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5 International 12 Winning Welsh 14 Around Bremen gaze Patient wellbeing All work and no play ... EWMA’s partners Melanie Thomas talks of her Two contrasting city delights With more than 50 national allies passion to put the patient at the to consider: a Mercedes-Benz in Europe and beyond, EWMA is centre of everything you do. factory tour, or a visit to the leveraging their strength in a dozen ‘Little changes can add up to a first museum in the world events in Bremen’s halls. big change,’ she believes dedicated to a woman artist

Biofilms: BSN event bench to Willkommen, bienvenue, looks at the bedside welcome to Bremen management ConvaTec is sponsoring the EWMA, the European Wound Die EWMA , der Europäische symposium, ‘Biofilms: bench to Management Association, celebrates Dachverband für alle Europäischen of chronic bedside. Addressing the clinical the 25th anniversary of its founding Wundbehandlungs-Organisationen, challenge with a revolutionary by mounting its biggest conference feiert dieses Jahr ihr 25 jähriges venous anti-biofilm dressing’, which is ever. With more than 6000 regis- Jubiläum mit dem größten Kongress taking place today in Session Room tered delegates and 200+ exhibitors in der Geschichte des Verbandes. disease 1: 15.30 – 16.30. The session will in the trade show, Bremen 2016 will Es werden mehr als 6.000 Teil- An opportunity for those who want be chaired by Phil Bowler, vice be a record year. On the academic nehmer und 219 Firmen erwartet. to discuss the future of chronic president of science and technology side, more than 1000 scientific Messe Bremen Exhibition and EWMA 2016/DeWu 2016 schlägt venous disease (CVD) management Conference Centre: great venue at ConvaTec, who will also address presentations are on offer, in key alle Rekorde will be available today (11th May) the clinical challenge of biofilm sessions, free paper sessions, work- patients, professionals and policy- Akademisch bietet der Kon- at BSN medical’s symposium, from in delayed wound healing and the shops, symposia and E-posters, with makers. It is a cornerstone of good gress mehr als 1.000 Fachvorträge, 12:30, in session room 2. development of the revolutionary up to 14 sessions running in paral- practice in wound management darunter freie Manuskriptpräsenta- This educational debate will Aquacel Ag+ dressings. lel. For the main sessions, simulta- and a fundamental objective of the tionen, Workshops und e-Poster in explore the most effective treatment Bowler commented: ‘Microbial neous English-German translation interdisciplinary team approach.’ deutscher und englischer Sprache. regimens in CVD management and biofilm is increasingly implicated in is available. On page 2, the two national Das Thema des Kongresses try to define what a holistic man- wounds that fail to heal. It has been The conference theme is: ‘Pa- hosts of the event, with EWMA, ist: Patienten. Wunden. Rechte. agement approach could look like. reported that approximately two- tients. Wounds. Rights.’ The patient welcome delegates. Veronika Gerber, Patienten sind viel mehr als nur Per- Divided into three presentations, ‘A thirds of patients with non-healing is more than a person with a wound. president of the ICW (Initiative sonen, die an einer Wunde leiden. panel discussion: best practice–go- wounds are treated with systemic He/she is a human being with Chronische Wunden) said: ‘An Sie sind Menschen mit Ansprüchen ing forward with the management antibiotics, and their frequent needs and requirements; and rights. international congress such as this und Bedürfnissen – und sie haben of CVD’ will also focus on the need ineffectiveness may in part be According to the International Dec- offers a unique chance for personal Rechte! Nach der Allgemeinen Erk- to combine effective wound care attributed to biofilm involvement.’ laration of Human Rights, everyone contacts, dialogues and debates with lärung der Menschenrechte hat jeder products with appropriate com- 6 has the right to health, implying colleagues of different cultural and Mensch das Recht auf Gesundheit. pression therapy, and the benefits that prevention and treatment of linguistic backgrounds, but with a Das bedeutet, dass jeder Mensch this can have on patient outcomes EARS Y non-healing wounds must be avail- common interest.’ Zugang zu Präventionsmaßnahmen and clinician resources. It will also 0 able to everyone. Thus, securing Robert Strohal, President of und zur Behandlung nicht heilender discuss the importance of helping 2 patients’ quality of life is a political Wund-D.A.CH, added: ‘Wund- Wunden haben muss. Die Leben- to achieve patient compliance with responsibility as well as a clini- D.A.CH. warmly welcomes you and squalität der Patienten sicherzustel- treatment, either through the adop- N cal one. Patients’ access to wound wishes you a good time of fruitful len, ist also sowohl eine politische tion of new hosiery technologies IO care requires the collaboration of and pleasant education.’ als auch eine klinische Aufgabe. or ensuring the optimum exudate O T F IN OVA management regime. N CVD is a progressive condition Smith & Nephew confronts that is estimated to affect approxi- Biofilme: mately 6% of people in the west- A challenging wounds ern world1. If untreated, chronic Vom oedema can develop along with skin Smith & Nephew is of infection in as little as publication changes and potentially venous leg Labor ans committed to two weeks6 To appear in tomorrow’s ulceration. These can all significant- Krankenbett developing G Pico is proven ly impact on an individual’s mobil- pioneering clinically to reduce EWMAdaily ity, daily activities and quality of life. ConvaTec sponsert das Sym- technologies post-operative call Anthony Kerr For this reason, clinicians play a key posium „Biofilme: Vom Labor ans that make complications +44 7979 520828 role in identifying and assessing this Krankenbett. Beantwortung der wound care in high-risk anthony.kerr@ condition, and determining treat- klinischen Herausforderung mit more efficient and patients, ment accordingly. markallengroup.com einer revolutionären Anti-Biofilm effective for patients, eliminate A holistic approach is required in Wundauflage“, das heute im Ses- practitioners and providers, readmissions the management of this condition, sion Room 1 von 15.30-16.30 Uhr helping you deliver more for less. even with complex View/download including both wound care and stattfindet. Die Veranstaltung wird Come and visit us at our booth, patients7-10 and kick-start chronic EWMAdaily via app appropriate compression therapy. von Phil Bowler, President of Sci- stand 5 J 52, in the exhibition hall wounds back onto a healing store or view www. Although this will not cure the ence and Technology von ConvaTec and see how we can help you and trajectory11 flickread.com/ underlying disease, it is designed geleitet, der auch über die klinische your team overcome challenging G Renasys Touch combines to manage the symptoms, improve Herausforderung von Biofilm in wounds and reduce the cost of care. confident simplicity with power edition/EWMADaily blood return and reduce capillary der verzögerten Wundheilung und We will be featuring evidence and portability, facilitating filtration. die Entwicklung der revolutionären and education that shows how: effective therapy while supporting Those who wish to discover more Aquacel Ag+ Wundverbände G Allevyn Life can reduce the individualised patient care from about the management of chal- sprechen wird. Phil Bowler äußerte number of unnecessary dressing the hospital to the home. lenging wounds will have another ‘Mikrobieller Biofilm wird im- changes1, helping you cope with chance to do so tomorrow (12 May) mer häufiger mit nicht heilenden the increasing number of wounds References at BSN medical’s second and third Wunden in Zusammenhang G Iodosorb/Iodoflex can disrupt 1. Joy H et al (2014) A symposia. The former will iden- gebracht. Es wird berichtet, dass biofilms, freeing patients from a collaborative project to enhance tify and discuss why wounds can ungefähr Zweidrittel aller Patienten barrier that holds back healing2-5 efficiency through dressing change. become indolent and the challenges mit nicht heilenden Wunden mit 6 G Acticoat is proven to take control 6 6

