Joyce Barrantes AlfaroProf Dr

Specialist doctor in Advanced Wound Management. 15 years of clinical experience in wound management in pediatrics. Dedicated to teaching for 10 years and currently a master's tutor. Clinical Wound Coordinator at the National Children's Hospital for 15 years. • Medical Director of the Wound, Ostomy, Burns, and Diabetic Foot Clinic at Metropolitan Hospital, Lindora, Costa Rica. • Former Vice President and member of the Costa Rican Association of Wounds and Ostomies (ACOHO). • Former Secretary of the Latin American Multidisciplinary Confederation of Wounds, Ostomies, and Incontinence (COMLHEI). • Founder and President of the Latin American Association for Pediatric Wound Care and Skin Integrity (ALHIPE). • Member of ISPeW • WUWHS President's Liaison Committee Member • Scientific Committee Member, WUWHS World Congress 2026

Institution / Organisation / Company

Hospital Metropolitano

Day 2 - 24th September 2026

Time	Session

11:15 12:30	[2L] Wound Paradigm Symposium Johlene Sander Moderator The genomic paradigm: Precision medicine and the role of epigenetics in chronic wounds Hiske Smart Speaker Beyond the surface: Shifting to a "nutrition-first" healing paradigm Johlene Sander Speaker Treatment with combination enzymes in chronic ulcer Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Speaker Q&A session MR307, 308 & 309

Day 5 - 27th September 2026

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	[5E] Paediatric Wound Guido Ciprandi Moderator Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Moderator Rene Amaya Moderator Use of recombinant enzymes in chronic wounds Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Speaker Complex wounds in paediatric burns: The management algorithm Mohd Shahrul Suondoh Speaker Avoiding procedural pain: The TLC Matrix Healing Guido Ciprandi Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 2
09:00 10:15	[5P] New Technologies in Paediatric Wound Healing Ann Marie Nie Moderator Guido Ciprandi Moderator Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Moderator Pressure injuries risk factors for premature newborn and skin care Ann Marie Nie Speaker Skin compexities and care implications in tiny 22-24 weeks babies Vitaliya Boyar Speaker Hyaluronic acid+ aminoacids for IAD and MASD Biagio Nicolosi Speaker Use of fish skin grafts in premature and infants with complex wounds Rene Amaya Speaker ERAS protocol in cardiac surgery for Pediatric and Neonatology Viviana Gonçalves (KOL) Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 2

Pre-Conference Workshop and Meetings - 23rd September 2026

Time	Session

08:00 10:00	[1H] Technical Innovations in Pediatric Wound Care - International Society for Pediatric Wound Care (ISPeW) Ellie Lindsay Moderator Guido Ciprandi Moderator Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Moderator 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 (KOL) 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 [Virtual] EHO antioxydant hydrogel in accelerating early wound healing in pediatrics Pablo Garcia Molina Speaker [Virtual] Photobiomodulation with blue light in pediatric and neonatal wound care Biagio Nicolosi Speaker Q&A session MR304 & 305
12:45 14:45	[1X] Latin American Committee Meeting Debora Sanches Pinto Moderator Public policies in wound care Ana Paula dos Santos Albuquerque Speaker Debora Sanches Pinto Speaker Gabriela Madrigal Gutiérrez Speaker Hector Tito Leoni Speaker Joyce Barrantes Alfaro Speaker Juliana Lucinda Dos Santos Speaker Leticia Vallejo-Carmona Speaker Maria del Rocio Gonzalez García Speaker Paolo Ignacio Muñoz Valdés Speaker ROSELAINE RORATTO MUNER Speaker Vera Lúcia Gouveia Santos Speaker Wendel Jose Teixeira Costa Speaker Ballroom 2

Joyce Barrantes AlfaroProf Dr

Day 2 - 24th September 2026

Day 5 - 27th September 2026

Pre-Conference Workshop and Meetings - 23rd September 2026

World Union of Wound Healing Societies

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