Effective treatment of pressure ulcers during COVID-19 pandemic
During the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) Annual Meeting 2020, Experts Nick Santamaria, Paulo Alves and Amit Gefen discuss the effective treatment of pressure ulcers during a pandemic. They discuss the effect of the pandemic to the healthcare sector, woundcare and pressure ulcer treatment in particular. Paulo Alves shares his clinical experience on managing the patients during the pandemic and choosing the right interventions. While Amit Gefen explains the science supporting clinical decisions on these dressings.
Moderator:
Nick Santamaria
PhD, MEdST, RN, RPN
Professor of Nursing Research, Translational Research
University of Melbourne, Australia, and Cardiff University, UK
Speakers:
Paulo Alves
RN, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Tissue Viability,
Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal
Amit Gefen
PhD MSc BSc
Professor in Biomedical Engineering,
Tel Aviv University, Israel