EWMAdaily G www.flickread.com/edition/EWMADaily Wednesday 11 May 2016 G 1 / Contents Contents Warm welcome to EWMA Bremen 1, 3, 6, 7, 12 News Dear EWMA 2 participants Welcome to Bremen from and exhibitors national sponsors ICW (Initiative Chronische he ICW (Initiative Wunden) and Wund-D.A.CH TChronische Wunden) is glad to organise its 5 annual Bremer Wound EWMA: going for increased Congress in 2016 together international collaboration with EWMA and Wund D-A-CH. We offer a warm welcome to our participants and exhibitors from all over the world. In the next days, we expect new information and exciting discussions around the topic of chronic wounds. An international congress such as this offers a unique chance for personal contacts, 8-9 dialogues and debates with Liebe Gäste, liebe Kongreßteilnehmer und Aussteller Exhibition Floorplan colleagues of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ie ICW ( Initiative Chronische bietet die Gelegenheit zu persönlichen 10 but with a common interest. DWunden ) freut sich, ihren Kontakten und Diskussionen mit EWMA’s 53 Cooperating We would like to encourage all diesjährigen Bremer Wundkongreß Kollegen aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen Organisations (COs) participants to make use of zusammen mit der EWMA und dem und Sprachräumen aber mit einem this opportunity. D-A-CH gestalten zu dürfen. gemeinsamen Interesse. Machen Sie von 13 We wish all of you an Wir begrüßen herzlich alle Teilnehmer dieser Gelegenheit reichlich Gebrauch! Crossword challenge. interesting and enjoyable time und Aussteller aus den europäischen und Wir wünschen Ihnen allen interessante Plus Twitter roundup here in Bremen! außer- europäischen Ländern. In den und schöne Tage in Bremen! 14 nächsten Tagen erwarten uns spannende Around Bremen: visiting Yours, Informationen und Diskussionen rund Ihre Paula Modersohn-Becker um das Thema der „ Chronischen Museum and the Mercedes- Veronika Gerber, Chair, Wunde“. Veronika Gerber, Vorsitzende, Benz factory Initiative Chronische Wunden Ein internationaler Kongress wie dieser Initiative Chronische Wunden

Wund-D.A.CH. gladly welcomes you to the congress in Bremen t is a great pleasure and honour for specific challenges of wound healing, which IWund-D.A.CH. that it is jointly are valid for all German-speaking countries. organising this wound healing congress in At Bremen 2016, Wund-D.A.CH. is Bremen, in association with the ICW and contributing a large variety of events, Want to EWMA. covering topics such as debridement, Wund-D.A.CH. is a fusion of proponents burns, local infections or legal issues. These talk about from the national Swiss, Austrian and events are presented in German, but with #EWMA2016? German wound healing societies (SAfW, simultaneous translation into English. AWA and ICW). It acts as the Wund-D.A.CH. warmly welcomes you to Join the interprofessional umbrella this congress and wishes you 16 conversation Day 1 Programme summary organisation for all German- a time of fruitful and pleasant speaking wound healing education. The next Wund- on Twitter professionals. In line with this D.A.CH. Congress, solely in mission, Wund-D.A.CH. not German, will take place in St @EWMADaily only organises pan-German Gallen, Switzerland, from 28 to is a conference supplement of wound healing congresses, 30 September 2017. but also runs a lot of different

, projects in this medical field, Prim.Univ.-Prof.Dr. Robert in association with such as the development of Strohal, President of Wund- Editorial team consensus documents on the D.A.CH. Editor Peter Bradley Project manager Julie Smith Contributors Seeta Bhardwa; Tracy Cowan; Wund-D.A.CH. begrüßt Sie ganz herzlich zum Natasha Devan (social media); Wundheilungskongress in Bremen Lauran Elsden; Camila Fronzo; Sara Kahn; Vicqui Stuart-Jones; Rachel s ist für uns eine große Freude hat Wund-D.A.CH. mit verschiedensten Webb (journalists) Eund Ehre, dass wir heuer diesen Keynote Lectures und Symposien Design VeeSun Ho Wundheilungskongress zusammen mit beigetragen wie z. B. zu den Themen Photography Alex Deverill der ICW und der EWMA veranstalten lokale Infektion, Debridement, rechtliche Sales dürfen. Wund-D.A.CH. ist aus einem Fragestellungen und Verbrennungen. Die Publishing director Zusammenschluss von Proponenten der Veranstaltungen werden in deutscher Anthony Kerr +44 7979 520828 Commercial manager nationalen schweizerischen, österreichischen Sprache abgehalten und synchron auf Fenella Wenham und deutschen Wundheilungsgesellschaften Englisch übersetzt. Wir denken, dass wir (SAfW, AWA und ICW), hervorgegangen damit wesentliche Programmschwerpunkte and und versteht sich als interprofessionelle gesetzt haben. Im Namen von Wund- are published by Dach-Organisation der deutschsprachigen D.A.CH. möchte ich Sie ganz herzlich MA Healthcare Ltd, part of the Mark Allen Group Wundbehandler und Wundbehandlerinnen. in Bremen begrüßen und Ihnen eine In dieser Aufgabe veranstaltet Wund- spannende Fortbildungszeit wünschen. D.A.CH. gesamtdeutschsprachige Abschließend möchte ich noch erwähnen, Wundheilungskongresse und verfolgt dass der nächste eigenständige, rein View/download verschiedenste Projekte wie z. B. das deutschsprachige Wund-D.A.CH.-Kongress www.markallengroup.com Erstellen von Konsensuspapieren am 28. – 30. September 2017 in St. Gallen EWMAdaily St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, zu unterschiedlichen klinischen stattfinden wird. via app store or visit London SE24 0PB, UK. Fragestellungen, die im gesamten www.flickread.com/ deutschsprachigen Raum Gültigkeit Prim.Univ.-Prof.Dr. Robert Strohal, edition/EWMADaily www.magonlinelibrary.com besitzen. Zu diesem Kongress in Bremen Präsident des Wund-D.A.CH., Printer: BerlinDruck, 28832 Achim, Germany

