Programme

Programme Summary

Pre-Conference Workshop

Meetings

Exhibition Setup

The agenda is tentative and subject to revisions

Pre-Conference Workshop and Meetings - 23rd September 2026

Time	Session

07:00 17:00	Exhibition Setup Hall 6A, Hall 7 and Banquet Hall																																																							Registration Centre Core Registration Counter
08:00 10:00	National Wound Care Committee (NWCC) - Train the Trainers (TTT) Wound care in Malaysia Wound assessment and documentation Mohammad Yusoff Speaker Wound cleansing Abdul Manan Othman Speaker Wound debridement Dressings made easy Wound care in primary care Principles of wound closure Q&A session Ballroom 1										Chinese Tissue Repair Society (CTRS) Optimal choice of wound coverage: Considerations beyond healing Hemodialysis access-related upper arm venous ulcer Modified surgical management of hand deformities in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Promotion of standardized wound care clinical pathways vis integrated healthcare framework to empower primary care nurses in Zhejiang, China - progress, bottlenecks and innovative solutions under the medical consortium model Clinical practice in addressing complex non-healing wounds following thoracotomy for successful chest wall reconstruction Effects of bismuth subgallate with borneol cream on chronic refractory wounds Community-based wound care specialty development under a systematic referral-support strategy: a replicable model from China's capital Jin Liu Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 2										Wounds Australia Consumer advocacy and awareness Jeffrey Antcliff Speaker Health literacy Ben Bullen Speaker Advances in wound care Hermione Shea Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 1										ASEAN Wound Council/AWCA Wound Care: Regional Perspectives Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - LAOS Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - SINGAPORE Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - THAILAND Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - INDONESIA Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - MALAYSIA Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - PHILIPPINES Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - MYANMAR Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - SOUTH KOREA Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - JAPAN Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - CHINA Wound Care: Regional Perspectives - TAIWAN Q&A session Conference Hall 2										Beijing Wise Information Technology of Med Industry Innovation Alliance (BWITA) Conference Hall 3										Assessment Workshop MR301										International Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons (IADFS) & Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI) Plastic surgical approaches to diabetic foot ulcers: A Japanese perspective Miki Fuji Speaker Curative procedures for diabetic foot management Rajesh Kesavan Speaker Debridement: A key step in wound bed preparation, evolution form conventional to newer technologies Sanjay Vaidya Speaker Offloading the DFU - surgery or no surgery: Overview Topical esmolol for wound healing: From India to the world Role of oxygen in wound healing New: Redefining limb salvage - New frontiers in technology Milind Ruke Speaker Mastering the wound bed: The art and science of local care Vikas Kakkar Speaker Stem cells in management of DFUs Rajeev Singh Speaker Q&A session MR302 & 303										Technical Innovations in Pediatric Wound Care - International Society for Pediatric Wound Care (ISPeW) Short introduction about ISPeW Guido Ciprandi Speaker Cutaneous safety study of hypochlorous acid in premature neonates Rene Amaya Speaker Topical oxygen therapy in pediatrics and neonates Viviana Gonçalves Speaker EHO antioxydant hydrogel in accelerating early wound healing in pediatrics Pablo Garcia Molina Speaker Photobiomodulation with blue light in pediatric and neonatal wound care Biagio Nicolosi Speaker NPWT preventing SSI in pediatric spinal patients Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Speaker Skin substitutes: New technologies using bioinductors and matrices in children Guido Ciprandi Speaker Q&A session MR304 & 305										Aorthosis and Prosthesis Offloading footwear to heal DFU Hands-on session MR306										International Wound Healing Foundation (IWHF) MR307, 308, 309 & 310										Wound Consensus Document - Exudate Management Plenary Theatre
10:00 10:15	COFFEE BREAK Foyer
10:15 12:15	Consensus meeting: Clinical positioning and value proposition of ON101 in wound care continuum Ballroom 1										International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) Introduction to ISTAP Karen Ousey Speaker Bringing theory to life: Assessment and management of skin tears Laura Swoboda Speaker Presentation of the dementia in skin tear best practice document Kimberly LeBlanc Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 2										Pan African Diabetic Foot Study Group Meeting & Board Meeting Charcot foot in DM - An enigma out of Africa Zulfiqarali G Abbas Speaker Wound care in Africa – Nurse point of view and way forward Johlene Sander Speaker Changing the clinical landscape of wound care in Africa: Lessons, barriers and opportunities from Nigeria Elizabeth Babalola Speaker Is there a really a way in Africa to minimize DFU recurrence? Q&A session Pan African Diabetic Foot Study Group Board Meeting Conference Hall 1										Wound Care without Borders: Advancing Global Excellence Through Interprofessional Collaboration - International Inter-Professional Wound Care Group (IIWCG) Introduction – Building global partnerships through education Interprofessional education and capacity building – Developing the next generation of wound care leaders How pressure injury prevention through knowledge translation impacts health economics Driving practice innovation through applied research Future endeavors – Accreditation and unified clinical pathway implementation Mobilizing knowledge, transforming wound care Panel discussion Conference Hall 2										Moments that Matter: Compassion in Every Touch (The Lindsay Leg Club Foundation) Introduction Empathy and distraction for pain reduction in wounded children Guido Ciprandi Speaker Healing today, living tomorrow: Compassionate neonatal wound care for lifelong outcome Consumer awareness campaign – The journey towards healing Compassion in wound care: What every human sees, hears and feels—and why it matters Wendy White Speaker Lower leg venous ulcers: A critical appraisal of interventional efficacy through the prism of global affordability Caring takes time, compassion, and communication Q&A session Conference Hall 3										Podiatry MR301										Harnessing the Synergy: Using Polymeric Membrane Dressings to Decrease Costs and Complications Linda L Benskin Speaker Richard Benskin Speaker MR302 & 303										World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET) - Skin Care Beyond Stoma Care, Value of ET, WCO, SWC Nurses Laurent Chabal Speaker MR304 & 305										Traditional Complimentary Medicine MR306										Microcurrent Therapy Microcurrent for pain & wound management Rubita Easwaran Speaker Q&A session Workshop and practical sessions MR307, 308, 309 & 310										DFU Encyclopedia The future of NPWT Surgical management of DFU Diabetic Foot Wound Management - Nursing perspective Management of ischemic foot Footwear in LMIC Orthosis in DFU Q&A session Plenary Theatre
12:15 12:45	LUNCH Foyer
12:45 14:45	D-Foot 2026 Recent Updates from Seven Regions in the World Western Pacific (WP) South & Central America (SACA) Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Salma Khuraibet Speaker North America & Carribean (NAC) Europe Frances Game Speaker South East Asia (SEA) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Zulfiqarali G Abbas Speaker Q&A session Ballroom 1											Latin American Committee Meeting Public policies in wound care Ana Paula dos Santos Albuquerque Speaker Claudia Ramírez Castro Speaker Hector Tito Leoni Speaker Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Speaker Juliana Lucinda Dos Santos Speaker Leticia Vallejo-Carmona Speaker Vera Lúcia Gouveia Santos Speaker Ballroom 2											Wound Consensus Documents - AI in Wound Care Conference Hall 1											DFU in Asia Pacific Region The Asia Pacific Association for diabetic limb problems: Past, present, and future Yur Ren Kuo Speaker Update of activities & strategies for diabetic foot disease in Pacific Islands Nicoletta Frescos Speaker DFU burden in India DFU in Taiwan DFU in Hong Kong DFU in Myanmar DFU in Vietnam Q&A session Conference Hall 2											Global Surgical Wounds Group Introduction and welcome address Session 1: Oxygen Theraphy Session 2: NPWT Session 3: Dermal Matrix & Substitute Closing and summary Conference Hall 3											Advanced Debridement Technologies in Wound Care Continuos integral debridement Hydrostatic debridement Chemical debridement Q&A session MR301											Laser Workshop MR302 & 303											International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) Introduction and background Infection: Risks and prevention David Keast Speaker Updated 2026 IWII Wound Infection Continuum Emily Haesler Speaker Diagnostics and technologies for assessment and diagnosis Keryln Carville Speaker Therapeutic Cleansing: The 3 zones and the How, When and Why Dot Weir Speaker Antimicrobials and AMS Geoffrey Sussman Speaker Non-Pharmacological management of wound infection Kimberly LeBlanc Speaker Infection in paediatrics Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves Speaker Low-Resource settings PATRICIA IDENSOHN Speaker Future and emerging strategies for wound infection Q&A session MR306											Biotherapy Maggot debridement therapy Tilapia