24ª Reunión Anual del Panel Consultivo Europeo sobre Úlceras por Presión

La reunión anual de la EPUAP (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel) es un acontecimiento europeo de primer orden sobre la prevención y el tratamiento de las úlceras por presión, al que asisten delegados de todo el mundo.

This years theme is called “PRESSURE ULCERS – THE CLOCK IS TICKING!”. The main topics:

Time to…

• Focus on multidisciplinarity and differential diagnosis
• Understand pressure ulcer aetiology
• Individualize pressure ulcer prevention: early identification of the risk factors and implementation of care plans
• Undertake pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence as quality of care and patient safety indicators
• Avoid device-related pressure ulcers in clinical setting
• Involve patients, families and caregivers in the prevention of pressure ulcers in the community
• Educate healthcare professionals, patients, families and caregivers
• Integrate artificial intelligence and new technologies in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
• Move forward and rehabilitate (rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation)
• Prevent pressure ulcers in patients with comorbidities and rare diseases
• Innovate in pressure ulcer treatment
• Talk about cost effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention
• Consider the impact of the 2025 Guidelines