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Coloplast offers intuitive Woundcare4Heroes: way to assess and manage wounds: the ‘Triangle of helping wounded veterans Woundcare4Heroes (WC4H) is a Wound Assessment’ UK registered charity founded in Health care professionals were tools integrating periwound skin 2012. Its mission is to bridge the gap asked ‘what are the important areas assessment with wound assessment, in veteran trauma aftercare services, to look for when assessing the while at the same time including the provide lifelong care pathways, and wound?’ The response was clear: it patient perspective. become a single point of contact is important to take into account This need for an intuitive, easy-to- for veterans transitioning into the the wound bed, wound edge and use wound assessment framework National Health Service (NHS) periwound skin, because each have that integrates assessment of following injury related to their significant importance for healing. periwound skin with assessment military service. Research shows that 70% of wound bed and wound edge has The charity, now entering its of wounds are surrounded by resulted in the development of the fifth year, has spent time exploring unhealthy or problematic skin Triangle of Wound Assessment. the following aspects of care: the (Ousey et al, 2013; Cartier et This is a holistic wound assessment need for veteran trauma aftercare al, 2014), and both health care framework, introducing an intuitive services; raising awareness among professionals and patients intuitively way to assess and manage all three health professionals and the veteran view management of the periwound areas of the wound: wound bed, community; developing care and (From left) Karl Hinett (injured veteran), Professor Lt Col Steven skin as an integral part of wound wound edge and periwound skin. wound-prevention pathways; and Jeffery and Justin Richards (Lumenis) at the Royal Centre for Defence management (Dowsett et al, 2015). At this year’s EWMA, the Triangle providing rapid referral to clinical Medicine, Birmingham Existing wound assessment tools will be explored in depth, focusing services. Woundcare4Heroes also to improve skin flexibility and followed by a fundraising gala offer a standardised approach on how this new framework can provides education, and advice to appearance, and ultimately reduce dinner. Why not join us for an early to wound assessment. However, be used to assist wound care health professionals and veterans, the need for continued invasive Christmas celebration in support of there is a lack of easy-to-use professionals in daily practice. and has established a carer support surgical procedures to manage a good cause? division for veterans’ families. scar tissue. WC4H is dependent on the Join Dr Christian Münter, Gerhard Schröder and Dr Jessica During 2015, the charity WC4H is proud to have formed a generation of funds to continue Walburn tomorrow, Thursday 11 May, from 13:15 to 14:15, launched a clinical service facility partnership with Justine Whitaker offering and expanding our in Session Room 3, Hall 5, to learn more about this exciting for veterans, in London, within the of Northern Lymphology UK, who services. We would especially like new approach. They will present practical advice and Sir Oswald Stoll Trust. It has been is leading lymphatic management to thank our corporate sponsors examples on how to use the Triangle of Wound Assessment named ‘Project SOS’ and is jointly and treatment delivery to veterans Urgo Medical, BSN medical, Activa to develop management plans that take the wound bed, wound edge and periwound skin into consideration. In sponsored by Urgo Medical UK on its caseload. WC4H has invested Healthcare, Coloplast and Mole addition, visit Coloplast on Stand 5 E 20 to hear more and WC4H. in the PhysioTouch device and, Productions for the support given to about the Triangle of Wound Assessment. Veterans and clinicians from assisted by Whitaker, has been our website. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more about this around the UK have received training practitioners in the UK to There aren’t many boundaries exciting new intuitive framework, which can help in the support from the charity and, facilitate veteran treatments at a when it comes to fundraising, so if daily practice of specialists and generalists alike. References: Cartier H, Barrett S, Campbell K et al (2014) Wound management in early 2016, the first British local level. you want to get involved, do your with the Biatain Silicone foam dressing: a multicentre product evaluation. Wounds veteran received Lumenis’s cutting- The 4th WC4H conference will own thing or volunteer, please International 10(4): 26–31. Ousey K, Stephenson J, Barrett S et al (2013) Wound edge CO2 UltraPulse laser scar take place at Chester University, UK contact Jenny on 0044 7972 853842 care in five English NHS Trusts: Results of a survey. Wounds UK 9(4): 20–8. management at the Royal Centre on 2 December 2016 and promises or [email protected] Dowsett C, Gronemann M, Harding K (2015) Taking wound assessment beyond for Defence Medicine, Birmingham. a unique programme relating to To find out more information visit: the wound edge. Wounds International 6(1): 6–10 The aim of this treatment is reconstructing life after trauma, www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/ DEBRA UK: supporting Experiencing Vancive’s Antimicrobial stewardship people with EB in BeneHold TASA dressing in wound partnership with the NHS Interviewee: Ebony Ryan, Acting Lead TVN, management: DEBRA is the national charity era of partnership working with University Hospitals Bristol A BSAC/EWMA that supports individuals and the NHS. We worked with NHS Interviewer: Colleen Ward, Position Paper families affected by epidermolysis commissioners, clinical teams and VP Global Marketing, bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic managers to review and develop Vancive Medical Technologies Expected publication: Summer 2016 skin-blistering condition which, specialist EB support. Now we Ebony, what was your first The aim of this position in the worst cases, can be fatal. provide an enhanced EB healthcare impression when you saw a paper is to provide What started out as a small support service, enriching that provided BeneHold TASA dressing? clinicians with an group of parents of children with by the NHS and ensuring people ‘I can say I was surprised and understanding of EB is now the largest organisation living with the condition have wondered if it could really do the importance of in the world supporting people access to the different services they what it says it will do. It looks Antimicrobial stewardship affected by the condition. need – nursing, podiatry, dietetics, just like a film dressing and I have (AMS) in the management of patients with infected Some 29 years ago, DEBRA occupational therapy and so on.’ to say I underestimated how it University Hospital, Bristol, where the dressing was trialled wounds. The paper will (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Dual organisational funding would perform.’ also address who should Research Association) made has enhanced existing services, I then tried TASA on skin tears be involved in AMS and history by funding the world’s first given patients living with EB access How did you first evaluate and here the results were excellent; how to conduct AMS in specialist EB nurse. This developed to holistic care and allowed the the dressing? easily staying in place for seven days, wound management. into the EB Nursing Service— charity to further develop its non- ‘Initially I put it on the back preserving the skin flap and healing solely funded by DEBRA for many medical support services, including of my own hand to see how it the wound.’ The paper was initiated years. In December 2011, DEBRA DEBRA’s EB Community Support adhered. Even with washing my and developed in collaboration with successfully lobbied the NHS to team, which provides information hands repeatedly each day at the How was the patient the British Society provide core nursing care to people and support, enabling people end of seven days it was still firmly experience with the for Antimicrobial living with the condition, and affected by EB to tackle a range of in place.’ TASA dressing? Chemotherapy (BSAC). agreed a charter for what patients issues, including benefits, housing, ‘The dressing removed The manuscript is currently in peer review. can expect from NHS and DEBRA. education and employment. What was the first type atraumatically and without causing Claire Mather, DEBRA director DEBRA is proud to have funded of wound to which you damage to the healed wound, of healthcare, membership and EB the first EB specialist nurse and applied TASA? or fragile surrounding skin. The community support, said: ‘This continues to part-fund EB nursing, ‘I decided to see how it performed patient experience was very positive.’ The project will be presented marked the beginning of a new and other specialist services. on moisture lesions in the natal in the BSAC/EWMA cleft. These are typically difficult How would you summarise for Symposium at the EWMA For more information about DEBRA UK go to dress wounds and I thought readers the main benefits of 2016 Conference to www.debra.org.uk and to learn about the thinness of TASA would BeneHold TASA? Wednesday DEBRA International go to: www.debra- be a benefit. The dressing was ‘It is a combination of factors. For 11 May international.org or come and visit DEBRA comfortable for the patient, sure the adherent performance – it 2016, for people whose International on stand 5 J 70 at EWMA. skin doesnt work managing the moisture well and simply does not move. But equally 13.45– we do 16.40 A charity registered in England and Wales (1084958) and Scotland (SC039654) it remained in place for over two the transparency is a unique benefit. full days even in this difficult area. The dressing is so discreet.’

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EWMA’s EWMA’s Cooperating increased Organisations (COs) Austria Szövetség a krónikus sebek international Österreichische Gesellschaft für és az inkontinencia/SEBINKO/ Wundbehandlung/AWA/Austrian Hungarian Association for the Wound Association Improvement in Care of Chronic collaboration Wounds and Incontinentia Belgium G Association Francophone Iceland d’Infirmiers(ères) en Samtök um sárameðferð á Íslandi Stomathérapie, Cicatrisation (SumS)/Icelandic Wound et Plaie de Belgique/AFISCeP. Healing Society Slovakia be: French Nurses’ Association Slovenská spoločnosť pre liečenie in Stoma Therapy, Wound Ireland rán/SSPLR/Slovak Wound Healing and Wounds WMAI/Wound Management Healing Society G Wondzorg.be/CNC: Clinical Association of Ireland Slovenská Spoločnosť Pre Nursing Consulting Ošetrovanie Otvorených BEFEWO/Belgian Federation Italy Rán/SSOOR/Slovak Wound of Woundcare Associazione Infermieristica per Care Association lo Studio delle Lesioni Cutanee/ Bosnia and Herzegovina AISLeC/Italian Nurses’ Cutaneous Slovenia Udruzenje za Rane u Bosni Wounds Association Zdruzenje za oskrbo ran i Hercegovini (URuBiH)/ L’Associazione Italiana Ulcere Slovenije/WMAS/ Association for Wound Cutanee/AIUC/Italian Association Wound Management Management of Bosnia for the study of Cutaneous Ulcers Association Slovenia and Herzegovina Kosova Spain Belarus WMAK/Wound Management Asociación Española de ГГОО «Общество по лечению Association of Kosova Enfermeria Vascular y Heridas/ ран» (Гомель, беларусь)/ AEEVH/Spanish Association of STW Belarus/Society for the Latvia Vascular Nursing and Wounds Treatment of Wounds Latvijas Brūču ārstēšanas Sociedad Española de Heridas (Gomel, Belarus) asociācija/LBAA/Latvian Wound (SEHER)/Spanish Society Treating Organisation of Wounds Bulgaria Grupo nacional para el estudio BWA/Bulgarian Lithuania y asesoramiento en Úlceras Wound Association Lietuvos žaizdų gydymo por Presión y Heridas Crónicas/ asociacija/LWMA/Lithuanian GNEAUPP/National Advisory Croatia Wound Management Association Group for the Study of Pressure EWMA’s European partners Hrvatska Uruga Za Rane Ulcers and Chronic Wounds (HUR)/CWA/Croatian Macedonia Internationally, EWMA has TODAY 11 MAY Wound Association MWMA/Macedonian Wound Sweden established partnerships with a G International Compression Club Management Association Sårsjuksköterskor i Sverige/ number of associations which (ICC), 13.45 - 18.00, Session Czech Republic SSiS/Swedish Wound Care are either international wound Room 5 ČSLR - Česká společnost pro Malta Nurses Association associations from outside of Europe G European Pressure Ulcer léčbu rány/CSLR/Czech Wound MASC/Maltese Association Svenskt Sårläkningssällskap/ or European associations working Advisory Panel (EPUAP), 15.30 - Management Society of Skin and Wound Care SWHS/Swedish Wound in fields that are closely related to 16.30, Session Room London Healing Society wound care. G Dystrophic Epidermolysis Denmark Norway In 2015, the EWMA Council Bullosa Research Association Dansk Selskab for Sårheling/ Norsk Interessefaggruppe for Switzerland welcomed one representative of the (DEBRA) International, 16.45 - DSFS/Danish Wound Sårheling (NIFS)/Norwegian SAfW/Swiss Association for Association for the Advancement 18.00, Session Room Franzius Healing Society Wound Care Society Wound Care (German section) of Wound Care (AAWC), US, and SAfW/Swiss Association for one representative from Wounds THURSDAY 12 MAY Finland Poland Wound Care (French section) Australia, as appointed members of G World Alliance for Wound and Suomen Haavanhoitoyhdistys Polskie Towarzystwo Leczenia the EWMA Council. Lymphoedema Care (WAWLC) ry/FWCS/Finnish Wound Ran/PWMA/Polish Wound The Netherlands While EWMA is and will remain meeting, 8.00 - 9.30 Session Care Society Management Association Nederlandse Organisatie Voor an organisation dedicated to Room London Wondprofessionals/NOVW/ developing wound management G European Society for Clinical France Portugal Dutch Organisation across Europe, this collaboration Nutrition and Metabolism Société Française et Francophone Associação Portuguesa of Wound Professionals contributes to the continuous (ESPEN), 10.00 - 11.00, Session des Plaies et Cicatrisations Tratamento de Feridas/ Verpleegkundigen & development of the international Room London (SFFPC)/ French and APTFeridas/Portuguese Wound Verzorgenden Nederland/ outlook of EWMA. G European Federation of National Francophone Society of Wounds Management Association V&VN/Decubitus and Wound Associations of Orthopaedics and and Wound Healing Grupo Associativo de Consultants, Netherlands International guest Traumatology (EFORT, 11.15 – Investigação em Feridas (GAIF)/ sessions at EWMA 2016 12.15 Session Room 3 Germany Associative Group of Research Turkey Every year, EWMA invites partner G European Burns Association Deutsche Gesellschaft in Wounds; ELCOS/ELCOS Yara Bakimi Dernegi/WMAT/ associations to arrange guest (EBA), 17.00 - 18.15, Session für Wundheilung und Sociedade de Feridas Wound Management sessions at its Conference. This Room London Wundbehandlung/DGfW/ Association Turkey provides conference delegates with G European Society of Plastic, German Wound Healing Society Romania the opportunity to learn more about Reconstructive and Aesthetic Initiative Chronische Wunden Asociaţia pentru Managementul Ukraine wound management in different Surgery (ESPRAS), 17.00 - 18.15, (ICW)/Chronic Wounds Initiative Plăgilor- România/ Всеукраїнська громадська parts of the world, as well as Session Room Franzius Wound Management організація «Лікування Ран/ topics relating to, but not G European Society of Vascular Greece Association Romania UWTO/Ukrainian Wound necessarily focused on, wound Surgery (ESVS), 17.00 - 18.15, Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επούλωσης Treatment Organisation healing and management. Session Room 3 Τραυμάτων και Ελκών/HSWH/ Serbia Hellenic Society of Wound Asocijacija za savremeno lecenje United Kingdom International Partner FRIDAY 13 MAY Healing and Chronic Ulcers rana Srbije/SAWMA/ AWTVNF/All Wales Tissue Organisation Sessions 2016 G European Tissue Repair Society Serbian Advanced Wound Viability Nurses Forum G Wounds Australia, Thursday 12 (ETRS), 8.00 - 9.30, Session Hungary Management Association NATVNS/National Association of May 10.00-11.00, Session Room 4 Room Franzius Magyar Sebkezel˝o Társaság/ Srpsko udruženje za lečenje Tissue Viability Nurses Scotland Further, the following guest G International Lymphoedema MSKT/Hungarian Wound rana/SWHS/Serbian Wound LUF/The Leg Ulcer Forum sessions run by European partners Framework (ILF), 12.15 - 13.15, Care Society Healing Society TVS/Tissue Viability Society are included in the programme: Session Room Kaisen

