Stop Pressure Ulcers
The EPUAP invites you to take part in the Stop Pressure Ulcer Day to help bring the knowledge of pressure ulcers to a wider audience.
Every year, the EPUAP holds the Stop Pressure Ulcer Day on every third Thursday in November. The next Stop Pressure Ulcer Day will be held on 19 November 2026. The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel applauds the efforts of events that help introduce the problematic of pressure ulcers to the public, the professionals and our politicians. To help reach this goal, EPUAP will continue to provide freely available publicity material on the website.
How Can You Get Involved?
♦ Host educational activities on prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers ♦
♦ Organise awareness raising events to share information about pressure ulcers ♦
♦ Reach out to your local community to inform them about pressure ulcers ♦
♦ Make policy makers aware about pressure ulcers ♦
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day Support Materials
YOUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THE SKIN INTACT. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT YOU!
Pressure Ulcer Algorithms:
As a part of Stop Pressure Ulcer day, EPUAP published algorithms for both patients and staff. These algorithms have been published in several different languages to help the assessment of pressure ulcer risk and management.
The algorithms can be found here.
STOP PU logo:
The logo is available for downloaded here.
STOP PU video:
in Arabic / in Chinese / in Czech / in Danish / in Dutch / in Finnish / in French / in German / in Hebrew / in Icelandic / in Italian / in Norwegian / in Portuguese / in Swedish / in Turkish
STOP PU 2026 flyers:
in Czech web / print, in Danish web / print, in Dutch web / print, in English web / print, in Estonian web / print, in Finnish web / print, in French web / print, in German web / print, in Italian web / print, in Lithuanian web / print, in Portuguese web / print, in Spanish web / print, in Turkish web / print
Order Stop PU Materials
STOP PU E-shop
Event Reports
Do you need an inspiration how to organize a STOP PU Day at your facility? See below reports from different years of the STOP PU Day and get inspired! Don’t forget to send us your own report to office@epuap.org.
