News

Disability in Europe - New article from joint EWMA & EPUAP PU prevention and patient safety project

EWMA Wound curriculum for nurses EQF level 6 now online

EWMA travel grants extended deadline 1 March 2019

EWMA’s e-learning course in Basic Wound Management is now available online

EWMA now a member of European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO)

Pressure Ulcer monitoring - New article from Joint EPUAP & EWMA PU prevention & patient safety advocacy project

EWMA Newsletter Winter 2018 now online

Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals (MSWCP) new EWMA International Partner Organisation

International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) new EWMA International Partner Organisation

Curriculum on wound healing for physicians approved by UEMS

EWMA Journal October 2018 now online

New article online now: The role of pressure ulcer prevention in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

EWMA supports STOP Pressure Ulcer Day 2018 on 15 November!

EWMA Newsletter Summer 2018 now online

New EWMA project: Living With Chronic Wounds

New EWMA Document published: Advanced Therapies in Wound Management

EWMA Spring 2018 newsletter now online

EWMA Journal April 2018 issue now online

EWMA and EPUAP added value to OECD efforts

Meeting report from Joint BSAC/EWMA Symposium on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Care

EWMA signs Patient Safety Declaration

The Diabetic Foot Syndrome

New book about the ‘diabetic foot’ provides an up-to-date picture

AAWC Pressure Ulcer Summit 9-10 February 2018

Pressure ulcers in diabetic patients

New article from Joint EPUAP & EWMA Pressure Ulcer prevention & patient safety advocacy project

EWMA Newsletter, Winter 2017

Wound management curriculum for post registration qualification of nurses

JWC Awards 2018

The JWC Awards 2018 are now open for nomination

Stop Pressure Ulcers Day

EWMA Journal October 2017 issue now online

New article from Joint EPUAP & EWMA Pressure Ulcer prevention & patient safety advocacy project

Focus on infection prevention and control

Read about on-going initiatives within antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control (IPC).

EWMA document provides detailed description of TOT methods

Symposium and round table in Brno 11 November 2017

The Czech Wound Management Society (CSLR) organises on the 11 November 2017 in Brno a seminar with invited international speakers about pressure ulcers and long term ill patients.

New publication presenting a review of 22 empirical European studies of telemedicine

New article presenting a review of present guidelines with focus on Compression therapy for venous leg ulcers

EWMA newsletter, Summer 2017

Meeting with the European Commission policy officer in charge of patient safety

As part of the awareness raising activities of the "Joint EPUAP-EWMA Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Patient Safety project

Continued collaboration between EWMA and the CTRS

5th International Biofilm Course

It is a pleasure to announce the 5th practical course in biofilm procedures which will be held 26-27 October 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark

New article from Joint EPUAP & EWMA Pressure Ulcer prevention & patient safety advocacy project

A new article is just released from the Joint EPUAP & EWMA Pressure Ulcer prevention & patient safety advocacy project

EWMA Knowledge Centre

The "EWMA Knowledge Centre" website offers access to abstracts, posters and selected webcasts.

Result of the 2017 election for the EWMA Council

New paper: Use of oxygen therapies in wound healing

This document aims at providing practice-oriented guidance on the current use of various forms of oxygen therapies for wound treatment.

EWMA Newsletter, Spring 2017

World Hand Hygiene Day: Joint ICN-EWMA programme

A joint campaign and programme will take place during the EMWA 2017 Conference in Amsterdam (3-5 May) and the ICN 2017 Conference in Barcelona (27 May – 2 June).

Job Vacancy in the Nursing Department

The Haute École de Santé in Geneva has opened a job vacancy in the nursing department and is looking for a scientific collaborator for a project in the field of wound healing and wound care.

DEBRA International is offering two EB-research funding schemes in early 2017

Sebastian Probst follows Sue Bale as new EWMA journal editor

Member of EWMA Council, Sebastian Probst, has taken over the post as editor of EWMA journal

World Hand Hygiene Day

ICN and EWMA have joined their forces to relay WHO campaign

Call for nominations and AGM

EWMA Council Election 2017 The candidates for the EWMA Council election have now been nominated. This year there are six vacancies in the Council. Read more

JA-CHRODIS programme is coming to an end

Since the beginning of 2014 EWMA has engaged in the chronic disease joint action programme (Ja-CHRODIS), which is now coming to an end.

EWMA Winter Newsletter 2016 is out now

Read the latest EWMA Newsletter, Winter 2016

EWMA engagement in UK Wound Campaign

EWMA has, together with EPUAP and TVS, partnered with Mediaplanet on the 2016 Wound Care campaign featured as an 8 page supplement in the Guardian newspaper (UK).

News from EWMA 2017 Conference in Amsterdam

The 27th Conference of the European Wound Management Association 2017 will take place 3-5 May 2017 in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands and is organised in cooperation with WCS Knowledge Centre Wound Care.

Joint EPUAP & EWMA PU prevention & patient safety advocacy project

EPUAP and EWMA have established a joint engagement in the pressure ulcer prevention and patient safety agendas at European level as well as at national level in selected European countries.

