Tuesday, 13 May 2008				Close this window
17.00 - 20.00	Registration Event			Registration Area
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
07.00 - 20.00	Registration			Registration Area
11.00 - 18:00	Exhibition			Pavilion 2
09.30 - 10.00	Opening Ceremony		Marco Romanelli, EWMA President Finn Gottrup, EWMA Recorder Katia Furtado (GAIF) Anibal Justiniano (APTFeridas)	Auditorium I
10.00 - 11.30	Plenary Session -Responsibility and Actions		Sue Bale & Elaine Pina	Auditorium I
	Responsibilities and Actions: A Public Health Perspective	001	Francisco George
	The European Perspective on Responsibility and Actions for Doctors and Nurses	002	Antonio Manuel da Silva
	Responsibilities in the Use of Wound Care Products	003	Dario Pirovano
11:30 - 13:45	Lunch & Exhibition
12:00-13:30	Satellite Symposium: 21st Century Wound Care Putting the Patient First - Sharing Best Practices in the Transition of Patients with V.A.C.® Therapy from Hospital Care to the Home Care Setting	KCI	Caroline Fife	Auditorium I
	In Hospital Use of V.A.C.® NPWT Prior to Transition to Home Care Service Associated with Reduced Length of Care in Patients with Pressure Ulcers		Dr. Gupta
	Bradford’s Model of Integrated V.A.C.® Therapy Service Provision		Kath Vowden
	Topical Negative Pressure* (TNP) in the Home Care Setting – First Year Experience: 61 patients		Louk van Doorn
	The Swiss (Luzern) Experiences of Home Setting Therapy in Patients with V.A.C.® Therapy, a Model of Cooperation Between Home Care and the Central Hospital		Dr. Andreas Bruhin
	Panel Discussion & Summary		Caroline Fife
12:00-13:30	Satellite Symposium: Challenges of Faecal Incontinence - Options for Critically III Patient	ConvaTec	Catherine Milne	Auditorium I
	Opening Remarks		Catherine Milne
	Need for Containment of Infectuous Diarrhoea		Catherine Milne
	Impact of Acute Diarrhoea on Resources		Stephanie Chen
	Traditional Management of Diarrhoea –Should We Think Differently about Faecal Management		Sue Bale
	Ask the Experts Panel Discussion
13.45 - 15.15	Free Paper Session: Infection		Mike Clark, Anabela Gomes	Auditorium II
	Innate Immunological Mechanisms Play Important Roles in Wound Healing	004	Brita Pukstad
	Use of an Evaluation Scale for Risk of Infection – Results of a Binational Observational Study (IMAG) Including 4960 Patients	005	Elmar Schäfer
	Rapid Scanning Laser Confocal Microscopy (RSLCM) - As a Method to Assess the Efficacy of Ionic Silver on Biofilms	006	Emma Woods
	Hygienic Safety of a New Hydrodynamic Wound Debridement System	007	Georg Daeschlein
	Innovative Strategy to Prevent Incontinence Dermatitis	008	Selina Hune
	Bacteriology of Wounds of Lower Extremities and their Effect on the Wound Healing	009	Waldemar L. Olszewski
13.45 - 15.15	Free Paper Session:Diabetic Foot Ulcers I		Rui de Cavalho, Alberto Piaggesi	Auditorium VIII
	Follow-Up of Amputation Rate and Related Factors in Diabetic Foot Center	010	Alexandra Jirkovská
	Ulcers Infection Evaluation in a Portuguese Diabetic Foot Community Clinic	011	Ana Gonçalves
	Analysis of Minor Amputation and Other Surgical Interventions in Patients with Diabetic Foot Regarding to Necessity of their Re-hospitalisation	012	Bedrich Sixta
	Project on Integral Care for Diabetic Foot Patients: Profile of Patients Attended	013	Jackson Caiafa
	A Case Control Study of Predictors of Foot Ulceration in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)	014	Jill Firth
	Maggot Debridement Therapy in Patients with Diabetic Foot	015	Robert Bém
13.45 - 15.15	Free Paper Session: Pressure Ulcers I		Carol Dealey, João Gouveia	Auditorium III
	Standardising Criteria for Evaluating Pressure Ulcers in Accordance with Puclas	016	Diana Sousa
	The Surgical Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers in Sacral and Trochanteric Area – Our Experience	017	Goran Lazovic
	An Exploration of Staff Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Prevention	018	Helen Strapp
	District-Wide Wound Care Audit: Pressure Ulcer Data Across Acute and Community Trusts	019	Kathryn Vowden
	Cushions or Casualties? Are Patients with Full-Time Needs Getting Part-Time Care?	020	Lyn Phillips
13.45 - 15.15	Free Paper Session: Health Economics/Outcome		Jan Apelqvist, E. Andrea Nelson	Auditorium IV
	A Retrospective Clinical Audit to Examine Data Related to Patients Admitted to the Acute Sector with A) a Primary Diagnosis of Leg Ulceration B) Secondary Diagnosis of Leg Ulceration; within a Six Month Period	021	Adrienne Taylor
	Analysis of Costs Attributable to Cutaneous Sores in the Territory of the Local Health Unit of Florence	022	David Vannozzi
	Health-Related Quality of Life, Treatment Burden and Quality of Medical Care of Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers in Germany	023	Eike Sebastian Debus
	District-Wide Wound Care Audit: Pressure Ulcer Data Across Acute and Community Trusts	024	Matthias Augustin
	Cost-Effectiveness in Modern Wound Management Observation Study with an HydroBalance Biocellulose Based Wound Dressing in Germany	025	Michael Schmitz
	Patient's Wound Care Product Availability in Finland - Controlled Questionnaire Study in Years 2006-2007	026	Salla Seppänen
13:45-15:15	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Wound Management	Hartmann	Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
	Opening Remarks		Catherine Milne
	Need for Containment of Infectuous Diarrhoea		Catherine Milne
	Impact of Acute Diarrhoea on Resources		Stephanie Chen
	Traditional Management of Diarrhoea –Should We Think Differently about Faecal Management		Sue Bale
	Ask the Experts Panel Discussion
15:15-16:00	Poster Session & Coffee
16:00-17:30	Satellite Symposium: Exudate Management, Pain Reduction, Cost Effectiveness - Successful Treatment of Chronic Wounds	Lohmann & Rauscher	Thomas Wild	Auditorium II
	Suprasorb® X is Cost Effective in the Daily Use – Results of a German Observation Study		M. Schmitz
	New HydroBalanced Wound Concept for the Primary Sector - First Results of a Real Life Study in a Danish Community		J. Jørgensen
	Improvement of Treatment in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcer by a New Pain-Reducing Wound Dressing with HydroBalance		V. Dini
	New HydroBalanced Wound Dressing Used in Finger-Tips Refractory Wounds of Scleroderma		C. Maino
	Exudate Management and Cleaning - Two Essential Aspects in Wound Management: First Results of a Comparison Study Suprasorb® X vs Aquacel®		T. Wild
16:00-17:30	Satellite Symposium: TIME Approach from Theory to Practice	Smith & Nephew	Carlos Mateus	Auditorium III
	How We Can Make a Difference in Wound Management - Recent Improvements		Sara Rowan
	TIME in Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers		Maribel Forteza
	TIME in Leg Ulcers/Diabetic Foot		Angélica Damião
16:00-17:30	Satellite Symposium: Exudate: “Friend" or "Foe”? How to Impact your Practice and Improve Patient Outcomes	ConvaTec	Keith Harding	Auditorium VII
	Opening Remarks		Keith Harding
	Challenges of Exudate Management		Courtney Lyder
	Practical Solutions to Managing Exudate		Keith Harding
	Interactive Case Presentations		Keith Cutting
	Ask the Experts Panel Discussion		Keith Harding
16:00-17:30	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Compression Therapy	Hartmann	Helge Stege Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
17:45-19:15	Free Paper Session: Education		Rita Videira, Carolyn Wyndham-White	Auditorium II
	Interprofessional Education in Wound Care Settings	027	Carolina Weller
	Setting Up Randomised Clinical Trials in Wound Care	028	Carolina Weller
