Governor General Michaëlle Jean

Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Premier Dalton McGuinty

Mayor David Miller

WUWHS 2008 Committees

Meeting Chair

R. Gary Sibbald

Co-chairs

Elizabeth A. Ayello and Heather L. Orsted

Scientific Committee

R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, FRCPC (Med) (Derm), MEd
Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
Director of Wound Healing Clinic, The New Women's College Hospital
Clinical Associate Editor, Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, CWOCN, FAPWCA, FAAN Clinical Associate Editor, Advances in Skin & Wound Care
Faculty, Excelsior College, School of Nursing
Executive Editor, Journal of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists

Heather L. Orsted, RN, BN, ET, MSc
Clinical Specialist, Skin and Wound Management

Keith Harding, MBChB, MRCCP, FRCS
Head, Wound Healing Research Unit
Professor of Rehabilitation (Wound Healing), Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
Editor-in-chief, International Wound Journal

Douglas Queen, BSc, PhD, MBA
CanCare Consultancy Services Editor, International Wound Journal

Operations & Planning Committee

Peggy Ahearn

Jessica Black

Joanna Gorski

David Keast

Anna Naccarato

Laure Perrier

Douglas Queen

David Stein

Cary Steinman

Rajan Vaswani

Gail Woodbury

Executive Committee

President:

Luc Téot, France

Meeting Chair:

R. Gary Sibbald, Canada

Co-chairs:

Elizabeth A. Ayello, USA;

Heather L. Orsted, Canada

Secretary:

Sylvie Meaume, France

Past President:

Michael Stacey, Australia

Education:

Geoff Sussman, Australia;

Marco Romanelli, Italy

Industry Liaison:

Keith Harding, Wales

Developing World:

George Cherry, England

Research:

Greg Schultz, USA

Organizations:

Finn Gottrup, Denmark

Editing:

Raj Mani, England

Co-Treasurers:

Mieke Flour and Rosine Van den Bulck, Belgium

Stream Captains

1. • Janet Cuddigan
   • Diane Langemo
   • Heather McConnell
2. • Robert Frykberg
   • Steven Kravitz
   • David Armstrong
   • Andrew Boulton
3. • Kathryn Kozell
   • Cathy Harley
   • Elizabeth English
   • Margaret Goldberg
4. • Marco Romanelli
   • Robert Kirsner
   • Sharon Baranoski
5. • Luc Téot
   • David Leaper
   • Harold Brem
   • Joyce Black
6. • Finn Gottrup
   • Keryln Carville
   • Stephan Landis
   • Kent Jonsson
   • Diane Krasner
7. • George Cherry
   • Patricia Price
   • Sylvie Meaume
   • Jose Contreras-Ruiz
   • Karen Zulkowski
8. • Geoff Sussman
   • Hiromi Sanada
   • Joseph McCulloch
   • Vera Santos
   • Catherine Ratliff
9. • Cathy Burrows
   • David Keast
10. • Greg Schultz
    • Raj Mani

Hosting/Supporting Societies & Publishing Partners

Hosting Societies

American Professional Wound Care

Association (APWCA)

Canadian Association of Enterostomal

Therapy (CAET)

Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC)

European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS)

National Pressure Advisory Panel (NPUAP)

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)

Supporting Societies

Asociacion Mexicana Para el Cuidado Integral y Cicatracion de Heridas AC (AMCICHAC)

Associação Brasileira de Estomaterapia: estomias, feridas e incontin'ncias - SOBEST

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC)

Associazone Infemieristica per lo Studio delle Lesione Cutanee

Associazone Italiana Ulcere Cutanee (AIUC)

Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society (AW&TRS)

Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA)

Canadian Dermatology Nurses Association (CDNA)

Chinese Tissue Repair Society

European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP)

European Wound Management Association (EWMA)

Indian Wound Management Society

Iraqi Wound Healing Society

Israeli Wound Healing Society

Japanese Society for Wound Healing

Korean Wound Care Society

Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC)

New York State Nurse's Association

Nigerian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeons

Skin and Wound Care Foundation of Malta

Society Francaise et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations (SFFPC)

Turkish Society of Ostomy

Turkish Study Group on Wound Healing

Women's College Hospital (WCH)

World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET)

Wound Healing Association of South Africa

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (WOCN)

Publishing Partners

Advances in Skin & Wound Care

International Journal of Lower

Extremity Wounds

International Wound Journal

The LINK

Registered Nurse Journal

World Council of Enterostomal

Therapists Journal

Wound Care Canada

Wounds UK

Supporter Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge our Supporters

Platinum Supporters

Silver Supporter

Bronze Supporters

Exhibitors

We are grateful to all our exhibitor level supporters.
Please refer to the Exhibitor Directory for a complete listing.

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building - Floor Plans

Level 100

Level 200

Level 300

Area Points of Interest Map

Points of interest

1. Air Canada Centre
2. Art Gallery of Ontario
3. Bata Shoe Museum
4. CBC Broadcast Centre
5. China Town
6. City Hall
7. CN Tower
8. Exhibition Place
9. George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
10. Harbourfront Centre
11. Hockey Hall of Fame
12. Hummingbird Centre
13. Ontario Place
14. Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
15. Canon Theatre
16. Princess of Wales Theatre
17. Queen's Park
18. Queen's Quay Terminal
19. Royal Ontario Museum
20. Royal Alexandra Theatre
21. Roy Thompson Hall
22. Rogers Centre
23. St. Lawrence Market
24. Toronto Islands
25. University of Toronto
26. Yorkville

Shopping centres

1. The Bay
2. Eaton Centre
3. The Hudson's Bay Co.

Hotels

1. Comfort Suites City Centre
   877-306-9951
2. Courtyard by Marriott Toronto
   800-847-5075
3. Cosmopolitan Hotel Toronto
   800-958-3488
4. Delta Chelsea Hotel
   800-243-5732
5. Fairmont Royal York
   800-441-1414
6. Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
   800-268-6282
7. Hilton Toronto
   800-267-2281
8. Holiday Inn on King
   800-465-4329
9. Hotel Inter-Continental Toronto
   800-267-0010
10. Intercontinental Toronto Centre
    800-422-7969
11. Le Royal Meridien King Edward
    800-543-4300
12. Metropolitan Hotel
    800-668-6600
13. Novotel Toronto Centre
    800-668-6835
14. Pantages Suites Hotel and Spa
    800-852-1777
15. Park Hyatt Toronto
    800-977-4197
16. Holiday Inn Express Toronto Downtown
    800-465-4329
17. Radisson Admiral Toronto Harbourfront
    800-333-3333
18. Renaissance Toronto Hotel
    800-468-3571
19. Sheraton Centre Toronto
    800-325-3535
20. Strathcona Hotel
    800-268-8304
21. Sutton Place Hotel
    800-268-3790
22. Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville
    800-859-7180
23. Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre
    800-905-0667
24. Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
    800-228-3000
25. 89 Chestnut Residence
    416-977-0707

Program at a Glance

The agenda has been laid out to allow participants to obtain optimal exposure to all aspects of the Congress: scientific sessions, posters and exhibits. Social events have been planned throughout to encourage networking, and enough free time has been left to allow participants time to enjoy everything that Toronto has to offer.

