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Congrats to Hannelore Hofman and Tanja Duljic with the publication of their first PhD paper! This Sweden-Belgium-Germany partnership highlights patients’ experiences with medical adhesives, emphasizing the need for skin-friendly technologies. Read more: shorturl.at/Mrg0Z

Congratulations to Erin Rajhathy for acing her mid-way PhD defense on wound cleansing procedures! Huge thanks to the expert panel for their invaluable insights and discussions! 🎓👏 #PhDLife #ResearchMilestones @mats_matseswe @DimitriBeeckman

"We're living in a rapidly changing world. And also our healthcare is changing and the way we care for our patients with wounds." So argues Dimitri Beeckman introducing the key session 'Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Wounds'. ewma.org/ewma-conferenc…

🌍 Join the initiative! 🩹 The Palliative Wound Care Taskforce in the European Association of Palliative Care is shaping a specialized curriculum for wound care pros. Your input matters: shorturl.at/fiLMY #HealthcareEducation @georginagethin1 @DimitriBeeckman

The dates for the highly anticipated EPUAP Masterclass are out! Mark your calendars and look forward to this wonderful, hands-on event in beautiful Rome, Italy from May 13th to May 15th, 2024.🌍 📆 Registration Opens Soon! Visit our official website: pressureulcermaster.org. 🌐

On our way to #EWMA2023 in Milano! Looking forward to seeing all international friends again for a full week of learnings and networking! ✈️🇮🇹@C_Raepsaet @DimitriBeeckman @anika_fourie @StevenSmet @ValerieHanssens @EWMAwound @EPUAP1 @SkinTears

Exciting news! Our latest research article: 'The development of a core outcome set for clinical effectiveness studies of bordered foam dressings in the treatment of complex wounds' is now available: bitly.ws/DKQz @SKINTUGent @UCVVGent

Proud to work with such a dedicated and professional team of people, all trying to improve the lives of those impacted by wounds. @probstseb @ariw @nursemidwifeUoG @GalwayCMNHS @KirsiIsoherran1 @DimitriBeeckman @MScWHTR

Congratulations to freshly graduated Dr. @TTorsy for defending his PhD thesis on determining the length of the nasogastric tube in hospitalised patients! Your dedication to science is inspirational for many nurse academics! @DimitriBeeckman @mats_matseswe @sofie_verhaeghe

Excited to attend the Winter Summit @DS_UGent with my colleague this week! 👩🏻‍🎓💡Learning and Networking to enhance our skills and bring value to our team @UCVVGent @SKINTUGent @ugent_fge

🌎𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆🌎 -Exchanging knowledge, values & ideas across borders- A successful collaboration between Belgium and Sweden @SKINTUGent @nurscie @UCVVGent @ugent_fge #Nursing #Science #Orunurse #nursingscience

Nu söker vi en doktorand till TAPE-projektet. oru.se/jobba-hos-oss/…

The @orebrouni Pain in Early Life Research Group (@PainPearl) and Swedish Centre for Skin and Wound Research (SCENTR) will study pain associated with medical adhesives. Team: pediatric pain expert @mats_matseswe, crisis support expert Sara Johansson, wound expert @DimitriBeeckman

The Drs. @JaenssonMaria, @MTraav, and @DahlbergKaruna visited @UCVVGent to collaborate with @anika_fourie, @DimitriBeeckman, and the @SKINTUGent team on the PRONETection project. Thank you for the good time at @ugent and @Stadgent and @orebrouni for the funding! #preventionfirst

@Knaerke presented her excellent PhD research on pressure ulcer prevention in spinal cord injury patients in the transition from hospital to home. Great international collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark and @ugent! 🇩🇰🇧🇪 @EPUAP1 @DimitriBeeckman

What are the cognitive processes underlying decision-making in wound assessment? @StevenSmet explains and discusses it in his lecture at the #epuap2022 annual meeting in Prague! 🇨🇿 @EPUAP1 @DimitriBeeckman

@DimitriBeeckman and @anika_fourie present their newest research on skin care for patients in the prone position at an interactive #EPUAP2022 workshop. Visit SKINTGhent.be for more information on practical tools and evidence based guidance. 🇨🇿🇧🇪🇿🇦

International collaboration is in the heart of what we do! The Swedish Centre for Skin and Wound Research 🇸🇪and @SKINTUGent 🇧🇪 presented new research on staff attitudes towards PU in operating theatre nurses in 🇸🇪 at #EPUAP2022 in Prague 🇨🇿! @nurscie @orebrouni @DimitriBeeckman