Programme

Programme Summary

Plenary

Sponsored Lunch Symposium

Gala Dinner

Grand Opening Ceremony

Oral/Posters Presentations/Case Discussions

Meetings

Workshop

Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU)

Multidisciplinary Approach

AI in Wound Care

Future Technologies

Oncological Wounds

Traumatic Wounds

AMS & AMR

Veterinary Medicine

Setting Wound Centres

Wound Nutrition

Adjunctive Therapies

Exhibition Opens

The agenda is tentative and subject to revisions

Day 3 - 25th September 2026

Time	Session

07:00 17:00	Registration Centre Core Registration Counter																																																												Exhibition Opens Hall 6A, Hall 7 and Banquet Hall
08:00 10:00	Multidisciplinary Approach Nurses the florence nightingale of wound management MDT at its best Q&A session Collaborative hospital and community care is an effective approach to diabetes-related foot disease: a retrospective audit of a rural interdisciplinary high risk foot service John Chen Speaker A WOCN-led interdisciplinary cancer wound clinic model in Korea: From referral to intervention Ji Hyeon Hwang Speaker Ballroom 1										Why AI Matters? AI is here to stay. What is the future of AI in wound care? Paul Chadwick Speaker Developing explainable AI for Asian wound images Joseph Lo Speaker An AI-framework for shared wound care among patients and clinicians ⁠Zena Moore Speaker Artificial Intelligence and digital health in wound care: From clinical decision support to person-centred care Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves Speaker Closing the last mile: AI-enabled shared care for DFU between hospital and community Esther Thng Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 2										Future Technologies Randomized controlled trial evaluating topical probiotics in soybean concentrate in diabetic foot ulcers Honda Hsu Speaker Advanced management of diabetic foot ulcers: Clinical experience with amniotic membrane in a Chilean Public Hospital Paolo Ignacio Muñoz Valdés Speaker Q&A session Infrared thermography for differential diagnosis of complex diabetic foot lesions in primary care settings Biomarker directed wound healing therapy - A new paradigm Michael C. Stacey Speaker Conference Hall 1										Oncological Wounds Overview of surgical management of malignant wounds Myriad of cancers from a nursing perspectives Q&A session Palliative management of malignancies Aaron Hiew Wi Han Speaker Domiciliary care of malignant patients Conference Hall 2										Traumatic Wounds What is a traumatic wound? Initial Assessment e.g., primary survey, secondary survey, red flags, international guidance Yazid Bajuri Speaker Q&A session Abrasion Management in Taiwan: Classification, evidence-based protocols and advanced treatment strategies Yunnan Lin Speaker Plastic surgery and trauma Debora Sanches Pinto Speaker Conference Hall 3										Adjunctive Therapies Adjunctive therapies redefined Photobiotherapy Elia Ricci Speaker Q&A session Shockwave therapies Electrical stimulation therapies MR301										Defining the Needs The current landscape of veterinary wound practice Clinical challenges in small animal wound management Q&A session Wildlife & field wound management: Unique global challenges Sugeng Dwi Hastono Speaker Wound management in amputated wild tiger Sugeng Dwi Hastono Speaker Q&A session Pain and emergency wound care in animals MR302 & 303										Setting Wound Centres Starting from zero: A personal journey as Malta's first tissue vaibility nurse in building wound care in a small nation Setting up a Wound Care Center as specialized care in the Philippines Ali T. Macatanong Speaker Q&A session From human touch to artificial intelligence: Threat or opportunity for wound care nurses? MR304 & 305										Malnutrition in Wound Care MR306										Executive Board Meeting MR307										Offloading and Glycaemic Controls: Is Achieving both Clinically Realistic? Offloading is it still the dilemma? Beyond guidelines: An evidence-based, simplified and comprehensive enabler approach to diabetic foot offloading and plantar pressure redistribution Barath Kotru Speaker Glycaemic control in wound management Q&A session Plenary Hall										Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) What is AMR and AMS Karen Ousey Speaker Understanding wound infection identification and how to prevent unnecessary use of antimicrobials Barbara R Conway Speaker Ewa Klara Stuermer Speaker Q&A session Pharmacy’s contribution to effective antimicrobial stewardship Barbara R Conway Speaker Targeting biofilm identification and AMS Plenary Theatre