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Biofilms: bench to bedside Smith & Nephew confronts challenging wounds BSN event looks at the management of chronic Document He will be joined by Annette Poster presented at venous disease on the use Moter, head of the Biofilm Centre, Wounds UK clinicians face in their management, while the lat- German Heart Institute, Berlin, who 2. Akiyama ter will share the experiences of two international of oxygen will talk about her research into H, Oono T, key opinion leaders who use Cutimed Sorbact with therapies in biofilm-associated infection, and Saito M, Iwatsuki negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to reduce wound healing Gerhard Kammerlander, who will K (2004) Assessment of the bacterial load within a wound. share his experiences of using Aquacel cadexomer iodine against In 2016-2017, Ag+ dressings in clinical practice. Staphylococcus aureus The show must go on EWMA will work Aquacel dressings are celebrating biofilm in vivo and in After their sessions, all of BSN medical’s speakers will on a document 20 years of innovation in wound care. vitro using confocal gather at the company’s stand to discuss further queries Part of the Smith & Nephew aiming to provide Visit ConvaTec on stand 5 C 50 for a laser scanning microscopy. J with the delegates. This will take place at BSN medical’s practice-oriented range of dressings guidance on the use coffee and birthday cake. Share your Dermatol 31(7): 529–34 scientific corner, where clinical and laboratory evidence of various forms of thoughts on what 20 years of Aquacel 3. Smith and Nephew Reducing C-section wound supporting the company’s product ranges—Cutimed oxygen therapies for dressings has meant to you with an Research Centre Work Report complications. www.smith- Sorbact, Cutimed Siltec, Cutimed Sorbion and JOBST wound treatment. illustrator and see them come to life #WRP-TSG015-07-003 nephew.com/global/assets/ SoftFit Technology, among others—can be found. Fur- This document will before your eyes. 4. Smith and Nephew uki/bullough%202015%20 ther information on CVD in formats suitable for both include an overview Research Centre Work Report print%20version.pdf clinicians and patients, plus treatment options can of treatment options Biofilme: Vom Labor ans #WRP-TSG015-07-001 (accessed 22 April 2016) be found on the BSN medical CVD microsite http:// available and an Krankenbett 5. Leaper DJ, Durani P 9. Bullough L et al chronicvenousdisease.bsnmedical.com/index.php assessment of systemischen Antibiotika (2008) Topical Antimicrobial (2014) 5th NPWT Expert the best available behandelt werden und ihre häufige therapy of chronic wounds Panel Meeting Frankfurt. Reference evidence for use. Wirkungslosigkeit könnte in Teilen healing by secondary A pathway to success in 1 Gloviczki, P., Comerota, A.J., Dalsing, M.C. et al. In addition, the ein Merkmal dafür sein, dass ein intention using Iodine reducing infection in women The care of patients with varicose veins and associated document will detail Biofilm mit beteiligt ist.’ Phil wird products. Int Wound J 5(2): undergoing caesarean chronic venous diseases: clinical practice guidelines specific aspects and begleitet von Annette Moter, Leiterin 361–8. doi: 10.1111/j.1742- section. of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American current discussions des Biofilm Zentrums, Deutsches 481X.2007.00406.x 10. Nuila LM (2014) 5th Venous Forum. J Vasc Surg 2011; 53: (5 Suppl), 2S–48S. connected with the Herzzentrum, Berlin welche über ihre 6. Gago M, Garcia F, NPWT Expert Panel Meeting use of oxygen in Forschung zu Biofilm bezogenen In- Gaztelu V et al (2008) A Frankfurt. Negative Pressure Agenda wound healing. fektionen spricht, und Gerhard Kam- comparison of three silver- Wound Therapy (NPWT) for 11 May Time: 12:30–13:30 Session room: 2 Expected publication: merlander, der über seine Erfahrun- containing dressings in Prevention of surgical wound Spring 2017 Symposium: ‘A panel discussion: gen mit der Anwendung von Aquacel the treatment of infected, complications in implantable The topic and initiative best practice—going forward with the is covered in a Ag+ Auflagen in der klinischen Praxis chronic wounds. Wounds cardioverter defibrillator management of CVD’ berichtet. 20(10): 273–8 (ICD). key session during 12 May the EWMA 2016 Aquacel Wundverbände feiern 20 7. Selvaggi F, Pellino G, 11. Hampton J (2015) Time: 13:15–14:15 Session room: 1 Conference: Friday Jahre Innovationen in der Wundver- Sciaudone G et al (2014) New Providing cost-effective Symposium: ‘Barriers to wound 13 May 13.45-15.15 sorgung. Besuchen Sie den ConvaTec advances in negative pressure treatment of hard-to-heal healing and the potential of collagen- stand auf einen Kaffee und einen Ge- wound therapy (NPWT) for wounds in the community based products’ burtstagskuchen. Erzählen Sie einem surgical wounds of patients through use of NPWT. Br 12 May Illustrator was 20 Jahre Aquacel affected by Crohn’s disease. J Community Nurs Suppl Time: 15:45–16:45 Session room: 1 Wundverbände für Sie bedeutet hat Surg Technol Int 24: 83–9 Community Wound Care: Symposium: ‘When to reach for Cutimed Sorbact in your NPWT management. und sehen Sie wie Ihre Erfahrungen 8. Bullough L, Burns S14, S16–20. doi: 10.12968/ JWC EWMA AD_V2_4 Experiences’ vor Ihren Augen lebendig werden. 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6 G Wednesday 11 May 2016 www.flickread.com/edition/EWMADaily G EWMAdaily News / ConvaTec’s Skin’s Guardians: 1st International ready to protect, defend and ONLY £200 INCLUDING VAT, Skin Integrity & nurture ConvaTec’s range of foam dressings to non-exuding wounds. The ConvaTec 2 DAYREFRESHMENTS CONFERENCE, AND LUNCH, CPD Infection Prevention is ready to perform day in, day out on a family of foam dressings is dedicated to broad range of wound types with varying your everyday needs. Are you ready to join levels of exudate. Its Aquacel Foam dressing the family? Visit ConvaTec on stand 5 C 50 Conference is the only foam dressing with an Aquacel for an excellent coffee and discover how its layer powered by Hydrofiber technology, range of foam dressings can help you address University of Hudders eld, U K which absorbs wound fluid and creates a your everyday clinical challenges, and meet 27th and 28th June 2016 soft gel, maintaining a moist wound healing the newest member of the family: Foam Lite environment. Foam Lite ConvaTec dressing ConvaTec dressing. is the latest addition to its family of foam Members of the ConvaTec Medical Affairs Learning objectives: dressings; it is a soft-to-touch, thin, flexible, team are on hand to give you practical hints • To explore new infection/prevention management strategies silicone foam dressing designed specifically and tips and answer your questions, so you • To address new preventative and therapeutic strategies in light of for the management of a wide range of low can get the most out of its dressing range. antibiotic resistance • To hear about new findings and results on the use of antiseptics on wounds • To participate in a study to form a consensus document on factored-in cost of wound care Beschützer der Haut – bereit • To explore computer modelling and simulations for understanding chronic wounds and wound healing zu Beschützen, Verteidigen • To take part in a symposium on wound measurement • To network with other professionals und Versorgen Who should attend? ConvaTec’s Schaumverbände sind Die ConvaTec Familie der Schaumverbände The 1st International Skin Integrity & Infection Prevention tagein und tagaus bereit eine Vielzahl ist speziell für Ihre tagtäglichen Bedürfnisse Organised by Conference will be of value to: von Wundarten mit unterschiedlichen entwickelt worden. Sind Sie bereit ein Teil • Those working in tissue viability, including TVNs and tissue Mengen an Exsudat zu behandeln. Der dieser Familie zu werden? Besuchen Sie den viability specialists • Those working in infection prevention Aquacel Foam Schaumverband ist der ConvaTec Stand 5 C 50 für einen exzellenten • District nurses einzige Schaumverband mit einer Aquacel Kaffee und entdecken Sie wie ihr Sortiment • Ward nurses Wundkontaktschicht mit Hydrofiber an Schaumverbänden Ihnen helfen kann Ihre • Medical staff Technologie, welche Wundexsudat absorbiert täglichen klinischen Herausforderungen zu In association with • Postgraduate researchers und ein weiches Gel bildet, das ein feuchtes bewältigen. Lernen Sie darüber hinaus das • Engineers • Those working in procurement Wundheilungsmilieu aufrechterhält. neueste Mitglied der Familie kennen; Foam • Clinical Commissioning Groups Foam Lite ConvaTec ist die neueste Lite ConvaTec. • Industry Ergänzung zur ConvaTec Familie der Mitglieder des ConvaTec Medical Affairs Schaumverbände; ein weich anzufassender, Teams sind vor Ort am Stand 5 C 50 um dünner, flexibler Silikon-Schaumverband, Ihnen praktische Hinweise, Tipps und Book now visit www.jwcskinintegrity.com der speziell für die Behandlung einer Vielzahl Antworten auf Ihre Fragen zu geben, or call +44 (0)20 7501 6748 von wenig bis nicht-exsudierenden Wunden damit Sie alles über das Sortiment an entwickelt wurde. Wundverbänden erfahren. Advancis’sMAH JWC_Skin integrity16_230x297 new.indd 1 combined initiative06/05/2016 12:40 to tackle exudate challenges

