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EPUAP 2015 18th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel PUTTING THE PRESSURE IN THE HEART OF EUROPE 16 – 18 September 2015, Ghent, Belgium www.epuap2015.org Organised by the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel in cooperation with 1 Programme The programme will include key note lectures, free paper sessions, symposia, workshops and poster sessions. Main topics: • The societal impact of pressure ulcers; • Health economics; • How to put pressure ulcers more on the international agenda for healthcare; • Pressure ulcers and quality indicators; • Developing and evaluating local and national quality improvement projects; • International collaboration in practice, research and education 2 Programme • French and Flemish sessions • PUCLAS3 workshop • Implementation of the 2014 pressure ulcer guidelines in clinical practice • Second edition EPUAP book report 3 Important dates: Abstract submission deadline 30 April 2015 Early registration deadline 15 June 2015 Conference dates 16 – 18 September 2015 4 Local Organising Committee • Dimitri Beeckman (Chair), University Centre for Nursing & Midwifery, Ghent University • Hilde Heyman, WCS Belgie • Geert Vanwalleghem, CNC, WCS Belgie • Hilde Beele, EduWond • Steven Smet, EduWond • Evelien Touriany, CNC • Luc Gryson, CNC • Christian Thyse, AfiScep 5 General information Conference Venue: Culture and Conference Centre Het Pand Conference secretariat: Codan Consulting Tel: +420 251 019 379 [email protected] Contact persons: Adina Markova, Hanne Kvalheim More information are available at www.epuap2015.org 6 Social events Welcome reception 16 September 2015 Ghent City Hall Conference Dinner 17 September 2015 Oude Vismijn 7 Join us in Ghent for the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel! If you want to join EPUAP, please check our website www.epuap.org 8