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The man with the red cap: Garry Sibbald
WUWHS 2008
EWMA was one of the supporting societies for the 3rd
Congress of The World Union of Wound Healing Societies
which took place in Toronto, Canada, 4-8 June
2008. EWMA was well represented as many of the Council
members were on the international conference faculty and
spoke at the conference. In addition, three of our past
presidents, Christine Moffatt, George Cherry and Finn
Gottrup received Lifetime Achievement Awards, for which
they must be congratulated.
More than 3,000 from all over the world participated
in the congress, and made it a truly world wide wound
meeting.
The programme was divided into 10 streams:
• Pressure Ulcers
• Diabetic Foot Ulcers
• