This recorded symposium from EPUAP delves into the multifaceted challenges and innovative strategies surrounding the management and prevention of pressure ulcers. With insights from healthcare professionals, the session explores the burden of pressure ulcers on patients and healthcare systems, emphasizes the importance of understanding biomechanical factors, and showcases the effectiveness of advanced dressings and simplified negative pressure wound therapy (s-NPWT) in diverse clinical settings.
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Pre-requisites
None
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What you will learn
- Understand the Burden of Pressure Ulcers: Gain insights into the significant impact of pressure ulcers on patients, caregivers, healthcare systems, and the global community, including the associated costs, workload on clinical staff, and environmental considerations.
- Biomechanical Insights and Innovations in Prevention: Learn about the biomechanical factors contributing to pressure ulcers and explore the role of innovative solutions like advanced dressings and the aSSKINg bundle in prevention strategies.
- Efficacy of Advanced Dressings and s-NPWT: Evaluate the effectiveness of multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam dressings and simplified NPWT in preventing and managing pressure ulcers in at-risk patients, supported by clinical trial data.
- Multidisciplinary Approach and Future Directions: Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in addressing pressure ulcers, and consider future directions in pediatric care, including the development of pediatric-friendly sNPWT tools and the potential for broader applications of these innovations in clinical practice.
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Contributors
- Jacqui Fletcher, United Kingdom
- Professor Amit Gefen, PhD, Israel
- Cristiana Forni, Italy
- Elisabetta Mezzalira, Italy
- Guido Ciprandi, Italy
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Empowering success: Effective strategies for managing and preventing pressure ulcers