	Evaluation of the Impact of a Post-Graduate Training Programme for Treating Wounds in Trainees' Clinical Practice	029	Dulce Cabete
	Wound Related Pain: Evaluating the Impact of Education on Nursing Practice	030	Helen Hollinworth
	Subsidising Wound Treatment Materials in Portugal: Awareness of Health Professionals	031	João Gouveia
	Interprofessional Mentoring Wound Care Model for Persons with Special Needs and Disabilities	032	Linda Dacres
17:45-19:15	Free Paper Session: Leg Ulcers I		Filomena Mota, José Verdu Soriano	Auditorium VII
	Venous Ulcers Considered to be ‘Difficult’ and their Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients: Results of the Trajectoire Survey	111	Jean-Charles Kerihuel
	Derma-PACE Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment for Chronic Skin Ulcers	034	Ching-Jen Wang
	Patients with Venous Ulcers Treated with the 4-layer Compression Bandaging System: The Immediate Haemodynamic Effect of the Additional Use of a Sequential Compression Device	035	Evi Kalodiki
	Elastic Stockings and Ulcer Treatment: What About Pressure and Stiffness?	036	Giovanni Mosti
	Ulcus Cruris Venosum – Echosonographic and Ultrasound Examination	037	Javorka Delic
	Management of Venous Leg Ulcers with Two Active Wound Dressings. Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial	038	Sylvie Meaume
17:45-19:15	Free Paper Session: Science		Anibal Justiniano, Rytis Rimdeika	Auditorium VII
	Science and Evidence Based Medicine - A Critical Approach to EBM	039	Christian Münter
	Comparison of the Binding Capacity of Collagen from Different Origin for IL-1Beta and TNF-Alpha	040	Cornelia Wiegand
	Bacterial Sequestration by Hydrogels	041	Donald Eagland
	Differential Cell Death Programmes Induced by Silver Dressings In Vitro	042	Philippe Sollie
	Low Recruitment of Immune Cells and Preserved Expression of Cytokines and Growth Factors in the Margin of Diabetic Foot Ulcers	043	Waldemar L. Olszewski
17:45-19:15	Free Paper Session: Quality of Life		Domingos Malta, Patricia Price	Auditorium VI
	Implementation of the Clean and Close Concept for Treatment of Surgical and Chronic Wounds in Three University Centres in Berlin - Germany	044	Chris Braumann
	Qualitative Responses to Pain Between Countries	045	Hilde Fagervik-Morton
	Acupuncture and Wound Healing	046	Luc Gryson
	The Impact of Compression Therapy on the Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Leg Ulcer	047	Manuel Cruz
	Impact of Chronic Wounds on Quality of Life	048	Pedro Ferreira
	The Long-Term Effects of a Multidisciplinary Wound Care Provision System on the Patient’s Quality of Life: Pain Relief and Improved Mobility	049	Roland Becker
	Quality of Life of Cancer Patients with Malignant Fungating Wound	050	Shu-Fen Lo
17:45-19:15	Free Paper Session: Topical Negative Pressure		Carlos Mateus, Peter Vowden	Auditorium III
	The Use of Topical Negative Pressure ‘TNP’ in a Surgical Unit in a District General Hospital, A 4 Year Review	051	A. Ibrahim Amin
	Topical Negative Pressure (TNP) Therapy is Superior to Conventional Dressing Therapies in Patients with Chronic Wounds. A Meta-Analysis	052	Erik de Laat
	Topical Negative Pressure Versus Conventional Treatment of Deep Sternal Infection in Cardiac Surgery	053	Martin Simek
	Faster Abdominal Closure Based on Dynamic Sutures	054	Thomas Wild
	A Prospective Clinical Evaluation of a Topical Negative Pressure (TNP) Wound Therapy System in the Resolution and Management of Complex Wounds	055	Wojciech Witkowski
17:45-19:15	Workshop: Wound Pain		Michelle Briggs, Deborah Hofman	Auditorium IV
17:45-19:15	Workshop: Decision Making for Patients with Complex Wound Problems		Sue Bale	Meeting Room 1.09
Thursday, 15 May 2008				Close this window
08.00 - 19.00	Registration			Registration Area
08.30 - 18:00	Exhibition			Pavilion 2
08:30-10:00	Key Session: EWMA Position Documents: Hard-to-Heal Wounds: A Holistic Approach		Marco Romanelli, Peter Vowden	Auditorium I