fish skin therapy in diabetic patients Leech therapy Stem cell therapy Azizi Ayob Speaker Q&A session MR307, 308, 309 & 310											Wound Healing Society (WHS) - Blueprint to Transforming Wound Care Worldwide: Integrating Science, Regeneration, Clinical Practice and Education Welcome/Introduction WHS of USA Biological signals of impaired healing: Mechanistic pathways, diagnostics and therapeutic opportunities Marjana Tomic-Canic Speaker Wound microenvironment: Matrix dynamics, fibroblast plasticity and restoration of functional architecture Translating evidence into outcomes: Implementing effective wound care across diverse health systems WHS educational strategies for advancing wound science and clinical practice Marjana Tomic-Canic Speaker Panel discussion: Making the difference - What will it take to reduce the burden of chronic wounds globally? Marjana Tomic-Canic Speaker Plenary Theatre
13:45 14:45	Multidisciplinary Approaching Strategies for DFU Offloading footwear: The missing buddy to heal DFU Gulapar Srisawasdi Speaker Surgical vs medical management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis Antibiotics management of Osteomyelitis Geoffrey Sussman Speaker 3D printed scaffold for Charcot foot and ankle arthrodesis surgery Diagnosis and management of diabetic foot problem Panel discussion Conference Hall 2
14:45 16:45	Korean Wound Management Association Revolutionizing diabetic foot monitoring: A portable infrared camera study on blood circulation Toward intelligent wound care education: Bridging clinical decision, simulation, and performance-based training YENA LEE Speaker Bio-engineered full-thickness artificial skin for regenerative wound healing Refractory digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: Translating SVF experience into GMP-Grade 3D ADSC Spheroid Therapy Enhanced scar reduction using topical application of captopril-containing silicone gel in a rabbit model of hypertrophic scars Forging wound care specialists: Overview of Korea's FKWA Fellowship Program Q&A session Ballroom 2											Commonwealth Meeting & Annual General Meeting Conference Hall 1											D Foot International Annual General Meeting and Board Meeting Conference Hall 2											Focus Group Discussion - Maceration Matters: Development of the Maceration Assessment Tool for Exudate (MATE) Methodology, analysis and presentation of the MATE tool Karen Ousey Speaker When moisture becomes the enemy: Identifying and assessing maceration – recognition of moisture and early warning signs supported by case studies Strategies, interventions, and innovations in maceration management - Prevention, dressing selection, moisture-handling technologies, pathways supported by case studies Daiwon Jun Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 3											Oxygen Therapies MR301											Inheritance, Innovation and Development for Wound Healing - Chinese Wound Association for Integrative Medicine Inheritance and development of the theory of promoting tissue regeneration by removing necrosis in Wound Healing Zhao Hui Zhang Speaker From imaging to decision-making: How Dr. Wound enables AI to truly serve wound healing Li Yunfeng Speaker Resolving puzzles - New advancements in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa Implementation of standardized nursing: Localization and dissemination of wound care clinical pathways in China Validating innovative approaches to time-honored Chinese Medicine in Wound Healing Dose–response relationship and mechanism of hongsheng elixir’s action in removing necrotic tissue and promoting tissue regeneration DaiRui Speaker Forum - Eight-week challenge for diabetic foot by Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine MR302 & 303											Burn: Workshop and Hands-On - Minced Skin Graft MSG – Introduction, definition how to use, step by step, advanges and possibilities Debora Sanches Pinto Speaker Elof Eriksson Speaker Discussion and questions (Pre hands-on) Debora Sanches Pinto Speaker Elof Eriksson Speaker Hands-on session Debora Sanches Pinto Speaker Elof Eriksson Speaker Francisco Lopes Moreira Tostes Speaker Maria Cristina Serra Speaker Mohd Shahrul Suondoh Speaker Salmi Mohamed Sukur Speaker MR304 & 305											Scar Club Regenerative medicine for scar treatment Strategies for scar management in physical activities/sports Farrah Hani Imran Speaker The continuum of care : A plastic surgeon's guide to multidispinary scar optimization Mohd Shakir Bathusha Mohd Hussain Speaker Algorithm for managing complex facial scars combining stem cell, laser & surgery Silicone as a microenviroment modulator in scar therapy - From mechanism to clinical integration Devananthan Ilenghoven Speaker Q&A session MR306											China Medical Journals/Wound Medical Research Institute (WMRI) MR307, 308, 309 & 310											Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals (MSWCP) Plenary Theatre