09:00 10:00	Nutrition Supplement to Facilitate Wound Healing L-Arginine supplements MR306																																								Oral and Poster Presentations Development and validation of a primary care foot risk screening protocol for the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers in Klinik Kesihatan setting Khairina Speaker Relationship between CDKN1A and NOX2 in wound exudate of pressure injuries MINAMI SHINKAWA Speaker Effect of ultrasound-assisted wound debridement on tissue perfusion and healing of diabetic foot ulcers KANA FAJAR Speaker Advanced dermal matrix for the management of infection and biofilm in wound care Le Tuong Van Vo Speaker MR308, MR309 and MR310																																								Offloading: Is It Realistic Using Orthotic Protocols Offloading diabetic wounds/ulcers using orthotic protocols Pierre van Eeden Speaker Plenary Hall
09:30 10:00	Surgical Intervention to Save Diabetic Foot Ulcer: What is the Way forward? Advances and updates in surgical wound management for diabetic foot ulcer Yazid Bajuri Speaker Plenary Hall
09:45 10:00	E-poster/Mini Oral Presentations MR307, 308, 309 & 310
10:00 10:15	COFFEE BREAK Foyer
10:15 11:30	Grand Opening - Officiating Ceremony by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Plenary Hall
11:30 12:45	Multidisciplinary Approach Collaborative hospital and community care is an effective approach to diabetes-related foot disease: a retrospective audit of a rural interdisciplinary high risk foot service Disaster wound management Case discussion and scenarios Q&A session Ballroom 1										Building Trustworthy AI Artificial Intelligence meets clinical judgement: A new era in Wound Care Gulnaz Tariq Speaker Rapid identification of slow healing wounds AI-driven automation of pressure injury nursing documentation ⁠Eun Jin Han Speaker Using Artificial Intelligence to predict perioperative pressure injuries Q&A session Ballroom 2										Future Technologies Imaging modalities used in wound evaluation Poonsuta Nava-apisak Speaker Low temperature atmospheric pressure: A paradigm shift in chronic wound management Apirag Chuangsuwanich Speaker Redefining limb salvage: New frontiers in technology Milind Ruke Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 1										Oncological Wounds Health Related Quality of Life Q&A session Conference Hall 2										Traumatic Wounds Orthopaedic & trauma Risks associated with traumatic wounds Q&A session Conference Hall 3										Adjunctive Therapies Laser therapy NPWT id Kathleen Leak Speaker Case discussions Q&A session MR301										Veterinary Medicine Light-based therapies in veterinary wound care: Photobiomodulation therapy to modulate healing and control infection Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to modulate healing and control infection Q&A session MR302 & 303										Veterinary Medicine Made Easy - Wound Care Across Species One health in practice: Bridging human and veterinary wound care Practical veterinary wound care: Lessons from companion animal cases When wildlife becomes the patient: Wound management in human-wildlife conflict cases Panel discussion and Q&A session MR304 & 305										Wound Nutrition Zinc bromelain high protein supplements MR306										Oral and Poster Presentations Psychometric validation of the winners tool and its impact on nurses' predictive precision and diabetic wound healing outcomes Widasari Sri Gitarja Speaker Impact of patient behavior on healing outcomes in complex wounds: A mixed-methods observational study Mirian Apaercida de Oliveira de Souza Speaker Application research of special risk early warning management model in the prevention and control of medical device-related pressure injuries in ICU Yan Wang Speaker Seasonal variation in wound healing driven by climatic factors: Mechanisms, impacts, and evidence-based nursing strategies Oral Poster Break Education and health care systems on community based care of diabetes Bouathep Phouminidr Speaker Immunological and hematological responses to systematic vascular photobiomodulation: Implications for woudn healing - A systematic review STEPHANIE OLIVEIRA DE ARAUJO Speaker Relationship between wound exudate amino acids and microbial dissimilarity in wound and peri-wound skin Mao Kunimitsu Speaker Precise 1 cm suspension: Application of a supine hammock device in patients with severe sacral pressure injury Yu Chen Speaker MR307, 308, 309 & 310										Surgical Intervention to Save Diabetic Foot Ulcer: What is the Way forward? From ulcer to limb salvage: Redefining surgical responsibility in modern diabetic foot care Sangeetha Kalabhairav Speaker Essential interventions in DF surgery: Safeguarding against amputation Surgical management of DFU in Asia Pacific Region: Past, Present & Future Q&A session Plenary Hall										Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) AMS in emergency and critical care case studies: when stewardship succeeds — and when it fails Daiwon Jun Speaker The role of pharmacy in a multidisciplinary approach to antimicrobial stewardship Barbara R Conway Speaker Q&A session Plenary Theatre