	Overview		Peter Vowden
	Wound Complexity and Healing	056	Jan Apelqvist
	Psychological Factors and Delayed Healing	057	Kath Vowden
	Economic Burden of Hard-to-Heal Wounds	058	Matthias Augustin
08:30-10:00	Key Session: Malignant Ulcers - Multidisciplinary Treatment		Finn Gottrup, Deborah Hofman	Auditorium II
	Dermatological Treatment of Malignant Wounds	059	Uwe Wollina
	Malignant Wounds. A Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating a Complementary Multidimensional Intervention	060	Betina Lund-Nielsen
	Local Management of Malignant Ulcers	061	Jane McManus
	Malignant Ulcers - Multidisciplinary Treatment	062	Alessandro Scalise
08:30-10:00	Workshop: Burns and Scars		Isabelle Fromantin, Patricia Price, Luc Téot	Auditorium III
08:30-10:00	Workshop: Compression Therapy		Katia Furtado, Alison Hopkins, Fran Worboys	Auditorium IV
10:00-10:30	Coffee
10:30-12:00	Free Paper Session: Leg Ulcers II		Anna Hjerppe, Rosa Nascimento	Auditorium II
	Skin Cancer in a Leg Ulcer Clinic	063	Alyson Bryden
	Evaluation of a Novel Two Layer Compression Stocking System in the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers	064	Francois Allaert
	Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers	065	Marian Simka
	Implementation of a Compression-Therapy Protocol for Service Users with a Venous Ulcer	066	Paula Botelho
	Leg-Ulcer Compression Therapy: A Hospital's Experience	067	Rui Escaleira
	Quality of Life in the Patients with Chronic Leg Ulcers	068	Veronika Slonková
10:30-12:00	Free Paper Session: Wound Dressings/Miscellaneous		Filomena Mota, Zbigniew Rybak	Auditorium VII
	Results of RCT on the Antimicrobial Effectiveness of a New Silver Alginate Wound Dressing	069	Luc Téot
	Evaluation of Cellulose and Polyhexamethylene Biguanide in Therapy of Infected Wounds	070	Maria Bruckner
	Patient Benefit Index - A New Methodology for the Assessment of Patient-Defined Benefits in Wound Therapy	071	Nadine Franzke
	A Laboratory Survey of the Antimicrobial Properties of Honey-Containing Dressings	072	Rowena Jenkins
	Major Burns in Premature Neonate Twins: 5 Year Follow-Up	073	Rytis Rimdeika
	Hydrofibre Dressing with Silver in the Management of Split-Thickness Donor Sites	074	S. Blome-Eberwein
10:30-12:00	Free Paper Session: Diabetic Foot Ulcers II		Jan Apelqvist, Teresa Carcia	Auditorium VIII
	Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Super-Oxidized Solution (SOS) in Managing Post-Surgical Lesions of the Diabetic Foot – A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial	075	Alberto Piaggesi
	Prevalence of Risk Factors for "Diabetic Foot" Ulcers	076	Ana Gonçalves
	Allograft in the Treatment of Nonhealing Skin Ulcers	077	Giovanni Mosti
	Profile of Patients Attended at a Secondary Diabetic Foot Care Centre in a Big City	078	Jackson Caiafa
	Use of Allogenic Dermoepidermal Grafts Can Accelerate Healing of Diabetic Foot Disease	079	Michal Dubský
	Safety and Efficacy of a Dermal Substitute in the Coverage of Cancellous Bone after Surgical Debridment for Severe Diabetic Foot Infection	080	Carlo Caravaggi
10:30-12:00	Workshop: Atypical Wounds		Valentina Dini, Marco Romanelli	Auditorium VI
10:30-12:00	Free Paper Session: Pressure Ulcers II		João Dias, Christina Lindholm	Auditorium III
	Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Framework for Quality and Research Projects	081	Gudrun Sigurjonsdottir
	Point Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers at One Canadian Academic Hospital	082	Laura Teague
	Quality of Life and Depression of Elderly with Pressure Ulcers	083	Leila Blanes
	How Do Spanish Nurses Assess Pressure Ulcers Risk?	084	Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo
	Repositioning for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers - a Cochrane Systematic Review	085	Zena Moore
