About the conference
The vision
The visionfor this partnership is to develop a robust international collaboration that places skin integrity as an important global health problem through international research, practice and educational programmes jointly developed and executed.
Central to achieving this vision is the requirement to develop an effective infrastructure to collaborate and exchange research and developments in practice. A yearly international research and development school is proposed in order to achieve these goals and promote this collaboration. It is proposed that the school will be hosted in each of the Universities on a rotational basis.
The current national and international partners are listed below:
- Copenhagen Wound Healing Centre (Denmark)
- Derby Regional Lymphoedema Service (Derby, UK)
- East Midlands Tissue Viability Network (UK)
- Flinders University (Australia)
- Kanasawa University (Japan)
- LOROS (Leicester, UK)
- Montpellier University (France)
- Nottingham Lymphoedema Patient Support Group (Derby, UK)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
- Tokyo University (Japan)
Aim
The Aim of the International Research and Development School is to provide a yearly, innovative and effective programme that facilitates knowledge transfer through clinical research, expert clinical practice and educational programmes.
Outputs
The expected outputs will include the following:
Research Outputs
- Evaluation of all patients with pressure ulceration (> stage2) within Nottingham University Hospital (Queens Medical Centre) using new methods of assessment and technology developed by Tokyo University
- This research will be published and will compare and contrast UK patient data with data from Japan
- Tissue viability and other staff will be offered the opportunity to develop skills in the use of the new technologies and clinical assessment methods and to participate in the clinical research undertaken during the week
Clinical Development and Knowledge Exchange
- Participants will be able to participate in masters classes on chronic oedema management involving patients from the Derby Regional Lymphoedema Service
- Treatment of patients with different presentations of chronic oedema
- Transfer of knowledge and skills using new assessment technologies and methods of compression from the different expert centres (UK, France and Denmark)
Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Chronic Illness
- Lectures on psychosocial issues in chronic illness
- Patient involvement in the programme will include interactive sessions to explore the challenges of self-management
- Patient directed interviews with clinical staff to explore the challenges of providing a therapeutic relationship
International lecture programme
- International faculty will deliver lectures that will be videoed and archived
- Lectures will be video linked to the participating host sites
- Lectures will be openly available for staff to attend from the NUH hospitals, community services and university staff
Research Student Development and Exchange Programme
- E- posters and presentations from all participating students will be collated and available as a key output
- International faculty members will share their expertise through student presentations of their research
- Exchange programmes for students between host universities will form part of the partnership
Themed Programme
Design of each school will be under the direction of the host institution in collaboration with the partners.The programme has been developed using a thematic approach.
Themes
Pressure ulceration
Pressure ulceration
| International lectures |
Professor Sanada (University of Tokyo)
- Development of pressure ulceration as a national priority in Japan
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| Research project |
Assessment of patients with pressure ulceration using a clinical and technological protocol from Tokyo University |
| Knowledge exchange |
Training in new methods and technologies of assessment including thermography and skin ultrasound |
| Events |
Meeting with East Midlands Tissue Viability Group to debate the international challenges of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment |
| Research and student outputs |
Students with research relating to pressure ulceration. Pressure ulcer research from the patricipating sites |
| Output |
Research paper from the assessment of patients with pressure ulceration |
Chronic oedema
Chronic oedema
| Lectures |
Professor Quere (Montpellier University)
- Children with lymphoedema and related syndromes
- Distal vein thrombosis - the current evidence and clinical dilemmas
- Lymphorac - the out of pocket expense of care for patients with lymphoedema in France and its impact on equity and access to treatment
Professor Sugama (Kanasawa University)
- Development of new technologies to assess chronic oedema
Dr Keeley (Royal Derby Lymphoedema Service)
- Chronic oedema and its clinical presentation
- Chronic oedema and multiple sclerosis
Professor Moffatt (University of Nottingham)
- LIMPRINT international epidemiology study
- Developments in compression theory
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| Knowledge exchange |
Masterclasses with patients with different presentations of chronic oedema will be undertaken including treatment programmes.
Different types of compression bandaging and use of applications techniques will be explored.
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| Events |
Meeting with patients for the Nottingham Lymphoedema Patient Support Group |
| Research and student projects |
Current research projects in chronic oedema will be explored |
Acute and chronic wounds
Acute and chronic wounds
| Lectures |
Professor Judith Tanner (University of Nottingham)
- State of the art in surgical site infection - evidence rom the Cochrane systematic reviews
- New opportunities to influence surgical site infection
Professor Sanada (Tokyo University)
- Development and validation of methods for assessing skin tears
- Using thermography in acute and chronic wound management
- Developing compression for the Japanese patient population
Professor Sugama (Kanasawa University)
- Development in the use of ultrasound techniques in wound care
Dr Tonny Karlsmark (Copenhagen Wound Healing Centre)
- Clinical challenges of managing leg ulceration
Sarah Pankhurst (Nottingham City Tissue Viability Service)
- The challenge of pressure ulcer incidence. A UK perspective
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| Knowledge exchange |
Development of an international protocol for the assessment of skin tears |
| Events |
Meeting with East Midlands Tissue Viability Group to debate the international challenges of pressure ulceration prevention and treatment |
| Research student projects |
Research papers on acute and chronic wounds, epidemiology and implementation of services |
Psychological and social aspects of skin integrity
Psychological and social aspects of skin integrity
| Lectures |
Professor Paul Crawford (University of Nottingham)
- New social features for health
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| Research project |
Focus groups to explore how patients socially construct the concept of self-management in chronic oedema care |
| Knowledge exchange |
Patient directed interviews with clinical staff to explore meaningful therapeutic consultation |
| Output |
Research papers on self-management |
| Research student projects |
Research papers on psychosocial issues |
Global development of nursing
Global Development of Nursing
| Lectures |
Professor Christine Moffatt (University of Nottingham)
- The global challenges of nursing - developing an international presence
Mandy Sutherland (Nottingham University Hospital)
- The current challenges of nursing in the UK - an acute hospital perspective
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| Knowledge exchange |
Development of nursing as a global initiative. Meeting with nursing professors and senior academic and clinical nurses from the partner institutions |
| Events |
International meeting of nurses |
Humanitarian response
Many of the participants involved in this initiative are also involved in the International Lymphoedema Framework, a UK charity whose vision is to improve the care of people with chronic oedema and related disorders worldwide. Students will be asked to consider becoming young ambassadors for the charity and together plan how they will assist this work.