Previous Wound Care Alliance UK conferences

The 10^th Annual Conference took place on 10th May 2023 at the Gloucester Rugby Club, Kingsholm, Gloucester.
 

• Nursing and Healthcare now and in the future
• National Wound Care Strategy
• Foot Wounds
• Wound Assessment
• Dermatology and Skin Care
• Wound Management
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention

• Lower Limb Care
• Pressure Ulcers & Skin Care
• Foot Care
• Wound Management & Assessment

• Lower Limb Care
• Pressure Ulcers & Skin Care
• Foot Care
• Wound Management & Assessment

• The Future of Nursing
• IT & Tissue Viability
• Lower Limb Care
• Pressure Ulcers & Skin Care
• Foot Care
• Wound Management & Assessment

The 9^th Annual Conference 'Best Practice - First Time, Every Time' took place on 20th October 2019 at the Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster .
 

• Skin Assessment
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention
• Sepsis
• Wound Assessment
• Diabetes
• Lower Leg Care

The Wound Care Alliance 2019 Skills Day took place at Sixways Stadium, Worcester .

The subjects covered:

• Pressure area care - getting it right
• Wound assessment - getting it right
• Skin care - getting it right
• Lower leg care - getting it right

The 8^th Annual Conference, 'Making Small Changes to Make a Difference', took place on 11th October 2018 at the Hallmark Hotel, Cambridge .

The subjects covered:

• Tissue Viability now and the future
• Sepsis and wounds: what you need to know
• Meeting the challenges of Mental Health in Tissue Viability
• Common skin challenges, taking a history, examining lesions, treating and referring
• Wound Assessment
• Pressure Ulcer prevention and Equipment

Wound Care Alliance UK Skills Day 18th April 2018

The Wound Care Alliance Skills Day took place April 2018 at Hampden Park, Glasgow

Topics for workshops included:

• Skin Care

• Wound Assessment

• Dressing Difficult Areas

• Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Pressure Reducing Equipment

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Wound Care Alliance UK Skills Day 12th April 2017

The Wound Care Alliance Skills Day took place April 2017 at Rugby Club, Worcester

Topics for workshops included:

• Skin Care

• Wound Exudate

• Dressing Difficult Areas

• Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Pressure Reducing Equipment

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The 7^th Annual Conference, 'Making Small Changes to Make a Difference', took place on 12th October 2017 at the McDonald Portal Hotel, Tarporley, Chester.

The subjects covered:

• Tissue Viability now and the future
• Sepsis
• Meeting the challenges of Mental Health in Tissue Viability
• Common skin challenges
• Wound Assessment
• Pressure Ulcer prevention and Equipment

The 6^th Annual Conference, Tissue Viability: from Acute to Community, took place on 19th October 2016 at the Plymouth Science Park.

The subjects covered:

• The new Nursing Framework
• Surgical Wound Management in the Acute setting
• Surgical Wound management in the Community setting
• Wound Dressings explained
• The use of antimicrobial dressings
• The importance of Pressure Ulcer Prevention
• Essential Skin care
• Wound Healing : what to expect in a surgical wound
• What else can we do?  A brief introduction to hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Wound Care Alliance UK Skills Day 15th April 2016

The Wound Care Alliance Skills Day, took place on 15^th April 2016 at Oulton Hall, Leeds.
 

They covered the following workshops;

• Pressure Ulcers; Prevention, Managment and use of Pressure Reducing Equipment
• Wound Assessment and Management
• Skin Assessment and Care
• Bandaging and Compression Hosiery

Wound Care Alliance UK Skills Day 3rd July 2015

The Wound Care Alliance Skills Day, took place on 3^rd July 2015 at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea

The workshops covered:

• Bandaging & Compression Hosiery – Inc. Lymphoedema
• Recognising changes in wounds and wound assessment
• Managing that RED MARK: Techniques in pressure damage management.
• Managing the older person’s skin

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Wound Care Alliance UK 5^th Annual Conference 2015

The 5^th Annual Conference, The Essentials of Tissue Viability, took place on 30^th April 2015 at the Worcester Rugby Club
 

The subjects covered:

• Wounds–prevention, assessment and management
• Skin tears and minor traumatic wounds–prevention assessment and management
• Leg ulcers–prevention, assessment and management
• Wound dressings
• Pressure ulcer prevention and management
• Essential skin care
• Implementing care with care studies–interactive session

Click here to view details of 5th Annual Conference     
 

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