10:30-12:00	Free Paper Session: Health Organisation		Anabela Gomes, Salla Seppänen	Auditorium IV
	Net-Based Guidance for Improving Ulcer Care	086	Deirdre Nathalie Dufour
	Do Pharmacists Perceive Their Role in Wound Management?	087	Elaine Pina
	Wound Healing and Elderly Patients in a French Teaching Hospital	088	Nathalie Faucher
	The Use of Lean Methodology the Toyota Way to Reduce Costs and Enhance Patient Care in Pressure Reduction Mattress Flow	089	Pauline Deane
	A Programme Review of an Interorganizational Health Care Intervention with the Aim to Prevent and Treat Patients with Pressure Sores Living in Nursing Homes in the Copenhagen Community	090	Susanne Lauth
	Restructuring Wound Management Practices: The Niagara Community Care Access Centre	091	Theresa Hurd
10:30-12:00	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Compression Therapy	Hartmann	Helge Stege Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
12:00-14:15	Lunch & Exhibition
12:30-14:00	Satellite Symposium: Wound Pain - Assessing and Managing Painful Wounds at Rest and During Dressing Changes	Coloplast	Patricia Price	Auditorium I
	Chairman’s Introduction
	Wound Pain. Implications for the Patient		Jürgen Österbrink
	Wound Pain. Mechanisms of Wound Pain. How to Assess Wound Pain?		Diane Krasner
	Painful Wounds. Recommendations for Management		Karsten Fogh
	Safety of Local Application of Ibuprofen		Sylvie Meaume
	Biatain Ibu: New Comparative Study		Marco Romanelli
	Summary & Questions
12:30-14:00	Satellite Symposium: Polyhexanide - An Antimicrobial Substance with Various Properties - For Critically Colonised and Local Infected Wounds	Lohmann & Rauscher	Robert Strohal	Auditorium II
	Critical colonised – local infected – therapy of today - use of polyhexanide		T. Eberlein
	Biofilm, Fibrin, Resistances – Antibacterial Measures with Focus on Polihexanide		A. Körber
	Local Infected Wounds – From Evidence to Algorithm for the Therapy – with Regard to Polihexanide and Silver		R. Strohal
	Protective Effect of Polihexanide on HaCaT Keratinocytes in Co-Culture with Staphylococcus Aureus		C. Wiegand
	MRSA in the Wound – Therapeutical Measures with Polihexanide		T. Eberlein
14:15-15:45	Satellite Symposium: Clean & Close: In Vitro, in Vivo, in Practice	Johnson & Johnson	Pereira Alves	Auditorium II
	Jean Charles Kerihuel
	Amedo Strano
	Cristina Miguéns
14:15-15:45	Satellite Symposium: Chronic Venous Disease: New Approaches to Effective Management	ConvaTec	Keith Harding	Auditorium VII
	Opening Remarks		Keith Harding
	Impact of Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) & Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) on Society and Patients		Wolfgang Vanscheidt
	Understanding CVI: A Basis for Proper Patient Care		Anthony Comerota
	Compression Therapy: How Does It Work?		Hugo Partsch
	Ask the Experts Panel Discussion		Keith Harding
14:15-15:15	Satellite Symposium: Venous Leg Ulcers - Effective Solutions	3M	Jan Schuren	Auditorium III
	Introduction		Bart Maene
	Venous Leg Ulcers - Effective Solutions		Carlos Mateus
14:15-15:15	Satellite Symposium: Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression (PACE) Treatment to Stimulate Tissue Regeneration in Acute and Chronic Wounds: Working Mechanism, Controlled Study, Therapy Benefits	Sanuwave	Kristien Van Acker	Auditorium IV
	Austria PACE Application in Trauma Wounds		Florian Kamelger
	DermaPACE Treatment for Chronic Skin Lesions: A Controlled Study in 76 Patients		Ching-Jen Wang
	Human Cellular Response to High Energy Pulsed Acoustic Waves: In Vivo and in Vitro Studies		Ching-Jen Wang
	PACE Application in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Rationale and Clinical Experience		Kristien Van Acker
	Questions & Answers		All
