24th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP)

24th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) is organized by European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and will be held from Sep 25 - 27, 2024 at SwissTech Convention Center, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.

Theme: Pressure Ulcers – the Clock is Ticking!

Main topics:

• Focus on multidisciplinary and differential diagnosis
• Understand pressure ulcer aetiology
• Individualize pressure ulcer prevention: early identification of the risk factors and implementation of care plans
• Undertake pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence as quality of care and patient safety indicators
• Avoid device-related pressure ulcers in clinical setting
• Involve patients, families and caregivers in the prevention of pressure ulcers in the community
• Educate healthcare professionals, patients, families and caregivers
• Integrate artificial intelligence and new technologies in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
• Move forward and rehabilitate (rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation)
• Prevent pressure ulcers in patients with comorbidities and rare diseases
• Innovate in pressure ulcer treatment
• Talk about cost effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention
• Consider the impact of the 2025 Guidelines