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 3rd Thursday in November. The next Stop Pressure Ulcer Day will be held on 20 November 2025. 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 ♦
♦ Join STOP Pressure Ulcer community on social media ♦
Stop Pressure Ulcer Day Support Materials
TIME TO ACT, TO KEEP THE SKIN INTACT!
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 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 Arabic
STOP PU 2024 flyers:
in Czech web / print, in German web / print, in Danish web / print, in Dutch web / print, in English web / print, in Spanish web / print, in Finnish web / print, in French web / print, in Italian web / print, in Lithuanian web / print, in Portuguese web / print
Order Stop PU Materials
You can order Stop Pressure Ulcer stickers for your event. Stickers can be purchased at 3 EUR per 10 stickers. The items are not dated, so you can use it also for next years’ events.
If you are interested in STOP PU materials, please send an e-mail to the EPUAP Business Office at office@epuap.org. Payment possible by card or bank transfer.
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.