Concurrent Session Topics - A Note About Streams and Themes

The concurrent sessions agenda of the WUWHS 2008 Congress covers topics formatted in a unique fashion, providing delegates with the opportunity to pursue a curriculum through 10 comprehensive streams or to pursue a theme-based curriculum that crosses all streams.

In the concurrent sessions table on pages 10 and 11, the 10 streams are numbered 1 through 10 and run vertically. There are six themes within the streams that are represented by different colours as per the table key. The concurrent sessions are shown in bold in the "Program at a Glance" table on the next page and numbered C1 to C10.

Note: If you have followed one stream or theme throughout the congress, the plenary sessions on Sunday will provide highlights of the entire program.

Accreditation

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by the University of Toronto (17.5 credits).

The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.5 category 1 credits toward The AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 17.5 Mainpro-M1 credits.

European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) As a result of a reciprocal agreement between the EACCME and the AMA, European registrants may claim AMA Category 1 credits as equivalent.

This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Disclosure

All participating faculty are expected to disclose any significant financial interest, related off-label use of products, or other relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products and/or providers of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation.

Disclosures have been collected and will be available onsite at the Congress.

Social Events

Exhibitor Reception:

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm)
Included in registration fee. Join us for the opening of the exhibits and a chance to network with your fellow delegates.

Taste of Toronto Reception:

Saturday, June 7, 2008 (6:30 pm to 10:00 pm)
The Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Cost per person $40 CDN. Enjoy a fun evening of entertainment and fine cuisine representing the diverse neighbourhoods of Toronto.

Keynote Speakers

Stephen Lewis

Passionate and determined, Stephen Lewis is a humanitarian who has worked to improve the human condition, both at home and abroad. Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party for eight years, during which time he became leader of the Official Opposition, he also served as Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, and as the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF in New York.

The former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Mr. Lewis is the inaugural Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York.

Mr. Lewis is co-chair of the Leadership Programme Committee for the XVII International AIDS Conference, which will be held in Mexico City in August 2008. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and is the chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (www.stephenlewisfoundation.org), which is dedicated to easing the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Admired by Canadians of all political ideologies, he has garnered respect and attention internationally for the strength and eloquence with which he presents his convictions.

Dr. Marla Shapiro

For years, well-known medical contributor Dr. Marla Shapiro has waded through the constant barrage of medical research and has disseminated the most sensible medical information you need to make smart health care decisions. She completed medical school at McGill University and trained at the University of Toronto for her Master of Health Science in Community Health and Epidemiology degree. She concluded her specialty training receiving her Fellowship in Community Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is in private practice.

Dr. Shapiro is the recipient of the 2005 Media Award from the North American Menopause Society for her work in expanding the understanding of menopause, and won the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/Canadian Foundation for Women's Health Award for Excellence in Women's Health Journalism in 2006 for her documentary Run Your Own Race.

Her book, Life in the Balance: My Journey with Breast Cancer, was released in fall 2006.

John O'Leary

John O'Leary's life is proof of the power of the human spirit. As a nine-year-old he sustained burns on 100% of his body (87% 3rd degree) and given less than one percent chance of surviving the first night. He endured months in the hospital, years in therapy and surgeries, and lost all of his fingers to amputation. Despite the odds, John overcame these challenges and enjoys wonderful success in life.

He is a college graduate, is the spokesperson for St. John's Mercy Hospital, works as a chaplain at a children's hospital, created a not-for-profit organization to spawn volunteer opportunities throughout the community, is the Ambassador for Big Brothers, Big Sisters, is an author and an international speaker with www.rising-above.com. He is also active in fundraising for the Salvation Army, Parkinson's disease research, The Ronald McDonald House, and several other charities.

John has received significant publicity after transitioning from a career as a real estate developer into one as a professional speaker. He was nominated for the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame during the summer of 2006. Out of thousands of applicants from across the country, the two inductees to the Hall of Fame were John O'Leary and baseball great, Cal Ripken, Jr. John was also honored as the recipient of the Young Alumni of the Year from St. Louis University in 2007. He has been interviewed on radio and television more than twenty times and has appeared in dozens of newspaper and magazine articles.

John views balance of home and work crucial to any real achievement. He considers his greatest successes to be his marriage to his wife, Beth, the lives of their two little boys, and the relationships they enjoy with their family and friends.

