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Guest sessions descriptionsThursday 16 May10:00 -11:00Room B1ETRSThursday 16 May11:15 -12:15Room C1Thursday 16 May15:30 -16:30Room C1Step By StepThursday 16 May16:30 -17:30Auditorium 15Friday 17 May11:15 -12:15Session Room C3European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS)About ETRS:The European Tissue Repair Society, a non-profit making organisation founded in 1988,aims to promote knowledge and interchange between scientists, healthcare professionals,industry and other individuals that have an interest in tissue repair of all organs. The Societyhas an annual meeting and a number of focus meetings each year concentrating on differentaspects of tissue repair, ranging from basic science to clinical aspects of healing.Title: Wound healing and wound research, including wound infection and biofilm formationSpeakers:Bernard Coulomb: Cell therapy and tissue remodelling: Fibroblast or fibroblast?Dimitris Kletsas: The role of cellular senescence tissue homeostasis and in cellreplacement therapiesGerrolt Jukema: Influence of topical negative pressure therapy on formation ofnew granulation tissuePlease find more information about ETRS at: www.etrs.orgNegative Pressure Wound Therapy:Too advanced and too expensive for resource-poor settings?Médecins sans frontières (MSF) is a non-profit, self-goverened organisation that since 1971has provided medical assistant to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, naturaldisasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF’s work is based on humanitarian principles andthus offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender orpolitical affiliation.Please see more information on MSF at: www.msf.orgStep by StepIn 2003, IWGDF together with the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI) and the MuhimbiliUniversity College Of Health Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUCHS), initiated a footcare project called “Step-by-Step, improving diabetic foot care in the developing world”.Please see more information on Step by Step at: www.iwgdf.org/step-by-stepNutrition in wound careThe European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) is an organization inthe field of parenteral and enteral nutrition and promotes basic and clinical research, basicand advanced education, organization of consensus statements about clinical care and carequality control.ESPEN has in collaboration with EWMA planned a key session on nutrition and wounds tohelp the participants to understand the role of nutrition in wound management and apply itto a clinical setting.Please see more information on ESPEN at: www.espen.orgDystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DEBRA)About DEBRA:DEBRA International is a worldwide network of national groups working on behalf of thoseaffected by the genetic skin blistering condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB). DEBRA’s visionis to ensure that people living with EB have access to the best quality support and medicalcare, while also driving the development of effective treatments and cures.Title: Challenging Situations – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and presentation ofthe wound care guidelinesSpeakers: Jackie Denyer and Liz PillayPlease find more information about DEBRA at: www.debra-international.org45