Exudate management remains one of the super absorbent dressings which effectively major challenges for clinicians in wound care. absorb and retain fluid, reducing the risk This is why supporting their education and of maceration. A product evaluation1 promoting effective exudate management revealed that, when compared with four   solutions became Advancis Medical’s key of its competitors, Eclypse showed zero driver at this year’s EWMA conference. strikethrough—it contains a water-resistant The company introduced a new initiative, backing with high moisture vapour transfer launched for 2016–2017, that includes two rate—and high levels of exudate management.   product ranges, Advazorb Foam and Eclypse Eclypse delivers cost savings of up to 59% Super Absorbent, which have proven to be versus Sorbion Sachet Extra, 43% versus both clinically and cost-effective. This ‘Step KerraMax Care and 17% versus Flivazorb.* up, Step down’ initiative builds on the idea Foams, on the other hand, are known for that the challenges of managing exudate their ease of application and capacity to satisfy require more than just an absorbent dressing. a number of the criteria for an ideal wound Improving patients’ quality of life, saving dressing.2 Advancis’s Advazorb hydrophilic money, supporting nurse education, reducing foam range offers a wide range of options to healing time and increasing nurse resource are manage the complexities faced by clinicians.  also part of the equation. Advancis’s ranges of It provides effective exudate management  super absorbent and foam dressings (Eclypse and increases wear time for patients, resulting   and Advazorb) were designed to tackle these in fewer dressing changes and less nursing  challenges and meet financial targets while time and cost. When compared with similar  delivering improved outcomes. products in the market, Advazorb delivers  

Effective absorbency is a primary dressing cost savings of up to 48% versus Allevyn, 55%  



requirement when managing exuding against Baitain and 51% versus Tegaderm.* 

 wounds. The Eclypse range consists of This is not an insignificant detail, considering  that cost implications are one major disadvantage with foam dressings.3 The production of wound exudate is a natural part of the healing process. The key is in delivering effective exudate management in order for wounds to progress through their natural phases of healing. Raising awareness of dressings’ performance and cost- effectiveness would help clinicians make more informed decisions that could lead to better treatments, both from a clinical and financial perspective. Visit us at stand 5E40 to find out how we can help *Based on 10cm x 10cm dressings in improve your patient outcomes UK Drug Tariff. 1-3 For these references, Eclypse Contour super absorbent dressing please contact: [email protected]

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(Above) EWMA 2010 in Geneva_UCM students, speakers and coordinators. (Right) Conference Planning meeting before the EWMA meeting in Granada, Spain, 2002. See tomorrow’s EWMA Daily for a celebration of EWMA’s 25th anniversary

EWMA greatly appreciates the EWMA Cooperating EWMA-published documents pressure collaboration it enjoys with national Organisations Board: G National conference presentations wound therapy European wound management 2016 highlights by EWMA-appointed speakers (NPWT).’ The associations, as well as international Annual Cooperating G Co-hosting of the annual EWMA EWMA Council partner organisations. These bring Organisations Board meeting conference was represented valuable knowledge-sharing and an The Cooperating Organisations G Input for studies and surveys by Professor opportunity to coordinate efforts Board, which includes one organised or facilitated by EWMA Sue Bale and Dr to solve common challenges. We appointed representative of each A new joint activity introduced Edward Jude. therefore strive to continuously CO, meets annually during the in late 2015 is the National Wound A roundtable develop our collaboration with EWMA conference. Among its Care Roundtables. A roundtable may be organised, relevant organisations throughout major responsibilities is the election provides the opportunity for a CO for instance, the world. of one-quarter of the members of to organise a debate session, with in connection EWMA activities for 2016 include the EWMA Council. focus on one of the documents with the annual the introduction of the ‘National The 2016 Cooperating recently published by EWMA. The conference of any wound care roundtables’, as a Organisations Board Meeting objectives of a roundtable are to: EWMA CO, and collaborative activity with the 53 will take place on 12 May in the G Create a forum for national all COs have been Cooperating Organisations (COs), afternoon. Agenda items include, debate of policies and the barriers invited to consider representing 35 European countries among others, the election from 3 to continued development of hosting a roundtable (some countries have more than one candidates of 2 members for the wound care in future. CO). EWMA council, and a presentation G Increase direct contact between To strengthen international and debate about the new EWMA members of the EWMA Council, Die EWMA erfreut collaboration, EWMA has document on ‘Management of the COs and national key opinion sich über die gute invited the Association for the patients with venous leg ulcers: leaders across Europe. Zusammenarbeit mit Advancement of Wound Care challenges and current best practice’. G Disseminate and contribute to the sowohl den nationalen (AAWC) from the US, and Wounds This document is published implementation across Europe of Wundbehandlungs- Australia to each appoint one in collaboration with Wounds EWMA guidance documents. Organisationen, als auch member of the EWMA Council. Australia, represented at Bremen. The very first roundtable was den internationalen This article describes the activities organised by the Lithuanian Wound Partnerorganisationen. related to our collaboration with Wound care roundtables Management Association and Es findet ein wertvoller these national and international Additional joint activities between chaired by former EWMA Council Wissensaustausch societies. A separate article lists EWMA and the Cooperating member Professor Rytis Rimdeika. statt, der es ermöglicht the partner activities taking place Organisations include: This took place in the Lithuanian gemeinsame during the EWMA 2016 Conference G EWMA Roundtables: national city of Kaunas on 15 April 2016. The Herausforderungen dissemination and debate about key topic of the meeting and debate zu lösen. was: ‘The organisation of negative Aus diesem Grund streben wir Leaving Council members celebration, EWMA Conference danach kontinuierlich unsere Lisbon 2008 (from left): Zusammenarbeit mit relevanten Zbigniew Rybak, Deborah Organisationen auszubauen. Hofmann, Christina Lindholm

EWMA Cooperating Organisations workshop tomorrow at 8am Thursday 12 May Arne Langøen, Norwegian 8.00 – 9.15 Wound Care Society Meeting room Scharoun/1st G Getting policy-makers engaged floor, Conference Centre with the wound management, by In a session open to all conference Tânia Santos, ELCOS Portuguese delegates, representatives of four Wound Society Cooperating Organisations (COs) G Advanced studies in wound care, will present concrete experiences a 10 years’ experience at from the organisation of wound Geneva University of Applied care in their home countries. Sciences, by Laurent Chabal, This year, the topics and national Swiss Association for Wound presenting organisations are: Care French Section (SAfW G Should doctors be trained Romande, Switzerland). to do compression? By Knut The Cooperating Organisations Kröger, representing the Chronic workshop also provides an EWMA’s focus is of course Wounds Initiative (ICW, opportunity to present requests for on Europe, but with recent Germany), 2016 co-organiser collaboration on future projects links with US and Aus- G Education as a tool for between wound care associations tralian bodies, it is broadening its professional development, by from different countries. perspectives.

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proposals one hour and then treating leaking legs with superficial wounds the next. I love that I am still clinical and I think it is what keeps me sane and focused on what is important. I always try to think of the greater good when I am doing bids or lengthy papers for commissioners and developers, when in fact I would rather be washing legs in buckets and multi-layer lymphoedema bandaging! As I am nearly in the final year of my PhD, I also enjoy the fact that I have access to all the latest journals, to make sure that we Lymphoedema are aware of new research, ensuring Network Wales has been Left, Melanie Thomas on the winner’s podium at the 2016 JWC Awards in the City of London evidence-based practice. fortunate to win three times at the JWC Awards. In 2015, it won patients complete before attending and they can watch actually want. I also think we need What advice would you give the compression category and in their appointment. This means them on their mobile phones to be clear that patients have to take to wound care practitioners 2016, both the patient wellbeing that patients have the opportunity or personal computers. This responsibility for their condition and researchers aspiring and professional education to write down what they want to technology will revolutionise the too. We can provide them with to achieve positive change awards. In 2017, it is aiming for discuss in their appointment as care that we can give. all the tools and support, but within the field? a fourth. being important to them. This has essentially they have to take care My advice is always the same: highlighted that often what the What do you think the most of themselves: we cannot be with little changes can add up to a big Patient Wellbeing Award patients want can be very different important aspect of patient them 24/7. This may be weight change. Don’t be despondent when WINNER: Melanie Thomas to what the professional thinks. wellbeing is and why? management, washing and creaming things don’t turn out as you want; MBE, National Clinical Lead We have also delivered a series For me as lead of Lymphoedema their legs and making sure that they learn from negatives to make them for Lymphoedema in Wales, of standardised leaflets for all Network Wales, I insist that we go to bed rather than sleeping in a a positive. on behalf of Lymphoedema patients with chronic oedema and communicate with and actively listen chair. I often think if we explained Always make sure that the patient Network Wales the treatments that they can have. to patients. I strongly believe that if things in ways that patients could is at the centre of everything you Although these leaflets are very we treat people the way that we want understand, we could see better do and really understand what they Please describe the work you beneficial, as we are in the 21st to be treated and listen to people as results in concordance. want, not what you think they want. have done, which has resulted century we felt that we needed to be we want to be listened to, we won’t Last, don’t forget to tell people in you winning the JWC 2016 embracing new technology and have go far wrong. So many complaints What do you most enjoy about your good news stories—the change Patient Wellbeing Award? acquired funding to create 16 video in the NHS are down to a lack of your role? that you have enabled through your In Wales, we have developed a prescriptions. These 4-5 minute communication, miscommunication My role is quite unique actually, management of a case. Managers ‘Setting My Agenda’ form that all videos can be prescribed to patients and not listening to what patients in that I can be writing business love good stories! Lindsay Leg Club Foundation: evidencing A difficult challenge effectiveness requires an elegant solution. For the past 20 years, Lindsay Leg Clubs have been attending to both the clinical BeneHold® TASA® Wound Dressing and social needs of people suffering from gives tough wounds freedom to heal leg ulceration and related conditions, but how effective is the model of care in terms A skin tear is a delicate wound to treat, of outcomes? requiring a dressing that can comfortably stay ‘You only need to visit a Leg Club in place for numerous days and is atraumatic in action to see the impact that it has upon removal. With BeneHold TASA, featuring on patients (members) and the local TASA (Thin Absorbent Skin Adhesive), that’s community,’ says Roland Renyi, chair of Ulcer recurrence well below UK average exactly what you get. In a recent clinical the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation (LLCF), evaluation, 95% of patients rated the dressings the charity that was set up to support the status of more than 3400 members over a comfortable to wear and all patients rated the growing network of Leg Clubs in the UK six-month period. And the initial results are dressing painless upon removal. Wear time and abroad. ‘But we need to prove that the interesting. ‘We need further research and easily extended up to 7 days with an average Leg Club experience is at least as clinically analysis, but it looks as if both healing times of 5.9 days per dressing. effective as other forms of care.’ and ulcer recurrence are well below the UK Although it has been amassing outcomes national average. Equally importantly, we data for more than 20 years, since 2014 the can analyse the data regionally or by groups LLCF has been introducing a simple data of clubs to discover where our own areas for entry system to record member progress improvement might be,’ said Renyi. within most of its 28 Clubs around the This initiative is one part of the LLCF’s country. ‘It has been a steep learning curve strategy to re-focus its work on the model’s for us,’ says Renyi. ‘Leg Club clinical teams effectiveness, not just in terms of outcomes, have had to get used to it, in addition to but also health economics, patient their existing workload, but the data entry satisfaction and wellbeing. ‘We have set a process is very rapid and hopefully everyone course to support the sustained growth of will see the value of it.’ the Leg Club model with good evidence and By April 2016, the new system has I think this initial data shows that we are Learn about our clinical amassed good data on the leg health and getting there,’ concluded Renyi. © 2016 Avery Dennison Corporation. All rights reserved. Avery Dennison, studies with BeneHold TASA Vancive Medical Technologies, Vancive, BeneHold, TASA, Thin Absorbent Skin on skin tears and Adhesive, and Design “V” Logo are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. For more information about the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation and Data is on file for all above claims. other types of wounds at MTR-MKT-000000-0 Vancive.AveryDennison.com. model, go to www.legclub.org or come and visit the Lindsay Leg Club on Stand 5 I 62.

12 G Wednesday 11 May 2016 www.flickread.com/edition/EWMADaily G EWMAdaily Crossword and Twitter / EWMA daily crossword Complete the crossword below—everything is wound-care related! Bring your completed crossword to the JWC Stand 5 C 70, or tweet a photo of it @EWMADaily to be entered into a prize draw for a bottle of champagne. Answers in tomorrow’s EWMA Daily! Across Down 1 A group of connected 2 A disease in a part of your cells in an animal or body that is caused by plant that are similar to bacteria or a virus: each other, have the same purpose, and 3 A condition in which body form the stated part of tissues become swollen the animal or plant because lymph cannot be carried away from them 4 (Especially of a disease or something bad) continuing 5 Active against microbes for a long time: 7 A region in an organ or 6 A thin but robust layer of tissue which has suffered mucilage adhering to a solid damage through injury surface and containing a or disease, such as a community of bacteria and wound, ulcer, abscess, or other microorganisms. tumour 8 A treatment in which dead tissue is removed from 9 The process of making wounds such as burns in or becoming sound or order to help them heal healthy again 11 Death of cell tissues 10 A liquid such as water in the form of very small 13 An injury caused by drops, either in the air, exposure to heat or flame in a substance, or on a 14 A mass of cells and fluid surface that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, 12 A chemical element that especially in inflammation is a gas with no smell or colour, this forms a large 15 The natural outer layer that part of the air on earth, covers a person, animal, and is needed by animals fruit, etc. and plants to live.

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decaffeination, who owned Kundenzentrum MERCEDES: Mercedes-Benz a considerable collection of Modersohn-Becker’s art. E-Class Coupe and the GLK.