JA-CHRODIS Workshop at the European Parliament on 28 November

The workshop had a specific focus on good practices in diabetes management that have been collected by JA-CHRODIS partners and the launch of the CHRODIS Platform.

Round table seminar in Brno 12 November 2016

CSLR organises seminar with international speakers about pressure ulcers in Brno

Registration for EWMA 2017 is now open!

Click to read more and to register for the conference.

New paper: Reporting standards of studies and papers on the prevention and management of foot ulcers in diabetes

Attend the 4th Practical Course on Biofilm Procedures

27-28 October 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care: Publication of a EWMA & BSAC position paper

Why AMS is important in caring for patients with infected wounds

EWMA Summer Newsletter

EWMA contribution to the CHRODIS Joint Action programme

New EWMA Focus topics defined for 2017-2018

In 2017-2018 EWMA will focus on the following topics with the objective to produce guidance materials to support clinical practice and decision making

Conference news: New collaboration between EWMA and FIP

EWMA is now collaborating with the International Federation of Podiatrists. The FIP World Congress of Podiatry takes place in Canada, 26-28 May 2016.

New document by EWMA & Wounds Australia

Click here to read about the document: Management of patients with Venous Leg Ulcers - Challenges and Current Best Practice

Roundtable Meeting in Berlin, Germany raises public awareness

Click to read more about the parliamentary roundtable meeting on wound care that took place in Berlin last week.

Result of EWMA Council Election

The new members of the EWMA Council have now been elected. Click to see the new candidates

EWMA Journal - Anniversary Issue

This EWMA Journal bears the title “Science, Collaboration, Education” and it is dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of EWMA. Enjoy reading!

EWMA COUNCIL ELECTION 2016

EWMA Council Election 2016 The candidates for the EWMA Council election have now been nominated. This year there are two vacancies in the council.

EWMA & Cooperating Organisations 1st Roundtable

On 15th April 2016 the first 'Wound Care Roundtable' was organised by the Lithuanian Woudn Management Association (LWMA) in Kaunas, Lithuania

New EWMA website

We are proud to present our new website. The address www.ewma.org remains the same, but behind the URL is a whole new experience.

EWMA 25th Anniversary

This year EWMA is celebrating its 25th anniversary. On this occasion a number of events and activities will take place to highlight important milestones in the history of EWMA and modern wound management in general.

EWMA Celebrates 25th Anniversary: New Logo

During 2016, EWMA celebrates its 25th Anniversary. A number of events and activities will highlight important milestones in the history of EWMA and modern wound management in general. Many of these events and activities will take place during the EWMA 2016 Conference in Bremen, Germany, 11-13 May 2016. The following activities are already initiated or currently being planned: •Use of Anniversary logo (replacing the usual EWMA logo) on selected documents, activities etc. •Launch of new EWMA website (during March-April 2016) •Publishing of anniversary issue of the EWMA Journal in April Activities during the EWMA 2016 Bremen conference: •EWMA 25 years Anniversary session – The Past, Presence and Future of EWMA (Thursday afternoon).. •Audio-visual stakeholder interviews: During the conference short video recordings will be made with conference participants, EWMA past Presidents and other EWMA stakeholders about stories and anecdotes from past EWMA history. The recordings will be shown on screens in the exhibition area during the conference and online after the conference. •”EWMA history walk”: Previous EWMA Conference logo tiles in conference centre walking area. •Anniversary lottery •Exhibition (Exhibition hall): “Development in wound care technology during the last 25 years” We invite EWMA members, Cooperating Organisations and other partner organisations, industry supporters and all other EWMA stakeholders to join us and use this opportunity to share experiences and views on the past as well as the future of wound management. We would be grateful for your input if you are in possession of pictures, posters or other material from the early days of EWMA. Please contact us at ewma@ewma.org.

Christmas Greetings from the EWMA President

IN THIS ISSUE EWMA CONFERENCE IN BREMEN EWMA ANNIVERSARY EWMA NEW WEBSITE EWMA COUNCIL NOMINATIONS EWMA JOURNAL EWMA PROJECTS EWMA CONFERENCE 2017 NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY..

Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day - EAAD

EWMA is partnering with BSAC to roll out a full antimicrobial stewardship programme in 2016 and 2017.

JWC Awards 2016

EWMA Journal, October 2015 issue now online!

Abstract submission for EWMA 2016 now open

If you would like to present at the biggest wound conference in 2016 worldwide, submit your abstract before 1st December 2015 on the conference website: http://ewma2016.org/

EWMA 2017 to take place in Amsterdam

We are proud to announce the time and place for the EWMA 2017 Conference, in cooperation with WCS Knowledge Centre Wound Care

AAWC and AWMA representation at the EWMA Council

At this year’s general assembly on May 12, 2015, EWMA Council welcomed the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), USA and the Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA), to take one seat each in the EWMA...

Translations of the EPUAP guideline available for download

The Quick Reference Guide on the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers (QRG) is available for free download on the EPUAP website. This guideline is the result of a collaborative effort among the European and US...

EADV Fostering Specialst Course: Wound Care

A specialist course in wound care for physicians is held in Zürich this October. It is based on the new UEMS curriculum in wound care which was elaborated in cooperation with EWMA