14-16 October 2024
Gold Coast, Queensland
Wounds Australia
2024 Conference
Discover our innovations, listen to what your colleagues have said and stay updated on data-driven evidence.
Wounds Australia
Join Us
This year, we are offering a full range of educational activities to help you discover solutions for your patients. Take part in the Wounds Australia 2024 Conference on October 16th for our Sponsored Breakfast Symposium: Empowering Patients in Wound Care – Clinical Attitudes and Engagement, where you'll gain practical insights on enhancing patient and carer involvement in wound care.
Mark your calendar and join us at theatrette 5 for a practical discussion about the application of single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) and gain insights into its impact on wound healing.
Don't miss our booth talks on October 15th and 16th, including The Holistic Approach to Wound Care Involving Patients and the Multidisciplinary Team by Sasha Drennan, Education Officer at the NZ Wound Care Society, for practical strategies to enhance your care delivery.
Using NPWT in the treatment of pressure injuries
Sometimes, pressure ulcers require a more powerful intervention (particularly for non-healing wounds). With the OneNPWT clinical pathway, discover simplified decision-making for our RENASYS◊ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System and PICO◊ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System.
- Clinically effective in the treatment of pressure ulcers1-7
- Soft Port Technology is designed to reduce the risk of pressure points
- Facilitates decision-making on the use of traditional or portable, single-use systems
Simplifying negative pressure wound therapy. It’s possible.
Foam dressings for pressure injuries treatment and prevention
ALLEVYN◊ LIFE is a unique dressing that has been proven to deliver frictional energy absorber effectiveness due to its truly independent layers.8* The layers of the ALLEVYN LIFE Dressing slide against each other allowing the dressing to absorb shear (energy) and friction (rubbing) that can deform and damage soft tissue, which can result in pressure ulcers.8*
Evidence has highlighted the potential benefits of using of ALLEVYN◊ LIFE Dressings:
- 30 - 45% of mechanical energy is absorbed within the independent layers of ALLEVYN◊ LIFE Dressing.9*
- 66% reduction in the odds of pressure ulcer incidence.10**
- Up to 69% savings per patient, helping to lower the treatment associated costs of pressure ulcers.11***
Reducing the burden of pressure injuries. It’s possible.
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Citations
*As demonstrated in vitro
**Meta-analysis of n=3 studies including n=1,150 patients. OR 0.34 (95% CI: 0.22-0.54); when used as part of a comprehensive prevention program and when compared to standard care alone.
***Range of estimated cost savings (37-69%) n=359
- Rossato M, Ryrie M, Robinson M, Searle R, Murdoch J. Use of NPWT as part of a Hospital @ Home wound management service. JCN Wound Care. 2021;35(4):50 - 57.
- Forlee M, Zyl LV, Louw H, Nel J, Fourie N, Hartley R. A randomized controlled trial to compare the clinical efficacy and acceptability of adjustable intermittent and continuous Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in a new portable NPWT system. Poster presented at: European Wound Management Association (EWMA)2018; Krakow, Poland.
- Moffatt CJ, Mapplebeck L, Murray S, Morgan PA. The experience of patients with complex wounds and the use of NPWT in a home-care setting. J Wound Care. 2011;20(11):512 – 527.
- Patel A, Delhougne G, Nherera L. Comparison of wound closure in chronic lower extremity ulcers between single use negative pressure wound therapy and traditional negative pressure wound therapy: a real world analysis. Paper presented at: National Wound Conference; 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA.
- Kirsner R, Dove C, Reyzelman A, Vayser D, Jaimes H. A Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial on the Efficacy of a single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, compared to Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Ulcers of the Lower Extremities. Wound Repair Regen. 2019;27(5):519 - 529.
- Hurd T, Gilchrist B. Single use negative pressure wound therapy (sNPWT) in the community management of chronic open wounds deeper than 2cm. Paper presented at: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care/Wound Healing Society Meeting; 2020; Abu Dhabi. PCS: AWM.261 Asset No: 17619 Revision: 5 Document Number: 1003459 Document Part: 000 Document Version: 15 Document Status: Released. Page 56 - 62
- Dowsett C, Hampton K, Myers D, Styche T. Use of PICO to improve clinical and economic outcomes in hard-to-heal wounds. Wounds International. 2017;8(2):52-58
- Smith+Nephew 2023. The ALLEVYN™ LIFE Heel Foam Dressing as an energy absorber. CSD.AWM.23.033.
- Marché C, Creehan S, Gefen A. The frictional energy absorber effectiveness and its impact on the pressure ulcer prevention performance of multilayer dressings. Int Wound J. 2024;21(4):e14871.
- Atkinson L, Costa B. (2024). Pressure Injury Prevention with A Unique Multi-Layer Foam Dressing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Poster presented at the 34th European Wound Management Association Annual Meeting, May 1–3, 2024, London, United Kingdom.
- Forni C, Searle R. A multilayer polyurethane foam dressing for pressure ulcer prevention in older hip fracture patients: an economic evaluation. J Wound Care. 2020;29(2):120–127.