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SKIN INTEGRITY RESEARCH GROUP (SKINT)

Generating and implementing evidence- based woundcare and skin integrity prevention and treatment in healthcare 

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PuClas4 is a new e-learning tool about pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Access to the tool is granted after online registration. 

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Prof. Dimitri Beeckman - Keynote speaker, Turkey 14 - 17 November 2024
16/11/2024 - by Anika Fourie
Prof. Dimitri Beeckman - Keynote speaker, Turkey 14 - 17 November 2024

Dimitri was the keynote speaker at the 18th National and 6th International Congress of the Wound and Tissue Repair Society, alongside the 10th International Symposium of King’s College Hospital London on Multidisciplinary Care and Surgical Reconstruction of Diabetic Foot, held from November 14 to 17, 2024, in Antalya, Turkey.

He shared insights on the latest advancements in skin tear research and represented the European Wound Management Association as the incoming president.

The Skin Integrity Research Group is privileged to have Dimitri as an inspirational leader!

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Best Student Oral Presentation Award EPUAP2024 Conference in Lausanne!
27/09/2024 - by Anika Fourie
Best Student Oral Presentation Award EPUAP2024 Conference in Lausanne!

We are proud to congratulate our SKINT colleague, Julie Deprez (PhD student at the School of Health Sciences at Örebro University), and Nils Ohde (PhD student at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin), for jointly winning the Best Student Oral Presentation Award at the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP2024) conference in Lausanne, Switzerland!

This systematic review identified prognostic risk factors for the development of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD).

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