Located within the picturesque The museum’s architect, Visitor in The factory itself is also stylishly Böttcherstraße in the heart of Bernhard Hoetger, a sculptor and front of one of Modersohn- constructed, as it is only fitting Bremen (pictured above), the decorative artist, designed a unique Becker’s paintings that the exterior reflects the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum brick building that opened in product it creates. was the first museum in the world 1927. It is widely considered one Architektur in Deutschland. English and German tours depart to be dedicated to the work of a of the most important examples Beauftragt wurde das Gebäude Bremen is home to one of on Fridays at 2.30pm costing €15 female painter. of Expressionistic architecture in vom Kaffee HAG-Kaufmann und Germany’s most modern Mercedes for adults and €10 for children. Born in Dresden in 1876, Germany (see image below left). In Mäzen Ludwig Roselius (1874– Benz factories and every Friday car Tickets must be booked in advance Paula Modersohn-Becker moved 1988, the collection was purchased 1943) und entworfen und gebaut fans can seize the opportunity to and are available from the tourist to Bremen with her family in by the city of Bremen and the vom Bildhauer Bernhard Hoetger sneak a peek inside. The 2.5-hour information centre or via the 1888. Her training as a teacher Federal Republic of Germany, and (1874–1949). Am 2. Juni 1927 tour covers the entire production Bremen tourism website: www. was followed by enrolment in an has been supplemented with works wurde das Museum eröffnet und process from beginning to end plus bremen-tourism.de/search-and- academy of drawing and painting. from the estate of the artist. vom Bauherren unter Voranstellung with a few bonus features thrown find?query=mercedes. You can Subsequent trips to Paris and Today the museum offers an des Mädchennamens der Künstlerin in for good measure. book tours either as individuals or exposure to the work of Paul overview of every phase of the »Paula-Becker-Modersohn-Haus« The tour begins from the as groups. Wheelchair users should Cézanne, Paul Gaugin and Les artist’s oeuvre. The museum also genannt. Es handelt sich um Wachtstrasse coach park in the city contact the company direct on Nabis (a group of avant-garde houses the most extensive collection Bremens erstes Sammlermuseum, centre and where a tour guide will 0421 3080010. artists), as well as a fascination for of works by Bernhard Hoetger, in dem Ludwig Roselius seine pick you up and take you directly the antiquities seen in the Louvre, including sculptures that were Kollektion von Hauptwerken to the factory. led her to develop a new, distinctive influenced by Auguste Rodin, a Paula Modersohn-Beckers As you enter the factory, the and monumental style of painting. French sculptor often considered (1876–1907) der Öffentlichkeit first 90 minutes of the tour consists Paula Modersohn-Becker was to be the founder of modern zugänglich machte. of watching the assembly process undoubtedly one of the pioneers sculpture. American neo-conceptual 1988 erwarb die Sparkasse itself. Learn how the body shell is of European modern art. Her later artist, Jenny Holzer, also has an Bremen große Teile der Gebäude put together and watch the final works, in particular, exhibit an installation, For Paula Modersohn- der Böttcherstraße, darunter die unveiling of the car as it passes unmistakable simplicity of form. Becker, on permanent display. der Museen. Der Kernbestand der through the final assembly. The surface texture of her work Address: Böttcherstraße 6-10, 28195 Sammlung wurde gleichzeitig von Following this, you will be is also distinctive, achieved by Bremen der Stadtgemeinde Bremen und taken to the customer centre for relief-like modelling and scratching Website: www.museen- der Bundesrepublik Deutschland a complimentary drink and meal into the wet paint. Modersohn- boettcherstrasse.de/museen/paula- übernommen und wird bis heute and the chance to wander around Becker’s subjects varied; she often modersohn-becker-museum/ ergänzt durch die reichhaltigen one of the special automobile chose local children, older women The museum is open Tuesday to Bestände der Paula Modersohn- exhibitions. As the tour finishes up or farmers’ wives as models, Sunday, 11-6:00 pm. Tickets cost 8 Becker-Stiftung. you are then transported back to focusing closely on the essential Mit der Anreicherung der the city centre of Bremen by the character of the individual. Her Das Paula Modersohn- Sammlung Ludwig Roselius, shuttle bus. approach to landscapes was also Becker Museum ist das weltweit durch Neuankäufe und Leihgaben The Bremen factory is different, departing from idealising erste Museum für eine Malerin. Es der Paula Modersohn-Becker- responsible for the meticulous The robot assembly line at the Mercedes-Benz factory, Bremen compositions that are often typical präsentiert dauerhaft Meisterwerke Stiftung, ist bis heute ein creation of the SL, SLK, C-Class, of this genre. seiner Namensgeberin und gilt Künstlerinnenmuseum erschaffen At the Paula Modersohn-Becker als Hauptwerk expressionistischer worden, das Hauptwerke aus allen Schaffensphasen Paula Erleben Sie hautnah, was die Preis: 15,- pro Person Modersohn-Beckers präsentiert. Fahrzeuge der Marke Mercedes- Ermäßigungen: Kinder Die ausgestellten Gemälde Benz so einzigartig macht und wie von 6-16 Jahren in und Zeichnungen belegen den ein Mercedes-Benz entsteht! Blicken Begleitung eines herausragenden Stellenwert Paula Sie hinter die Kulissen einer der Erwachsenen 10,- Modersohn-Beckers als Pionierin modernsten Automobilfabriken Mindestalter: 6 Jahre der modernen Malerei zu Beginn weltweit, um die Geburt von SL, Inklusive: Bustransfer ab/bis Innenstadt, des 20. Jahrhunderts. SLK, C-Klasse, E-Klasse Coupé Imbiss mit Getränk Überdies beherbergt das Museum oder dem Geländewagen GLC Treffpunkt: Busparkplatz die umfangreichste Sammlung mitzuerleben. Das Mercedes-Werk Wachtstraße (gegenüber von Kunst und Kunsthandwerk in Bremen ist mittlerweile der Radisson Blu Hotel Bernhard Hoetgers. größte Standort der Daimler- Bremen) Seit Mai 2005 ist im Treppenhaus Automobilproduktion. Dauer: ca. 2,5 Stunden Jenny Holzers eigens für das Ihr Werkführer holt Sie mit Sprachen: Museum entworfene Hommage dem Bus in der Innenstadt am Freitags: Busfahrt mit For Paula Modersohn-Becker Busparkplatz Wachtstraße ab und dt./engl. Kommentaren, zu sehen. Das LED-Kunstwerk bringt Sie direkt ins Werk. Hier Führung bei Mercedes- greift zentrale Aspekte aus Paula besichtigen Sie (zu Fuß) in etwa Benz in dt. Sprache Aus betrieblichen Modersohn-Beckers Werk sowie 90 Minuten den Karosserierohbau Gründen kann es und die Endmontage einer der der einzigartigen Architektur der jederzeit, auch Böttcherstraße auf. Baureihen. Nach der Führung kurzfristig, zu Absagen Regelmäßige werden Sie dann zu einem Imbiss von Führungen kommen. Sonderausstellungen im Paula mit Getränk im Mercedes-Benz Hinweis: Als Modersohn-Becker Museum Kundencenter eingeladen. Dort Rollstuhlfahrer widmen sich starken Künstlerinnen haben Sie auch die Möglichkeit, buchen Sie bitte direkt der Moderne, knüpfen an die unsere wechselnde Ausstellung zu über unser Service Geschichte des Museums und der besuchen bevor Sie unser Bus wieder Center unter der Sammlungen an, oder bringen diese zurück in die Innenstadt bringt. Telefonnummer 0421 3080010.

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