12:45 14:15	Sponsored Lunch Symposium - Solventum Ballroom 1															Sponsored Lunch Symposium Ballroom 2															Sponsored Lunch Symposium - Essity Conference Hall 1															Sponsored Lunch Symposium - ConvaTec Conference Hall 2															Sponsored Lunch Symposium - Smith & Nephew Conference Hall 3															LUNCH Foyer															Sponsored Lunch Symposium MR302 & 303															Wound Balance in Clinical Practice: Impact on Healing and Patient Outcomes (Paul Hartmann) Wound balance: A line in the sand for global wound care Wendy White Speaker Early intervention with wound balance, BIOMES and SAP dressings – United States clinical approach Wound balance in practice: A global framework with Australian adaptation for person-centred wound care Q&A session MR304 & 305
14:15 15:30	Multidisciplinary Approach Sports and wound management The management of trauma wounds in active sports Geoffrey Sussman Speaker Case discussions Kamaljeet Singh Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 1										Deploying AI at Scale Where are we in terms of AI in wound care? Karen Ousey Speaker From wound data to clinical intelligence: How AI analytics can change practice at scale Patrick Cheng Speaker AI-enabled “Smart Dressings” Surgical wound surveillance Bob Bartlett Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 2										Future Technologies Intelligent dressings Bioelectric dressings Q&A session Conference Hall 1										Oncological Wounds Oncology and chemotherapy Radiation associated dermatitis Q&A session Conference Hall 2										Traumatic Wounds Necrotising fascitis, infection and pain Zulfiqarali G Abbas Speaker Treatment therapies e.g. closure techniques e.g., sutures, staples Luinio S. Tongson Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 3										Patient Experience Sharing Session Sharing session 1 MR301										Veterinary Medicine Economic sustainability of veterinary wound services Sim Chap Hoong Speaker Metalosis and its management in animals Antimicrobial resistance in animal chronic wound Ika Nindya Irianti Speaker Q&A session MR302 & 303										Setting Wound Centers Nurse-led wound centers: Advancing quality, safety, and patient outcomes Solving the puzzle of complicated patient situation and unsupportive regulation through Nurse-led wound care clinic in community setting Ahmad Hasyim Wibisono Speaker MR304 & 305										Atypical Wounds Vasculitis Atypical wounds vasculitis Atypical wounds in a nurse-led interdisciplinary clinic: Prevalence, pitfalls, and transforming practice Aiwei Foster Speaker Atypical wounds from North American perspectives Q&A session MR306										Free Paper MR307, 308, 309 & 310										DFCON/The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) Plenary Hall										Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Resistant wound infections (MRSA, Pseudomonas, ESBLs), stewardship in trauma, burns, and surgical pathways Antiseptics, disinfectants, surfactants – what is the difference, which to use to minimise AMR Q&A session Plenary Theatre
15:30 16:30	Plenary 2 - Bacterio Phage Therapy and Wound Healing: From Bench to Bedside V.K Shukla Speaker Plenary Hall
16:30 16:45	COFFEE BREAK Foyer
16:45 18:00	Workshop Conference Hall 1												Workshop Conference Hall 2												Traumatic Wounds Antimicrobials, skin grafting, NPWT, wound dressings From visible to infrared: A new spectral approach to predicting surgical site infection Charmaine Childs Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 3												Wound Consensus Document - Skin Blistering MR301												Veterinary Medicine Disaster management and animal rescue in Brazil Pressure injury and offloading management in veterinary patients Q&A session MR302 & 303												Setting Wound Centers MR304 & 305												Dietition vs Nutritionist MR306												Free Paper MR307, 308, 309 & 310												Diabetic Foot Ulcer: What are Modalities of Wound Care? Evidence-based infection management in chronic wounds: Bridging guidelines and clinical reality Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves Speaker Wound biofilm: its treatment and prevention strategies Ewa Klara Stuermer Speaker Global paradigm shift in wound care: From basic nursing to specialized practice Elizabeth Babalola Speaker The impotence of real world evidence in Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) research Windy Cole Speaker Ethical and practical considerations in conducting wound care research Kimberly LeBlanc Speaker Q&A session Plenary Hall												Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Educating the workforce and patients/public about AMS Karen Ousey Speaker Nicoletta Frescos Speaker Q&A session Plenary Theatre
18:45 22:00	Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony