The 2nd World Conference on Advanced Treatments & Technologies in Wound Care (ATTWC2019)

The 2nd World Conference on Advanced Treatments & Technologies in Wound Care (ATTWC2019) is organized by Bioevents and will be held from Oct 24 - 25, 2019 at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Target Audience:
• Scientists
• Clinicians
• R&D Personnel
• Opinion Leaders
• Industry Leaders

Conference Description:
The conference is aimed at exchanging the most up-to-date knowledge between scientists, clinicians and R&D personnel in the relevant wound prevention and care industries in regard to the latest technologies for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of wounds of all types (i.e. acute including burns, surgical and chronic wounds), as well as for identifying knowledge and technological gaps that exist in the field. The first conference has proven to be a unique cross-disciplinary platform for discussing innovation and emerging medical device technologies in wound prevention, diagnosis and care. As before, speakers will again be cherry-picked to verify that they bring the latest science, top-tier medical research and leading industry perspectives to the forum. The specific goals of this conference are to:

• Provide an overview of current research and development trends in academia in regard to a spectrum of research and technologies in the wound prevention, diagnosis and care field.
• Identify potential opportunities for transfer of technologies that are still at the research lab phase into medical technologies and products.
• Identify needs and technological gaps in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all wound types.

Hence, this continues to be a unique opportunity to meet the interests of scientists/clinicians and the biomedical industry alike. The conference will also provide an enjoyable atmosphere and sufficient time for informal discussions, and encourage follow-up contacts between participants to establish a growing and long-lasting network in the field of medical technologies related to wound prevention, diagnosis and care. Delegates will be academic and industry leaders as well as key opinion leader clinicians involved in wound care who would like to share and learn about the most recent technologies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment – most of which is still at the research lab phase. We will include talks from scientists of diverse backgrounds who are actively researching these topics and R&D personnel from relevant industries. Opinion leaders and senior clinicians in the international medical community will be participating and expressing their views on current and future technological trends in wound care. 

Some example topics to be covered on the program of the ATTWC Conference are:
• Biomarkers for chronic wounds including deep tissue injuries
• Aging and fragility of skin and subdermal tissues and technologies to asses tissue fragility
• Smart materials for support surfaces, overlies and protective clothing
• Technologies for training and education in wound prevention and care
• Technologies for wound measurements
• Technologies and devices for preventing pressure ulcers
• Sensors and fabrics for pressure ulcer prevention
• Computer modelling and simulations in wound prevention and care
• Support surface technology, including beds, wheelchairs, positioners, mattresses and cushions
• Technologies to protect amputation patients from tissue damage
• Biomaterials in the design of dressings
• Microclimate control
• Sensor technologies for monitoring tissue health status
• Microsensors to monitor the wound bed 
• Electrical stimulation and electromagnetic therapies
• Imaging of deep pressure ulcers
• Tissue engineering based treatments of burns, acute and chronic wounds
• High-throughput screening of wound therapies
• Wound databases and big-data analyses
• Design of clinical trials for testing medical devices in the field of wound prevention and care
• Transfer of medical device technology from the academia to the industry