The 2006 Wounds UK Harrogate Wound Care Conference will be held on 13-15 November 2006.

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Tuesday 14th November 2006
08.00	Registration Exhibition and Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall
09.30 - 10.15	Main Auditorium Plenary Session in Association with Convatec Infected Wounds and the Problems they Cause Identifying Infection Andrew Kingsley, CNS Tissue Viability, Devon Infected Wounds - Exudate Management Professor Keith Harding, Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University,Cardiff Infection and Exudate - Double Jeopardy Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK
10.20 - 11.05	Parallel Sessions Queens Suite A - Specialist Session - Microbiology Advanced Microbiology Rose Cooper, Microbiologist, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Exhibition Hall Oral Poster Area B - Oral Poster Presentations 8 speakers (5 minutes) will present on their poster Main Auditorium C - Themed Session Chronic Wound Management Differential Diagnosis of Leg Ulcers and their Treatments Stuart Enoch, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
11.05 - 11.35	Tea/Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11.35 - 12.20	Main Auditorium Plenary Session in Association with Molnlycke 'Less trauma. Less pain™' The symposium will explore the reasons why wound care can hurt the patient, the professional and the pocket. A new initiative to address these issues will be presented. Chair Professor Keith Harding, Clinical Director of Wound Healing, Cardiff Why Dressings Can Hurt - A Technical Perspective Richard White, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Tissue Viability, Grampian Health Services, Aberdeen Tell Me if it Hurts - The Patients’ Experience of Wound Pain Liz Mudge, Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Wound Healing, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Can You Afford to Hurt? - A Clinical Governance Perspective on Managing Trauma and Pain in Wound Care Mark Elster, Clinical Governance Manager, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Heal Not Hurt - A New Initiative to Reduce Trauma and Pain in Wound Care Trudie Young, Lecturer in Tissue Viability, School of Nursing, University of Wales, UK Simon Barrett, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Yorkshire and Yorkshire Wolds and Coast Primary Care Trust, UK
12.25 - 13.10	Parallel Sessions Queens Suite A - Specialist Session Diabetic Foot Management The Management of the Diabetic Foot Jan Apelqvist, Associate Professor, University of Lund, Sweden Exhibition Hall Oral Poster Area B - FREE PAPERS 4 x 8 minutes plus questions Main Auditorium C - Themed Session The Management of Complex Wounds Using a Multidisciplinary Approach The East London Team, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust, UK
13.10 - 14.25	Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
14.30 - 15.15	Main Auditorium Plenary Session in Association with Ark Therapeutics Ltd Kerraboot: Building the Evidence Base for Successful Wound Management Introduction Mike Edmonds, Consultant Physician at Kings College Hospital, UK The Influence of Chronic Wound Fluid on Wound Healing Andrew Kingsley, Tissue Viability Specialist at North Devon Hospital, UK The Development of Kerraboot Richard Leigh, Chief Podiatrist, University College London Hospital, UK Building the evidence base Mike Edmonds, Consultant Physician, Kings College Hospital Q & A Session
15.20 - 16.05	Parallel Sessions Queens Suite A - Specialist Session Advances in Burns and Plastic Skin Management Recent Advances in Burn Management Stuart Enoch, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK Exhibition Hall Oral Poster Area B - Oral Poster Presentations 8 speakers (5 minutes) will present on their posters Main Auditorium C - Themed Session Wound Debridement - the Multidisciplinary Approach Jan Apelqvist, Associate Professor, University of Lund, Sweden Mark O'Brien, CNS Tissue Viability, St Mary's Hospital, London Paul Chadwick, Principle Podiatrist, Salford
16.05 - 16.35	Tea/Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
16.40 - 17.05	Plenary Session in Association with Smith & Nephew Joined Up Wound Care Thinking In an ever changing and increasingly demanding NHS it is essential that we all adopt an integrated approach to the issues that we face within wound care. Come and be supported, encouraged and challenged to continue making a difference in the world of wounds. Joined Up Thinking From a Clinical Perspective Mike Haywood, Acute and Emergency Care Advisor for The Royal College of Nursing, UK Jacqui Fletcher, Programme Tutor, Tissue Viability Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, UK Joined Up Thinking From a Commercial Perspective Joe Woody, President of Smith & Nephew Wound Management Purchasing Consortium Non-clinical/Procurement Perspective Of 'Joined Up Wound Care Thinking' Debjani Duncan, Head of Nursing, Clinical Evaluations and Networks Healthcare, UK
19.30	HALL D PRE-DINNER CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
20.00	HALL B GALA DINNER

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Wednesday 15th November 2006
09:30 - 10.15	Queens Suite Plenary Session in Association with KCI Tissue Viability - Building Your Competitive Advantage Tissue Viability: The Future Is In Our Own Hands John Timmons, Tissue Viability Nurse, Clinical Manager, Wounds UK The Politics of the NHS Steve Morgan, Managing Partner, Morgan Allen Moore, UK Commissioning Within a Patient-Led NHS: How Service Funding Decisions Will Be Made and What Must a Tissue Viability Service Demonstrate to Ensure Long-Term Funding Ann Jarvis-Wanklin, Deputy Director of Commissioning, West Gloucestershire PCT, UK Building a Competitive Service Linda Whiting, Tissue Viability Specialist, Medway PCT
10.15 - 11.00	Tea/Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11.00 - 11.45	Parallel Sessions Queens Suite A - Specialist session Advancing Service Development Can Advanced Practitioners Work Alongside Surgeons Carrying Out Surgical Procedures Without Direct Supervision? Jill Biggins, The National Association of Assistants in Surgical Practice at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK Exhibition Hall Oral Poster Area B - Free Papers 4 x 8 minute presentations and questions Exhibition Hall Poster Area C - Networking/Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11.45 - 12.45	Queens Suite Guest Speaker - Roger Black, MBE Olympic Athlete For Fourteen Years Roger Black represented Great Britain at the highest level in the world of athletics. By combining his close understanding of motivation and self development with his personal experiences, both on and off the track, he consistently inspires, motivates and entertains audiences throughout the country.
12.50 - 13:05	Close of Conference Remarks
13.10	Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Viewing

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