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The European Wound Management Association

EWMA Podcasts. Are you curious about the latest trends and topics within wound management? Do you have 20 minutes to spare? Then this EWMA brand new podcasts might be for you. EWMA podcasts is a place for discussion and learning, where you can also listen more about the work of other experts and peers in your field.

Episodes

  1. Ethical Considerations in Pressure Injury Prevention and Recurrence

    11/12/2025

    Ethical Considerations in Pressure Injury Prevention and Recurrence

    This episode is created as part of the EWMA Toolkit project on Prevention of pressure ulcer/injury recurrence in patients with spinal cord injuries. The podcast explores the ethical principles that shape prevention and management, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. The expert panel discusses how these principles guide day-to-day decisions: - balancing patient autonomy with essential preventive actions - involving family and informal caregivers in daily skin checks and risk - monitoring - using interdisciplinary teamwork to ensure personalised and responsive care - applying practical prevention strategies such as routine skin inspection, repositioning, appropriate seating systems and nutritional optimisation Real clinical cases illustrate how ethical dilemmas arise when patient preferences, social context or system constraints complicate prevention. The episode emphasises that ethical practice requires communication, collaboration and a person-centred approach. This episode features the following specialists: Professor Dimitri Beeckman Professor at Ghent University in Belgium and Örebro University in Belgium, where he is also the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Interantional Affairs President, European Wound Management Association (EWMA) Dimitri is one of the Editors for the project. Mrs Hayley Ryan Director of WoundRescue Pty Ltd, Australia & New Zealand Adjunct Lecturer University of Technology Sydney Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant, NSW & ACT Uniting Emergency Department Clinician, John Hunter Hospital PhD Researcher, Newcastle University Mr Paulo Ramos Nurse Specialist at ULS Póvoa de Varzim / Vila do Conde, USF Corino de Andrade, Portugal. Certified wound care educator. Board Member of the Portuguese Wound Care Association EWMA Council Member and Chair of EWMA Education Committee. Paulo is also one of the Editors for the project. Professor Andrea Pokorna Head of the Department of Health Sciences Vice Dean for Healthcare Study Programmes and Information Technology Masaryk University | Faculty of Medicine, Czech Republic Member of the National Wound Care Association Certified Wound Educator Scientific Recorder, European Wound Management Association (EWMA) Mrs Susan Flavin Clinical Nurse Specialist Pressure Ulcer Prevention Intervention Service Swansea Bay University Health Board, Wales, UK

    51 min
  2. Legal Aspects of Pressure Injury Prevention and Recurrence

    11/12/2025

    Legal Aspects of Pressure Injury Prevention and Recurrence

    This episode is created as part of the EWMA Toolkit project on Prevention of pressure ulcer/injury recurrence in patients with spinal cord injuries. The discussion highlights how laws, national guidelines and institutional standards influence clinical practice and patient rights. Key points include: - the necessity of thorough documentation as legal evidence of care delivered - managing informed consent when patients refuse repositioning, assessments or equipment - handling cases where patients lack capacity, especially in palliative contexts - how clinical standards and regulations are used to judge whether care met accepted practice - case examples showing how documentation, autonomy and clinical judgement intersect in negligence claims The episode underscores that safe practice relies on transparency, communication and adherence to recognised clinical standards while still placing the individual at the centre of care. This episode features the following specialists: Dr Sylvia is a legal nurse consultant, is a Certified Wound Care Nurse with 42 years of clinical expertise. With a Doctorate in Nursing and an MSc in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, Cindy is a former VP of Clinical Affairs, an honorary lecturer at Cardiff University and a published author and international speaker. Professor Jeffery is the Medical Director for Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphoedema Centres which is an independent provider of services to the NHS in England. He is also a Consultant Plastic Surgeon, serving with the British Army for 40 years including 4 tours of Afghanistan during his service, Steve is an active researcher in the field of wounds and a member of the Wound Healing Practice Development Unit at Birmingham City University and an Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University.

    55 min
  3. Wound education on the move – goals and challenges in the last 30 years

    12/19/2021

    Wound education on the move – goals and challenges in the last 30 years

    In this episode you can listen to a conversation between EWMA podcast host Samantha Holloway and two prominent figures in the field of wound management education; Professor Sebastian Probst and Professor Madeleine Flanagan. The major question addressed in this episode is what challenges and goals wound education has faced in the past 30 years? While wound management education has developed significantly standardization across different national contexts differ quite considerably. One driver of the developments within wound education discussed in this episode is the educational support provided by various EWMA initiatives - for example the EWMA curricula. Listen in as Professor Probst and Professor Flanagan discuss how they have experienced challenges in wound education from both a Swizz, British and a more general European context.

    36 min
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EWMA Podcasts. Are you curious about the latest trends and topics within wound management? Do you have 20 minutes to spare? Then this EWMA brand new podcasts might be for you. EWMA podcasts is a place for discussion and learning, where you can also listen more about the work of other experts and peers in your field.

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  • Creator
    The European Wound Management Association
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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