ELCOS
ELCOS ELCOS Sociedade Portuguesa de Feridas
Original Name:
ELCOS Sociedade de Feridas
Country:
Portugal
Contact info and web site:
Name of President:
Katia Furtado
Executive Board/Council:
Katia Furtado, Sergio Eufrasio, Rui Pereira, Luisa Serra Velez and Joao Dias
Cooperating Organisation board representative:
Tânia Santos
Articles in EWMA Journal:
No. of Members:
1175
Year of foundation:
2009
Main purpose/objective of the association:
Protect and promote quality of life and health of patients with wounds, through education of health professionals e caregivers, permanent research, in order to find solutions based on evidence that constitute a referential in practice, teaching and research.
Journal:
Education Contact:
Katia Furtado
Activities:
Annual Iberian meeting (Fórum Ibérico)
Annual Diabetes Iberian meeting (Simpósio Ibérico da Diabetes)
Wound Management Basic Course (as requested by institutions)
Wound Management Advanced Course (as requested by institutions)
Stop Pressure Ulcers International Day workshops
Pressure Ulcer workshops
Leg Ulcer workshops
Diabetic Foot workshops