15:15-16:45	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Wound Management	Hartmann	Helge Stege Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
15:45-16:45	Poster Session & Coffee
16:45-18:15	Key Session: Measuring Infection in Surgical Wounds		Anibal Justiniano, Patricia Price	Auditorium I
	Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)	092	Finn Gottrup
	Diagnosing and Measuring SSI - the Surgeons View	093	David Leaper
	The Quality of Measurement of Surgical Wound Infection as the Basis for Monitoring	094	Julie Bruce
	Surveillance of SSI - the HELICS Programme	095	Carl Suetens
16:45-18:15	Key Session: Immunosuppression and Chronic Wounds - Friend or Foe?		Anna Hjerppe, Hubert Vuagnat	Auditorium II
	Introduction: Chronic Wounds and Inflammation	096	Severin Läuchli
	Wounds that Require Immunosuppression for Healing - An Overview	097	J. Dissemond
	Vasculitic Ulcers - What to Look for and How to Treat	098	Carlo Chizzolini
	Side Effects of Immunosuppressant Drugs - Practical Recommendations	099	Jaakko Antonen
	TNF-α and TNF-α- Inhibition in Wound Healing	100	Markus Streit
16:45-18:15	Workshop: Basic Research as the Basis for the Development of New Treatment Methods; from Patient to Patient		Marianne Nieuwenhuis, Magda Ulrich	Auditorium III
16:45-18:15	Workshop: Paediatric Wound Care		Guido Ciprandi, Christina Miguens, Christina Quesada	Auditorium IV
20:00-	Conference Evening (Convento de Beato)			Convento do Beato
Friday, 16 May 2008				Close this window
08.00 - 15.00	Registration			Registration Area
09.00 - 15:00	Exhibition			Pavilion 2
09:00-10:30	Key Session: The Diabetic Foot - State of the Art		Gerrolt Jukema, Stephan Morbach	Auditorium I
	Infection in the Neuropathic Foot	101	Mike Edmonds
	The Ischemic Diabetic Foot	102	Gerhard Rümenapf
	Diabetic Neuroarthropathy	103	Edward Jude
	Possible Future Modalities for Prevention and Treatment of the Diabetic Foot	104	Stephan Morbach
09:00-10:30	Key Session: Lymphedema		Paulo Alves, Judit Daroczy	Auditorium II
	Lymphedema in Portugal	105	J.A. Pereira Albino
	The Wound – Afferent Immune Arc, Lymphatics and Lymph Nodes, Efferent Arc	106	Waldemar L. Olszewski
	Microsurgery for Lymphedema: A System of Early Treatment and Long-Term Clinical Outcome	107	Corradino Campisi
	From Lymph to Fat: New Surgical Treatment Strategy to Accomplish Complete Reduction of Chronic Arm and Leg Lymphedema	108	Håkan Brorson
09:00-10:30	Workshop: Principles and Practice of Debridement		Finn Gottrup, Deborah Hofman, Carolyn Wyndham-White	Auditorium III
09:00-10:30	Workshop: Pressure Relief – The Importance of Seating		Michael Clark, Fiona Collins	Auditorium IV
10:30-11:00	Coffee
10:30-12:00	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Wound Management	Hartmann	Helge Stege Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
11:00-12:30	Free Paper Session: Leg Ulcers III		João Gouveia, Marcus Gürgen	Auditorium II
	Pyoderma Gangrenosum - A Cause of Hard-to-Heal Leg Ulcers	109	Anca Breahna
	Sub-Bandage Pressure Measurements: The Physics of Compression Therapy	110	Jan Schuren
	Algorithm for Managing Venous Ulcers in Lower Limbs in Primary Health Care	33	Camilo Raña Lama
	Randomized, Cross-Over, Clinical Trial to Compare the Impact of Two-Layer Versus a Four-Layer Compression Bandage System in the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcer	112	Keith Harding
	Rut - Register Ulcer Treatment	113	Rut Frank Öien
	A Pilot Randomized Trial to Determine the Effects of a New Active Dressing on Wound Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers	114	Serena Lanzara
11:00-12:30	Free Paper Session: Wound Dressings		Carlos Mateus, Salla Seppänen	Auditorium VII
	The Effect of Silver on Wound Healing	115	Breda Cullen
	The Effect of Collagen-Containing Dressings on the Proteolytic Environment of the Chronic Wound	116	Breda Cullen
	Changes in MMP-2 & MMP-9 Activity, Surface pH and Size of Chronic Wounds when Manuka Honey Dressings Used	117	Georgina Gethin
	Challenges in Protecting Periwound Skin	118	Helen Hollinworth
	How TLC Derived Dressings are Accepted by Patients? Pooling of the Results Obtained from more than 14,000 Patients	119	Jean-Charles Kerihuel
	Implementing a New Wound Dressing in a District General Hospital Using Evidence Based Medicine	120	John Dillon
11:00-12:30	Free Paper Session: Wound Assessment		Christina Lindholm, John Preto	Auditorium III
	Reproducibility of Current Wound Size Surface Measurement	121	Gerard Koel
	Nursing Team Development in Assessing and Controlling Pain in Patients with Wounds	122	João Dias
	Development of an Instrument for the Assessment of Patient-Defined Benefits in Wound Debridement	123	Katharina Herberger
	Community-Based Study on the Quality of Care of Chronic Leg Ulcers in North Germany – Introduction of a Scoring System	124	Matthias Augustin
	Initial Healing Rates as Predictive Factors of Venous Leg Ulcer Healing: The Use of a Laser Based 3-D Ulcer Measurement	125	Nada Kecelj-Leskovec
	Progress in Development of Non-Invasive Wound State Monitoring and Woundmonitor Project	126	Rytis Rimdeika
11:00-12:30	Free Paper Session: Epidemiology and Health Economics		Deborah Hofman, Pedro Pacheco	Auditorium IV
	Leg Ulcer Implementation Project: Prevalence and Implementation Results	127	Katia Furtado
	Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Lithuania in 1992-2006 Year Period	128	Darius Kubilius
	Implementation of a Leg Ulcer Strategy in Slovenia - Case Identification	129	Justina Somrak
	Implementation of a Venous Leg Ulcer Strategy in Northen Poland – Prevalence Study	130	Arkadiusz Jawien
	Analysis of a Leg Ulcer Strategy in Poland - Case Identification	131	Zbigniew Rybak
	Eucomed Advanced Wound Care Sector (AWCS): Strategy & Goals	132	Hans Lundgren
12.30-14.45	Lunch & Exhibition
13:00-14:30	Satellite Symposium: Wound Infection: the Risks, the Issues and Improving Patient Outcomes	Covidien	Luc Téot	Auditorium I
	Wound Infections - the Risks, The Issues, the Costs and Impacts on Wound Healing		David Leaper
	Generic Aspects of Bacterial Virulence		Luc Téot
	AMD – A review of the evidence		Finn Gottrup
	Practical Experience of using AMD with Negative Pressure Therapy		Glenn Smith
	Practical Experience of Using AMD within a Non-Adhering Dressing		Frans Meuleneire
13:00-14:30	Company Workshop: The Combisensation: Hands-On Solutions for Difficult to Heal Leg Ulcers Focus: Compression Therapy	Hartmann	Helge Stege Practical Training: Suzanne Leaphart,Frans Meuleneire,Peter Staudinger, Christine Bloch, Manuel Azevedo,Ricardo Paço	Sala 3A
14:45-16:15	Key Session: Education - Multidisciplinary Groups Working Together		Katia Furtado, Zena Moore	Auditorium I
	Interprofessional Education in Wound Management in the Community	133	Elaine Pina
	Interprofessional Study: Does it Work at Master's Level?	134	Vanessa Jones
	Multidisciplinary Courses and Education in Wound Care	135	Luc Gryson
	Establishment of Doctor Education in Wound Healing - Will it Make a Difference? (Italian CME System)	136	Andrea Cavicchioli
14:45-16:15	Key Session: Well Known Procedures - Are They Still Valid?		Claudia Elias, Marco Romanelli	Auditorium II
	Fibroblasts and Tissue Engineering	137	Bernard Coulomb
	Antioxidants - In Treatment of the Diabetic Foot	138	Edward Jude
	New Modalities in Wound Healing Treatment	139	Aleksander Sieroñ
	Foam Sclerotherapy of Insufficient Perforators in Patients Suffering from Leg Ulcers	140	Zbigniew Rybak
16:30-17:00	Closing Ceremony, Prizes, Awards		Marco Romanelli, EWMA President Zena Moore, EWMA Secretary	Auditorium II
	Welcome to EWMA 2009 Helsinki		Salla Seppänen, President of FWCS