7 EWMA: cooperation 8-9 Exhibition floorplan 16 Today’s programme 11 May 2016 I ewma.org 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 AR that prevention and treatment of linguistic backgrounds, but with a Das bedeutet, dass jeder Mensch this can have on patient outcomes E S non-healing wounds must be avail- common interest.’ Zugang zu Präventionsmaßnahmen and clinician resources. It will also Y 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“.