Rhyan A. Hitalla

Rhyan A. Hitalla, RN, MHA, ET, is a healthcare executive, nurse leader, clinical educator, and wound care specialist with more than 25 years of experience. He currently serves as Senior Business Development Manager at Smith & Nephew Philippines. His clinical background includes extensive experience in acute and chronic wound care, ostomy management, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical wounds, and negative pressure wound therapy. He previously headed the Stoma and Complex Wound Care Center at The Medical City and is an internationally recognized speaker and trainer in wound and ostomy care.

Institution / Organisation / Company

Smith & Nephew AWM Philippines

Day 2 - 24th September 2026

Time	Session

14:00 15:15	[2Q] Pressure Injury Jacqui Fletcher Moderator Medical device-related injuries: The hidden cost of life-saving technology in critical care Keryln Carville Speaker The "aSSKINg" care bundle: A holistic approach to pressure injury prevention Rhyan A. Hitalla Speaker Beyond the total score: Leveraging braden subscale analysis for targeted pressure injury prevention Yuwadee Kestsumpun Speaker Updates from Vietnam Tuan A. Nguyen Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 2

Time

Session

14:00

15:15

[2Q] Pressure Injury

Jacqui Fletcher Moderator

Conference Hall 2

Day 3 - 25th September 2026

Time	Session

08:00 09:30	[3I] Setting Wound Centres Rhyan A. Hitalla Moderator Starting from zero: A personal journey as Malta's first tissue vaibility nurse in building wound care in a small nation Corinne Scicluna Speaker Setting up a Wound Care Center as specialized care in the Philippines Ali T. Macatanong Speaker From human touch to artificial intelligence: Threat or opportunity for wound care nurses? Corinne Scicluna Speaker Q&A session MR304 & 305
11:30 12:55	[3AX] Oral Presentations Keryln Carville Judge Nicoletta Frescos Judge Zulfiqarali G. Abbas Judge Rhyan A. Hitalla Moderator 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 Assessing the healing potential of amyloid fibril protein and fenugreek complex (Fe-Bsa) in animal wounds: An experimental study Vaibhav Jain Speaker Oral Poster Break Education and health care systems on community based care of diabetes Bouathep Phoumindr 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 Making expertise visible: Digital cognitive companionship in wound care education Joumana Fawaz Speaker MR307, 308 & 309

Day 5 - 27th September 2026

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	[5K] Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Juan Agustin Coruna IV Moderator Stepladder approach to wound closure in lschemic limb Juan Agustin Coruna IV Speaker Integrating Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and advanced dressings in resource-limited settings: ASEAN experiences Rhyan A. Hitalla Speaker {Virtual} NPWT with veraflo and cleanse choice Low O Wern Speaker Q&A session MR301
09:00 10:15	[5O] Wound Education Rhyan A. Hitalla Moderator Duplex compression and intervention: Essential venous skills for wound care providers Naresh Govindarajanthran Speaker Post graduate certification Certified Clinical Wound Care (CCWC) Postgraduate Wound Management (PGWM) Masters and PHD Harikrishna K.R. Nair Speaker Building competency pathways through micro-diploma programs: Elevating wound care education in developing nations Rhyan A. Hitalla Speaker Q&A session Conference Hall 1

Pre-Conference Workshop and Meetings - 23rd September 2026

Time	Session

12:45 14:45	[1AF] Advanced Debridement Technologies in Wound Care Rhyan A. Hitalla Moderator 1st presentation: Continuos integral debridement Dieter Mayer Speaker 2nd presentation: Continuos integral debridement Ewa Klara Stuermer Speaker Hydrostatic debridement Rhyan A. Hitalla Speaker Hydrostatic hands-on workshop Ramil de Guzman Speaker Q&A session MR301

Rhyan A. Hitalla

Day 2 - 24th September 2026

Day 3 - 25th 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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