in managing wound bioburden
• Believe that they can make a difference to reduce antimicrobial resistance

Advancing Standards in Continence and Skin Care: A New BPS for Clinical Practice

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Define key principles of continence management and their impact on skin integrity across clinical settings
• Implement evidence-based interventions to prevent and manage skin compromise associated with urinary and faecal incontinence
• Describe the importance of a MDT approach to continence management and proactive strategies in maintaining skin health
• Understand and discuss the stigma associated with incontinence

Changes to the dressing categorisation – How this will change what’s available to you!

• Overview of the changes
• Why are the changes important
• What you need to know - how will the changes impact you? How can you get involved?

Changes to class IIa regulation for equipment

• Overview of the changes
• Why are the changes important
• What you need to know - how will the changes impact you? How can you get involved?