International Faculty

• Afsaneh Alavi, MD
  International Co-director and Coordinator for International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course in Collaboration with the University of Toronto,
  CANADA
• Jaime Anger, MD
  Boarded Plastic Surgeon, Brazilian Federal Board of Medicine & the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery;
  Corresponding Member of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery;
  Plastic Surgeon in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein;
  Plastic Surgeon at the Instituto de Cardiologia Dante Pazzanese,
  BRAZIL
• Jan Apelqvist, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor/Senior Consultant, Diabetic Foot Centre Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Malmo,
  SWEDEN
• David Armstrong, DPM, PhD
  Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean,
  USA
• Bishara Atiyeh, MD, FACS
  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut,
  LEBANON
• Elizabeth Ayello, RN, APRN,BC, CWOCN, FAPWCA, FAAN, PhD
  Clinical Associate Editor ASWC;
  Executive Editor, WCET Journal,
  USA
• Dan Bader, DSc
  Professor of Medical Engineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London,
  UK
• Mona Baharestani, PhD, ANP, CWOCN, CWS
  Director, Wound Healing, Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York;
  NPUAP Board, AAWC Board, AAWM Executive Board,
  USA
• Sue Bale, FRCN, PhD, BA, RGN, NDN, RHV, PG Dip, Dip N
  Associate Director of Nursing (R&D), Gwenth Healthcare NHS Trust,
  UK
• Sharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWOCN, APN, DAPWCA, FAAN
  President, Wound Care Dynamics Inc., Consultant Services,
  USA
• Adrian Barbul, MD
  Surgeon in Chief, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore;
  Professor of Surgery, John Jopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD;
  President, Wound Healing Society,
  USA
• David Bates, PhD
  Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Preclinical Veterinary School, Southwell Street, University of Bristol,
  UK
• Paul Beaudin, MSc (SLP), PhD (Can)
  Research Associate, Research and Evaluation Unit, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority,
  CANADA
• Maryse Beaumier, M.Sc.Inf
  Professor of Wound Care, University of Quebec at Three Rivers,
  CANADA
• Dan Berlowitz, MD, M.P.H.
  Associate Professor of Public Health & Associate Chair of Health Services Research, Boston University School of Public Health,
  USA
• Joyce Black, Ph.D., RN, CPSN, CWCN, FAPWCA
  Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
  President, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel,
  USA
• Mariam Botros, Registered Chiropodist
  Chiropodist, Wound Healing Clinic at Women's College Hospital;
  Faculty Member, IIWCC University of Toronto,
  CANADA
• Andrew Boulton, MD, FRCP
  Professor of Medicine, University of Manchester, UK
  & University of Miami, USA
• Joe Boykin, MD, FACS
  Medical Director, HCA Retreat Hospital Wound Healing Center;
  Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center,
  USA
• Barbara Braden, PhD, RN
  Dean, University College Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska,
  USA
• Harold Brem, MD, FACS
  Director, Wound Healing Program, New York University Langone Medical Center;
  Chief, Division of Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine;
  Director, Wound Healing Center at NYU,
  USA
• Rob Burrell, BSc, MSc, PhD
  Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering,
  CANADA
• Cathy Burrows, RN, BScN
  CRC Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials,
  CANADA
• Evan Call, MS
  Adjunct Faculty, Weber State University, Department of Microbiology,
  USA
• Karen Campbell, RN, MScN, NP/CNS
  Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Consultation Lisison Geriatric Team,
  CANADA
• Keryln Carville, PhD, RN, RM
  Associate Professsor, Domiciliary Nursing,
  AUSTRALIA
• George Cherry, MA,D.Phil (Oxon)
  Member of the Clinical Faculty of Medicine, Oxford University School;
  Chairman, Oxford International Wound Healing Foundation, Oxford, UK;
  Secretary/Treasurer EPUAP,
  UK
• Michael Clark, PhD
  Senior Research Fellow, Department of Wound Healing, Cardiff University,
  UK
• Kelman Cohen, MD
  Professor of Surgery and Director of the Wound Healing Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;
  Founding Member of the WHS and President of the Society's Wound Healing Foundation,
  USA
• Janice Colwell, RN, MS, CWOCN, FAAN
  Clinical Specialist, University of Chicago Medical Centre,
  USA
• Jose Contreras-Ruiz, MD
  Co-director, Interdisciplinary Wound and Ostomy Care Center at the Divisions of Dermatology and Nursing of the "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez" General Hospital;
  President, Mexican Association for Holistic Wound Care and Healing (AMCICHAC);
  Professor, Advanced Wound Care Elective at the Panamerican University's Schools of Medicine and Nursing,
  MEXICO
• Rose Cooper, Bsc, PhD, PGCE
  Microbiologist, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff,
  UK
• Patricia Coutts, RN
  Wound Nurse,
  CANADA
• Janet Cuddigan, PhD, RN, CWCN, CCCN
  Assistant Professor, Interim Chair, Adult Health & Illness Department, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Centre,
  USA
• Jeffery Davidson, PhD
  Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee,
  USA
• Eric De Laat, PhD, RN
  Nurse Specialist Pressure Ulcer Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre,
  NETHERLANDS
• Carol Dealey, PhD, MA, BSc (Hons), RGN. RCNT
  Senior Research Fellow, Research Development Team, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,
  UK
• Tom Defloor, PhD, RN
  Professor in Nursing Science;
  Coordinator, Master in Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University,
  BELGIUM
• Robert Diegelmann, PhD
  Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center,
  USA
• Valentina Dini, MD
  Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Pisa,
  ITALY
• Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, APN,FAAN
  USA
• Yahya Dowlati, MD PhD
  Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
  IRAN
• Lincoln D'Souza, R.N., B.Sc.N, M.Ed. (c)
  McGill University Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec,
  CANADA
• Gregory Duncan, BPharm MPH
  Wound Management Lecturer & Researcher, Monash University, Melbourne,
  AUSTRALIA
• Bill Eaglstein, MD
  Vice President, Pipeline Development and Scientific Affairs of Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.,
  USA
• Mike Edmonds, MD
  Consultant Diabetologist, Daibetic Foot Clinic, King's College Hospital, London,
  UK
• Laura Edsberg, PhD
  Director, Center for Wound Healing Research, Natural & Health Sciences Research Center, Daemen College, Amherst, New York,
  USA
• Elizabeth English, RN, RM, STN(Cred), BN, Grad Dip Health Counseling, Dip Ap.Sc(CHN)
  1996 Winston Churcill Fellow
  President, WCET;
  Stoma Therapy Clinical Nurse Consultant-Ostomy and Wound Stomal Therapy Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital,
  AUSTRALIA
• Bill Ennis, D.O., MBA, FACOS
  Professor of Clinical Surgery, Midwestern University;
  Medical Director, Center for Comprehensive Wound & Disease Management, St. James Hospital, Olympia Fields, Illinois,
  USA
• Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD
  Chief of Plastic Surgery,
  USA
• Paula Erwin-Toth, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, ET
  Director ET/WOC Nursing Education,
  USA
• Mark Ferguson, DDS, PhD, DMed Sci, FDS, FFD, FMedSci, CBE
  Professor, University of Manchester,
  UK
• Caroline Fife, MD, CWS
  Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,
  USA
• Joel Fish, MD
  Assistant Professor,
  CANADA
• Jacqueline Fletcher, RGN, BSc (Hons)Healthcare Studies (Nursing), P.G.Cert (Education), MSc
  Wound Healing and Tissue Repair FHEA Principal Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire,
  UK
• Mieke Flour, MD
  Head of Clinic at the Dermatology Department, University Hospital Leuven,
  BELGIUM
• Beverly Folkedahl, BSc(Hons), PGCert, MSc
  Advanced Practice Nurse in Wound and Ostomy Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City,
  UK
• Louise Forest-Lalande, RN, M.Ed, ET
  Consultant Manager in Nursing Sciences, CHU, Sainte-Justine,
  CANADA
• Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWON
  President, Dynamic New Directions, Banning, California;
  Co-Director, Wound Care Center, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Bellflower, California,
  USA
• Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
  Chief, Podiatry, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona,
  USA
• Xiaobing Fu, MD
  Director, Wound Healing and Cell Biology Laboratory, Institute of Basic Medical Science, General Hospital of PLA (301th Hospital), Trauma Center of Postgraduate Medical College,
  CHINA
• Susan Gallagher, RN, CWOCN, PHD
  Director, The Celebration Institute,
  USA
• Margaret Goldberg, MSN, RN, CWOCN
  Wound Consultant, Delray Medical Center, Delray, Florida,
  USA
• Finn Gottrup, MD, DMSci
  Professor of Surgery, Copenhagen Wound Healing Center, Bispebjerg Hospital,
  DENMARK
• Bernice Grant, RN, ET, BBA, IIWCC
  Wound Care/Ostomy Consultant, Clinical Educator, Nephrology Nurse, Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, Nova Scotia,
  CANADA
• Mikel Gray, PhD, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN
  Professor and Nurse Practitioner, University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Department of Urology,
  USA
• Doris Grinspun, RNAO
  CANADA
• Patricia Grocott, RN, PhD, DipN (Lon)
  RGN Senior Research Fellow, King's College London, Division of Health & Social Care Research,
  UK
• Linda Haas, PhC, RN, CDE
  Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist, VA Puget Sound HCS;
  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington,
  USA
• Keith Harding, MB, MRCGP, FRCS
  Professor, Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University,
  UK
• Lawrence Harkless, DPM
  Founding Dean and Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California,
  USA
• Cathy Harley
  CANADA
• Connie Harris, RN, ET, MSc
  Senior Clinical Specialist Wound and Ostomy, ET NOW, A Division of CarePartners, Kitchener, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Jo Hoeflok, RN, BSN, MA, ET, CGN(C)
  Advanced Practice Nurse, Gastroenterology & General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Sam Holloway, RN, MSc, Cert Ed
  Lecturer, Department of Wound Healing, Cardiff University,
  UK
• Allen Holloway, MD
  Director, Burn Outpatient Services;
  Director, Vascular Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Pheonix, Arizona,
  USA
• Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MMM
  Plastic Surgeon, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan Seoul, Korea,
  SOUTH KOREA
• Pamela Houghton, HBSc, BScPT, PhD
  Licensed Physical Therapist;
  Associate Professor, School of Physical Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Thomas Hunt, MD, DMHC (Lund hon.)
  Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco,
  USA
• Donalyn Hyland, RN
  Executive Healtcare Professional,
  USA
• William Jeffcoate, MD, FRCP
  Consultant Endocrinologist,
  UK
• Kent Jonsson, MD, PhD
  Professor of Surgery, University of Zimbabwe,
  ZIMBABWE
• Wilhelm Jung, MSc, PhD
  Biochemist,
  GERMANY
• David Keast, MSc, MD, FCFP
  Clinical Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario;
  Centre Director, Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor, University of Miami and Director, Cedars Medical Center Wound C.U.R.E. Center, President, AAWC,
  USA
• Kathryn Kozell, RN, BA, MScN, ACNP, ET
  Coordinator, Disease Site Teams/Council, London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre,
  CANADA
• Diane Krasner, PhD RN CWCN CWS BCLNC FAAN
  WOCN / Special Projects Nurse, Rest Haven - York, York, Pennsylvania,
  USA
• Steven Kravitz, DPM, FAPWCA, FACFAS
  Assistant Professor, Advanced Wound Healing Center, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine;
  Executive Director, APWCA,
  USA
• Thomas Kwyer, MD, FAPWCA
  Otolaryngologist, Toledo, Ohio,
  USA
• Stephan Landis, MD, FRCP(C)
  CANADA
• Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN
  NPAUP,
  USA
• Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH
  Professor of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Texas,
  USA
• David Leaper, MD, ChM, FRCS, FACS
  Professor of Surgery,
  UK
• Kim LeBlanc, BScN RN ET MN
  Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist KDS Professional Consulting, Ottawa, Ontario,
  CANADA
• William Li, MD
  President, Medical Director, and Co-founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation,
  USA
• Larry Librach, MD, CCFP, FCFP
  Palliative Medicine Physician,
  CANADA
• Christina Lindholm, RN, PhD
  Professor of Clinical Nursing, Kristianstad University;
  President Swedish Tissue Viability Nurse's Association;
  Editor in Chief, Swedish Wound Journal (Sâr);
  Consultant to the National Board of Health & Welfare;
  Council Member EWMA & EPUAP,
  SWEDEN
• Luis Fernando Lira, MD
  General Practitioner, General Surgeon, Plastic surgeon, Acupuncturist,
  MEXICO
• Courtney Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN
  Professor of Nursing, University of Viginia at Charlottesville,
  USA
• John MacDonald, MD, FACS
  Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami;
  President, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC),
  USA
• James Mahoney, MD, FRCS
  College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Des Moines University, Iowa,
  USA
• Raj Mani, MSc, PhD, FACA
  Biomedical Research,
  UK
• David Margolis, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania SOM,
  USA
• Lina Martins, RN, BScN, MScN, ET
  Clinical Nurse Specialist, London Health Sciences Centre,
  CANADA
• Heather McConnell, RN, BScN, MA(Ed)
  Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Associate Director, International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines programs,
  CANADA
• Joseph McCulloch, PhD, PT, CWS, FAPTA, FACCWS
  Dean, School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana,
  USA
• Gus McGrouther, MD, FRCS
  Professor & Chair, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Research, Blond McIndoe Research Laboratories, University of Manchester,
  UK
• Jim McGuire, DPM, PT, CWS, Cped, FAPWCA
  Director, Leonard S. Abrams Center for Advanced Wound Healing and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
  USA
• Catherine McPherson, BA
  Manage/Administer the Lymphovenous Canada Website;
  Senior Program Analyst with the Government of Ontario in Canada,
  CANADA
• Sylvie Meaume, MD, PhD
  Head of Department, Hôpital Charles Foix, APHP,
  FRANCE
• Marie Francois Megie, MD
  General Practitioner, CLSC Marigot, Laval, Quebec;
  Associate Professor in Family Medicine, University of Montreal,
  CANADA
• Rob Miller, BA, MD, FRCPC, DABD
  Associate Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
  CANADA
• Susan Mills Zorzes, RN, BScN, MDE, CWOCN
  Chairperson for CAET Certification Task Force for Canadian Enterostomal Therapy Nurses,
  CANADA
• Christine Moffatt, CBE, PhD, MA, FRCN
  Professor of Nursing, Thames Valley University, Co-director, Centre for Research & Implementation of Clinical Pracitces,
  UK
• Stephan Morbach, MD
  Chairman, Diabetic Foot Study (DFSG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD),
  GERMANY
• Jan Marie Morgan, RN(EC), BScN, MSc
  Nurse Practitioner/Skin and Wound Care Specialist,
  CANADA
• E. Andrea Nelson, RN, PhD
  Reader in Wound Healing, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds,
  UK
• Denise Nix, RN, MS, CWOCN
  Skin Safety Coordinator, Park Nicolett - Methodist Hospital, Advisor, webWoc Nursing Education Program,
  USA
• Marcia Nusgart, R.Ph
  Executive Director, Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, Bethesda, Maryland,
  USA
• Takehiko Ohura, MD, PhD
  President & Foundation Member JSPU, Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University (Plastic Surgery),
  JAPAN
• Heather Orsted, RN, BN, ET, MSc
  Co-Director and Course Coordinator for the International Interprofessional Wound Care Course, University of Toronto,
  CANADA
• Massimo Papi, MD
  Responsible of the Unit "Cutaneous Ulcers and Vascular Dermatology" of I.D.I.,
  ITALY
• Nancy Parslow, RNET
  Wound Care Specialty Nurse, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Hugo Partsch, MD
  Professor of Dermatology,
  AUSTRIA
• Girish Patel, MBBS MRCP MD
  Research Fellow in Wound Healing and Honorary Clinical Tutor in Dermatology, Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust,
  UK
• Christine Pearson, RN, IIWCC
  CANADA
• Ben Peirce, RN, CWOCN
  Gentiva Health Services, Manager of Wound Care,
  USA
• Tania Phillips, MD, FRCPC, FRPC (UK)
  Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine,
  USA
• Elena Pope, MD, MSc, FRCPC
  Associate Professor, University of Toronto;
  Head, Section of Dermatology Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children;
  Founder and Medical Director of the first Canadian specialized interdisciplinary clinic for children with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB),
  CANADA
• Mary Ellen Posthauer, RD, CD, LD
  Registered Dietitian and Regional Vice-President for Supreme Care West, Inc., Indiana,
  USA
• Patricia Price, BA(Hons), PhD, AFBPsS, CHPsychol, AFBPsS, FHEA
  Professor, Department of Wound Healing, School of Medicine Cardiff University,
  UK
• Douglas Queen, BSc, PhD, MBA
  CanCare Consultancy Services;
  Editor, International Wound Journal
  CANADA
• Catherine Ratliff, PhD, APRN-BC, CWOCN
  Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery and School of Nursing, Co-director Chronic Wound Care Clinic, Program Director of W.O.C. Graduate Nursing Program,
  USA
• Madhuri Reddy, MD, MSC, FRCPC
  Staff, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of the Wound Healing Program at Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, Massachusetts,
  USA
• Elia Ricci, MD
  President of AIUC (Italian Wound Care Association), Professor of Vulnology at the University of Turin,
  ITALY
• Ricardo Roa, MD
  President of the Chilean Burn Association, Assistant Professor, Medical School, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago,
  CHILE
• Chris Roberts, Phd, MBA
  Director (VP) Clinical Research,
  UK
• Martin Robson, MD
  Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University of South Florida,
  USA
• Marco Romanelli, MD, PhD
  Director, Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Pisa;
  President, EWMA
  ITALY
• Sharon Rudderham
  Health Administrator, Eskasoni Community Health Centre
  CANADA
• Siobhan Ryan, MD, FRCPC
  Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto,
  CANADA
• Terence Ryan, DM, FRCP
  Emeritus Professor in Dermatology, The Oxford Wound Healing Programme in the Department of Dermatology,
  UK
• Zbigniew Rybak Professor, Wroclaw Medical University;
  Specialist in General and Vascular Surgery, Angiologist, Polish Society for Vascular Surgery, Polish Wound Management Association,
  POLAND
• Richard Salcido
  Chairman, Erdman Professor of Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Pennsylvania,
  USA
• Hiromi Sanada, PhD., RN, WOCN
  Professor of Nursing, University of Tokyo,
  JAPAN
• Lee Sanders, DPM
  Chief, Podiatry Service VAMC, Lebanon, Pennsylvania,
  USA
• Vera Santos, PhD, RN
  Professor of Nursing,
  BRAZIL
• Lisette Schoonhoven, PhD, RN, FEANS
  Assistant Professor of Nursing Science, Centre of Quality Care Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre,
  NETHERLANDS
• Greg Schultz, PhD
  Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Wound Research, University of Florida,
  USA
• Tom Serena, MD, FACS
  Penn North Centers for Advanced Wound Care, Oxygen-& Hyperbaric Medicine Centers,
  USA
• Ron Shannon, MPH
  President, Med-e-Gate Corporation,
  USA
• Vijay Shukla, MBBS, MS, M.Ch.
  Professor in General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banares Hindu University,
  INDIA
• R. Gary Sibbald, B.Sc, M.Ed, MD, FRCPC, FAPWCA
  Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Toronto;
  Director of Medical Education and Wound Healing Clinic, Women's College Hospital;
  Chairman Toronto June 4-8, 2008 and President Elect, World Union of Wound Healing Societies,
  CANADA
• Mary Sieggreen, MSN, RN, CS, CNP
  Advanced Practice Nurse, Detroit,
  USA
• Colin Song, MBBCh(Rand), FRCSEd, FAMS(PlastSurg)
  President, Wound Healing Society, Singapore;
  Head of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Singapore General Hospital,
  SINGAPORE
• Mike Stacey, Doctor of Surgery, MBBS, FRACS
  Professor of Surgery, School of Surgery & Pathology, University of Western Australia,
  AUSTRALIA
• Diane St-Cyr, RN, ET, BSc, MEd
  McGill University Health Centre
  CANADA
• David Steed, MD
  Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
  USA
• Cary Steinman, BA
  Executive Director, Canadian Association of Wound Care,
  CANADA
• Susan Stelton, MSN, APRN-BC, CWOCN
  CNS in Adult Health, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana,
  USA
• Kimberly Stevenson, RN BN, IIWCC
  National Team Leader, Pressure Ulcer Awareness and Prevention Program, Canadian Association of Wound Care,
  CANADA
• Alexander Stojadinovic
• Sharon Straus, MD
  CANADA
• Geoff Sussman, OAM, JP, FPS, FACP, FAWMA
  Director Wound Research, Wound Foundation of Australia, Monash University,
  AUSTRALIA
• Makoto Takahashi, Dr. Eng.
  Associate Professor of Biomedical Systems Engineering, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University,
  JAPAN
• Laura Teague, RN, MN, ACNP Wound Care
  St. Michaels Hospital,
  CANADA
• Luc Téot, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery;
  President, WUWHS
  FRANCE
• Michelle Todoruk-Orchard, RN, MN. ET
  Clinical Nurse Specialist -Home Care, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority,
  CANADA
• Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD
  Director, Tissue Repair Laboratory, Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program, Hospital for Special Surgery;
  Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology in Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University,
  USA
• Zee Upton, PhD, BSc (Hons)
  Professor and Leader of the Tissue Repair & Regeneration Program, School of Life Sciences,
  AUSTRALIA
• Rosine Van Den Bulck, RN, MsHSc, MsWM, MsEd
  Clinical Nurse Specialist Stoma, Incontinence, Wound care, Surgical Department, Clinique Edith Cavell, Brussels,
  BELGIUM
• Robert Van Deursen, BSc, MSc, PhD
  Director of Physiotherapy, Research Centre for Clinical Kinaesiology, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University,
  UK
• Tazim Virani, RN, MScN, PhD
  Co-Director, Nursing Best Practice Research Unit,
  CANADA
• Kathryn Vowden, RN
  Nurse Consultant (Acute & Chronic Wound Care), Bradford Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation & Trust, University of Bradford,
  UK
• Peter Vowden, MD, FRCS
  Visiting Professor of Wound Healing Research, University of Bradford;
  UK Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Bradford,
  UK
• Anne Witherow, RGN, RSCN, Dip. Health Sciences, Pgd Tissue Repair and Regeneration
  Assistant Director of Nursing, Performance and Governance, Western Health and Social Care Trust,
  NORTH IRELAND
• Kevin Woo, RN, MSc, GNC(C)
  Clinical Scientist, Advanced Practice Nurse, Women's College Hospital,
  CANADA
• Gail Woodbury, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD
  Director Evidence Base Project, WUWHS;
  Professor, School of Physical Therapy and Associate Professor (Adjunct), University of Western Ontario;
  Affiliate Investigator, Lawson Health Research Unit, London, Ontario,
  CANADA
• Michael Woodward, MBBS, FRACP
  Medical Director Aged Care, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia;
  President, Australian Wound Management Association,
  AUSTRALIA
• Paolo Zamboni, MD
  Associate Professor of Surgery;
  Director, Vascular Diseases Center, Vascular Rehabilitation Program and Venous Leg Ulcer Care Program;
  Chief, Day Surgery Unit, University of Ferrara,
  ITALY
• Karen Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWS
  Associate Professor,
  USA

WUWHS Lifetime Achievement Awards & Honourees

Barbara J. Braden, PhD, FAAN

Dr. Braden is Dean of University College at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. She received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University in 1973, her master's from University of California at San Francisco in 1975 and her doctoral degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1988. Dr. Braden is best known for her work in the development of the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk which has become widely used in health care settings around the world and has been translated into perhaps twenty languages. She has received many awards for her work, including lifetime achievement awards from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.

Rob Burrell, BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr. Robert E. Burrell is currently a Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials and a Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering as well as Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta. He holds a B.Sc. (Zoology) and M.Sc. (Microbial Toxicology) from Guelph and a Ph.D. (Toxicology) and Post Doctoral Fellowship (Chemical Engineering) from Waterloo. Dr. Burrell has established a program for the development of advanced nanomaterials for biomedical applications. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the use of these materials for medical applications including 1) control of microbial growth on a wide range of devices and 2) control of the inflammatory response after injury. He invented and developed the world's first commercially successful therapeutic application of nanotechnology - a wound dressing. He is a named inventor on more than 290 patents and pending patents worldwide.

George W. Cherry, MA, D.Phil (Oxon)

Dr. Cherry's interest in wound healing was stimulated by supervising a leg ulcer clinic in New Orleans in the early 60's. His doctorate degree was carried out at the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford.

Dr. Cherry ran the Wound Healing Programme in the Oxford Department of Dermatology. The major emphasis of the Programme has been the evaluation of the treatment of leg ulcers and other chronic wounds, both in hospital, and community. In addition he supervised an equally important research programme. Dr. Cherry is a Past President of the European Tissue Repair Society and is editor of the ETRS Bulletin. He is also a Past President of the European Wound Management Association. He was co-organiser of the 1st Joint Chinese Tissue Repair Society/ETRS Meeting which was held in China and also the First Pan Asian/ETRS Meeting in Thailand. He has organised the annual Oxford European Wound Healing Summer School course since 1990. He is also a founder member and Secretary/Treasurer of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. He is author and co-author of over one hundred articles on angiogenesis and wound healing and is the co-editor of the recently published Science and Practice of Pressure Ulcer Management which was sponsored by the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory panel.

Kelman Cohen, MD

Kel Cohen graduated from the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine and trained for his board certification in General Surgery there. After Plastic Surgery Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital he was at the NIH from 1970 -1972 where he was mentored in his wound healing career by George Martin PhD. He then founded the Division of Plastic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia retiring in 2005. He built the first clinical wound healing center in the USA and an active Research Program with Bill Lindblad and Bob Diegelmann founding father of the wound healing society and one of its first presidents, he was also the founding President of the Wound Healing Foundation. He has received Life-Time Achievement awards of both the SAWC and WHS. His maintained a continuing RO-1 NIH grant from 1972-2005 and, since starting his wound healing development company Tissue Technologies has been successful in attaining several SBIR NIH grants and FDA approval for his first dressing product.

William Eaglstein, MD

Dr. Eaglstein is currently Vice President, Global Medical Sciences of Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., and Chairman Emeritus, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. From 1986 to 2004 he was Professor and Harvey Blank Chairman of the Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami, School of Medicine. Prior to that, he was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Eaglstein has made key contributions to his main area of research, wound healing and chronic wounds, an interest for over 30 years. He is the author of over 300 publications, and is credited with helping to revive interest in wound healing as a multidisciplinary clinical and basic research endeavor. He has been instrumental in creating several now widely-used models of wound healing and has pioneered the clinical use of occlusive dressings and moist wound healing. In addition his studies and theories on chronic ulcer pathogenesis have been a source of new hypotheses.

Evonne Fowler, RN, CNS, CWON

Evonne Fowler is a graduate of UCLA School of Nursing. She is a Clinical Specialist in Gerontology and a Certified Wound/Ostomy Nurse. Evonne is currently employed as the Ostomy/Wound Care Specialist at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, Banning, CA.

In July 2007, Evonne retired after 20 years of service as Co-Director of the Wound Care Center at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Bellflower, CA. She is a founding board member and first president of the Association For The Advancement Of Wound Care (AAWC). She is co-chairperson for the Annual Advanced Wound Care Symposium (SAWC) sponsored by Health Management Communications, Inc. She is a Member Emeritus for the Journal, Ostomy/Wound Management.

Finn Gottrup, MD, DMSci

Professor Gottrup is a specialist in Anatomy, General Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology. He is Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern Denmark. He has 330 publications and lectured extensively, especially in topics on clinical experimental wound healing, wound infections, tissue perfusion and oxygenation, and organisation and education of wound healing and treatment. He is a member of several national and international boards, committee's, editorial boards. He is clinical science editor of Wound Repair and Regeneration and has written editorials in New England Journal of Medicine. He is elected member of European Surgical Society (ESA), past president of European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS), European Wound Management (EWMA) and is presently recorder of EWMA and in the board of World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). He has received both national and international honorary awards. He has started Copenhagen Wound Healing Center in 1996 and University Center of Wound Healing in Odense, Denmark in 2003. He has been head of the centres from 1996-2003 and 2003-2007, respectively. Presently he is professor and consultant at Copenhagen Wound Healing Center, Copenhagen Denmark.

Thomas Hunt, MD, DMHC (Lund hon.)

Thomas Hunt, professor emeritus of surgery at the University of California San Francisco, alias "TK," was born in Chicago and received his BA and MD degrees from Harvard. He served his surgical internship and residency in the University of Oregon. He has served as director of the wound healing laboratory at UCSF since 1965 and is the author of over 450 papers largely on wound healing. He has received honorary degrees from The University of Lund (Sweden), The University of Turku (Finland), and is an honorary member of The Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. He was the founding President of the Wound Healing Society.

Donalyn Hyland, RN

I am an executive healthcare professional with extensive healthcare management and clinical nursing experience where I have held responsibilities for wound and ostomy global medical communications, publications, medical marketing and clinical education in ConvaTec, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Princeton New Jersey.

Prior to that I held management positions for Bristol Myers Squibb Home Care division and ConvaTec Canada including sales and marketing, training and key government relations.

Originally from Montréal, Canada; I have had additional experience working as a nurse in critical care, burns and clinical teaching. I find wherever my career has taken me; my passions are in clinical education of acute and chronic wounds, strategic presentations, and the wonderful professional relationships I have developed across the world.

Kent Jonsson, MD, PhD

Kent Jonsson, Professor of Surgery, has been working at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare for the last 15 years. He came to Zimbabwe from the University of Lund, Malmo, Sweden after having been working with Professor Bengt Zederfeldt for 13 years. The research in Malmo was focused on healing of intestinal anastomoses as measured by biomechanical and biochemical methods. In 1982/83 a research fellowship with Professor TK Hunt in San Francisco was granted, in order to focus on methods for tissue oxygen measurements and relate these measurements to healing. These methods were subsequently transferred to Malmo and used in patients for assessment of perfusion and oxygenation in the postoperative period. The findings were related to healing in subcutaneous wounds and resulted in succesful supervision of some doctors producing work ending with PhD thesis. In Zimbabwe the research has been focused on healing of burn wounds in patients with HIV infection and immune deficiency. This research has also resulted in succesful work ending with defence of PhD thesis. This work is continued together with work as a full time clinical professor of surgery with responsibility for the postgraduate training of surgeons in Zimbabwe.

Wilhelm Jung, MSc, PhD

Willi was born on the 27th of November, 1949 in Montreal, Germany. He started his professional career as a biology laboratory technician, followed by a university education in biochemistry. He holds a Masters Degree (Diplom) and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Willi has worked in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry for over 25 years, almost 20 years of which were dedicated to wound healing. He has networked with wound healing specialists on an international level and he has been a member of various wound healing societies, including the DGfW and ETRS, for many years. He was amongst those on whose initiative the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) was founded in December 1996. He was also instrumental in establishing the concept of wound bed preparation in the wound healing community.

Willi has supported the publications of many symposia held at international conferences over the years and thus contributed to generating valuable educational materials in the field.

David Keast, BSc, MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Dr. Keast, a native of London, Ontario, graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Masters Degree in Chemistry and taught high school for 11 years before entering Queen's University to study medicine, graduating in 1985. He completed a residency in family practice at the University of Western Ontario and is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. In addition to a community family practice, he is the Medical Director of the Outpatient Chronic Wound Management Clinic at Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London. Dr. Keast is Clinical Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and an Associate Scientist and Centre Director of the Aging Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Research Centre of the Lawson Health Research Institute. He is a Co-Director of the International Interprofessional Wound Care Course at the University of Toronto. D. Keast is a founding board member and Past President of the Canadian Association of Wound Care.

Christine Moffatt, CBE, FRCN, PhD, MA, RGN DN

Christine is currently Professor of Nursing at Thames Valley University, London, and a Director of the Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice. The centre has a large clinical and service development research programme. She is currently running the International Lymphoedema Framework Project, an initiative aimed at developing effective lymphoedema care throughout the world, including a programme for developing countries. Areas of research include: compression therapy; service development and evaluation; psychosocial impact of disease; chronic wounds and lymphoedema. Christine is nurse consultant at St. George's Hospital and is responsible for the clinical leg ulcer service and research programme. She is President of the Leg Ulcer Forum, previous president of EWMA, an organisation responsible for facilitating research, education and practice in European countries and is a Trustee of the Smith & Nephew Foundation. Christine has presented and published internationally. She was awarded a CBE in the 2006 New Year's Honours List and made a life fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. She received a life time achievement award in recognition of her work in this field in 2006.

Takehiko Ohura, MD, PhD

Dr Ohura received a medical degree from Hokkaido University, Japan. Presently he is Professor Emeritus of Plastic Surgery at Hokkaido University and President of Pressure Ulcer and Wound Healing Research Center (Kojin-kai). Dr. Ohura has been an influential figure in many Japanese and International surgical and wound healing related societies. He has also had a specific interest in both pressure ulcers and burns.

He served as President of the Japanese Society of Pressure Ulcers and also held officer positions in many burns and plastic surgery associations. He has been awarded several distinguished honors from both local and international associations. He has authored over 100 publications on the subjects of wound healing, pressure ulcers, burns, and trauma.

Hugo Partsch, MD

Education and Academic Career:
1962: Graduation (M.D.), University of Vienna, Austria;
1970-1979: Senior Registrar Dermat. Dept. Wilhelminen-Hospital
1980-1987: Head of the Vascular Service, Hanusch-Hospital,Vienna
1985: Professor of Dermatology, University of Vienna
1987-2001: Head of the Dermatological Dept., Wilhelminen-Hospital, Vienna

Scientific Work and Clinical Main Interests:
More than 360 papers in scientific medical journals and contributions in books.

Main Subjects:
peripheral vascular diseases, instrumental methodology (nuclear medical methods, non-invasive investigations, indirect lymphography), neuropathic foot, lymphoedema, deep vein thrombosis, leg-ulcers, compression therapy.

Scientific Societies:
Co-editor of VASA, Journal for Vascular Diseases; Past-Chairman and Founder of the Austrian Working Group for Phlebology; President of the Austrian Society of Angiology 1995/96; Past President of the Union Internationale de Phlébologie (UIP) 1999-2003, Honorary President of the UIP.

Chris Roberts, Phd, MBA

Chris trained as a medical microbiologist at Leeds University UK followed by the completion of a PhD investigating the role of skin micro-organisms in causing problematic skin disorders with specific focus on acne vulgaris. He joined Richardson Vicks in charge of their UK skin biology labs and then began taking a keen interest in clinical research. Chris took on the role of UK Director of Clinical Research before joining Smith and Nephew in 1981 as International Clinical Research Manager.

Today, Chris is VP of Global Clinical Research for Smith and Nephew Wound Management and has taken a specialist role in supporting the International sales teams in ensuring clinical and scientific evidence is understood and aligned appropriately. He has also taken a keen focussed interest in the role of topical antibacterials in the management of infected or at risk wounds and the use of topical wound coverings in burn wound management. Chris has presented globally at many major wound healing events over the last twenty 20 years and has published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals.

