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The new membership fee for new members or renewals from 1st January 2021! Starting with January 2021, the EPUAP membership fee will be reduced and more discounts will be available: EPUAP [...]
The new membership fee for new members or renewals from 1st January 2021! Starting with January 2021, the EPUAP membership fee will be reduced and more discounts will be available: EPUAP [...]
Clinical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers Listen to the 1st episode of a newly released EPUAP podcast on Spotify or Anchor. This episode is [...]
Biomechanics and the impact on PU development LIVE WEBINAR DATE: FEBRUARY 3, 2021 | TIME: 6PM – 7PM (CET) COVID-19 has brought the effects of pressure ulcers (PUs, also known as pressure [...]
Improving pressure ulcer prevention research We are interested in your opinion and are inviting you to complete an online survey about what outcomes you think are most important in clinical [...]
Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice; PURPOSE-T Thank you all who participated in the 2nd EPUAP webinar! For those of you who could not make it live, you can now watch it ON DEMAND. Just register [...]
Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice; PURPOSE-T LIVE WEBINAR DATE: DECEMBER 8, 2020 | TIME: 4:30PM – 5:15PM (GMT) REGISTER HERE This webinar will consider epidemiological and biomechanical [...]
Former captain of the Czech sledge hockey national team Zdeněk Šafránek (38) has struggled with the pressure ulcer in the sacral region. The last and the worst pressure ulcer happened two years [...]
We would love to hear about your event! Send us a summary of your event during STOP PU Day – please send it in PDF to office@epuap.org Your summary will be published on EPUAP website Share [...]
18 – 19 November 2020 The EPUAP is looking forward to meeting you all at the EWMA 2020 Virtual Conference, taking place on 18 – 19 November 2020. We hope to connect with health care [...]
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) are pleased to announce the launch of the joint EPUAP-NPIAP Prophylactic Dressing [...]
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Dear EPUAP members and partners,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, known for pioneering modern nursing. This year belongs indeed to all nurses but also doctors and other medical and allied health professions who are putting themselves on the frontline to offer the best possible care to those in need. EPUAP stands by all healthcare workers during this crisis and would like to recognize and applaud the efforts made by healthcare professionals in all countries.
The EPUAP is monitoring the development of the corona virus/COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on the healthcare systems and professionals in Europe and around the world. We will do our best to continue with all EPUAP activities as planned and we will keep you informed about any changes related to the EPUAP 2020 annual meeting. Considering the major disruption to life and work of clinicians and researchers worldwide, the abstract submission and early registration deadlines for the EPUAP Prague 2020 annual meeting will be postponed. Our priority remains the health and safety of our delegates, speakers, exhibitors and organizers. We remain committed to provide a scientific programme that will continue the education and knowledge exchange so necessary for healthcare professionals working with pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
We understand that in the actual context, where in many cases there is a lack of resources especially in ICU units, preventing pressure ulcers might be a challenge. For this reason, we have created the COVID-19 and Pressure Ulcers Prevention Forum where clinicians can share their experiences and good practices, ask questions to EPUAP trustees and help each other in this difficult time. You can access the platform here: https://zurl.co/UQPF
Please keep in mind that our EPUAP trustees are also working in hospitals and other care facilities and we will do our best to answer your questions in the shortest possible time.
Keep safe and healthy! We are looking forward to seeing all our EPUAP family in the future!
Kind regards
Prof. dr. Dimitri Beeckman
Ghent University (Belgium) and Örebro University (Sweden)
President, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel