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Implementing Wound Balance: Outcomes and future recommendations
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Event
WUWHS Congress 2026 - WUWHS Wound Consensus on Wound Balance
- Topics
- Wound Balance, SAP dressings, Chronic Wounds, Patient Quality of Life
- Language
- EN
- Start date and time
- 9/24/2026 3:15 PM
- End date and time
- 9/24/2026 5:15 PM
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description
WUWHS Consensus on Wound Balance: A two-hour plenary session from the co-authors of Wound Balance Concept
Event details
Focus:
A critical, consensus-driven session focusing on the concept of "Wound Balance" to establish optimal clinical pathways and therapeutic solutions for early intervention in Wound Care.
Title:
Wound Consensus on Wound Balance
Format:
WUWHS Session
Date:
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Time:
03:15 – 05:15 (local time)
Location:
Meeting Rooms MR304 & MR305
| Session Overview | Speakers |
| Wound Balance Concept in Wound Care: WUWHS Consensus Perspectives and Recommendations | Prof. Dr. Karen Ousey (UK, Session Chair) |
| Translating the science of unbalanced wound biomarkers into visible clinical signs to recognize the red flags in non-healing wounds | Prof. Dr. Hans Smola (Germany) |
| Wound Valance, Wound Healing, BIOMES | Dr. Trent Brookshier (US) |
| Wound Balance and Early Intervention: You can do it put an SAP on it! | Dr. Laura Swoboda (US) |
The Consensus Document published 2025 by WUWHS presents Wound Balance as a medical concept developed to address the increasing burden of non-healing wounds worldwide. Wound Balance promotes the early intervention in wound care through biomarker monitoring, patient-centered assessments, and individualized treatment strategies.