Martin C. Robson, MD

Martin received his undergraduate education from Northwestern University and his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University. He is board-certified in general surgery and plastic surgery. He has served on the faculties of Yale, University of Chicago, Wayne State University, the University of Texas, and the University of South Florida. Presently he is Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Director of the Institute for Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Rehabilitation. Dr. Robson was a Founding Member of the Wound Healing Society, has served as its President, and has received its Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award. He has also received the John A. Boswick Scientific Achievement Award from the Association of Advanced Wound Care. He served as President of the American Burn Association and was awarded its Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Robson is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has received Honorary Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He has authored over 600 publications on the subjects of wound healing, wound infection, burns, and trauma.

Terence Ryan, DM, FRCP

A Dermatologist whose early career focused on the blood supply and lymphatic drainage of the skin and led to Presidency of a World Congress of Microcirculation 1984. In Oxford, he headed a leading research group in leprosy and in the needs of the Developing World and especially in Allied Health Professionals that provide care of the skin. Amember in 1987 of the International Committee of Dermatology and its first Secretary and later Chairman of The International Foundation of Dermatology while President of the International Society of Dermatology: Tropical Ecologic and Geographic.

As head of Oxford's Department of Dermatology, collaborating with George Cherry and Charles Lapiere they inaugurated the European Tissue Repair Society, The Annual European Wound Healing Summer School, the British Lymphology Interest Group and the British Skin Care Nursing Group and later the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and the International SkinCare Nursing Group. Terence has received several Gold Medals and Lifetime Achievement Awards and is Emeritus Professor at Oxford and Oxford Brookes University. He will reach 600 publications this year and currently has Consultancies to LEPRA, and to WHO concerning the integration of Skin Care with Morbidity Control of Lymphoedema and most recently a WHO working Group Chaired by the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care to integrate Wound and Lymphoedema Management.

Vijay Shukla, MBBS, MS, M.Ch

Professor Shukla received a medical degree from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. Presently he is the Professor of Surgery within BHU. He spent several years in Cardiff at the Wound Healing Research Unit as the Smith & Nephew Fellow. Professor Shukla has been an influential figure in many Indian and International surgical and wound healing related societies. He was the founding secretary of the Indian Society of Wound Management. Prof Shukla is a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India).

He served as President of Indian Society of Wound Management and also held officer positions in many other wound and surgery related associations. He has been awarded several distinguished honors from both local and international associations. He has authored several publications on the subject of wound healing and serves as an editorial board member for the International Wound Journal.

Thomas P. Stewart, PhD

Dr. Stewart is President and Chief Clinical Officer of Gaymar Industries, the leading provider of medical solutions for pressure ulcer and temperature management. He plays a key role in the medical aspects of product design and holds patents for controlling patient temperature. Dr. Stewart is a recognized authority on the topic of wound care, having spent more than 25 years studying various aspects of pressure ulcer pathophysiology, wound healing, support surface design and measurement, thermal physiology, and nosocomial operating room lesions. In 1987, Dr. Stewart founded the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, an independent, not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers through education, public policy and research. He was the first recipient of their "Thomas Stewart Founder's Award." Dr. Stewart earned his doctorate from the University at Buffalo and is an alumnus of its School of Medicine. He is an Editorial Advisory Board member and Department Editor for the journal WOUNDS.

Carrie Sussman, PT, DPT

Carrie Sussman is President of Sussman Physical Therapy, Inc. and Wound Care Management Services. Torrance, CA. Physical Therapy Director, Association for Advancement of Wound Care, alumni member and former vice president of NPUAP Board of Directors. She is the co-editor with Barbara Bates Jensen of the textbook Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Health Care Professionals (Sussman, C and Bates Jensen, B, third edition 2007, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins and the editor of the Wound Care Patient Education and Resource Manual (Delmar 2002) plus chapters in several texts and numerous articles. Along with James Wethe and Evonne Fowler, she developed and produced the Sharp Debridement of Wounds Video/DVD Series. Sussman is a national and international lecturer on topics relating to wound management.

Geoff Sussman, OAM, JP, FPS, FACP, FAWMA

Geoff Sussman has been involved in wound management for over thirty years as an educator, researcher and clinician. He was responsible for the establishment of the Wound Foundation of Australia and was instrumental in the formation of the Australian Wound Management Association where he served as an executive board member for eight years including a term as the president. He together with Professor Michael Stacey formed the World Union of Wound Healing Societies in 2000 and continues to serve on the executive board. He was one of the first people in Australia to undertake clinical research in wound management from the early 1970's and has over the years been involved as an investigator in many wound management studies. He recently published the results of a major wound healing outcome and health economic study done in Australian Nursing Homes. He has been the innovator of teaching programs and educational material including many book chapters. He holds five fellowships including being one of the inaugural fellows of the Australian Wound management Association. He was recognized in her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honors in 2006 with the Medical of the Order of Australia.

Robert Warriner, III, MD, FACA, FCCP, ABPM/UHM, FCCWS

Dr. Robert Warriner is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a 1976 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed an anesthesiology residency at the Ochsner Clinic and Hospital in New Orleans and a fellowship in critical care medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He trained in aerospace and hyperbaric medicine in the United States Air Force. In 1991, Dr. Warriner founded the Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Conroe Regional Medical Center, Conroe, Texas, and was its medical director until 2003 subsequently becoming the Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs of Diversified Clinical Services. Dr. Warriner has been a member of the Wound Healing Society since 1992 currently serving on the Education Committee and the Board of Directors. He is a Fellow of the College of Certified Wound Specialists and the author of a number of publications and has a longstanding interest in international healthcare having worked in Malaysia, Singapore, Argentina, South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, and throughout Latin America.

Christina Lindholm, PhD, RN

Present positions: Professor in Clinical Nursing, Kristianstad University; Guest Professor, Högskolan i Dalarna

PhD Thesis 1993: Leg Ulcer Patients: From Prevalence to Prevention

Postdoc Research Foci: Prevalence, epidemiology, ulcerrelated pain, wound microflora

Council Member, EWMA 1994-2008, and present Council member of EPUAP.

Editor-in-Chief, Swedish Wound Journal

President, Swedish Tissue Viability Nurses Association (SSiS)

Author of two textbooks on wounds, translated to Norwegian and Dänish and several chapters in Swedish and international books. >50 publications on wounds.

Achievements: Pioneered the work about leg ulcer patients quality of life and experiences of pain in the early 90s. Coordinated the Pan- European pressure ulcer study in hip fracture patients Has supervised 4 PhD-students to graduation and is at present supervising another 3 PhD-students involved in wound-related projects (pressure ulcers, MRSA and etno-botany). Was project leader and director of Uppsala Wound Healing Unit.

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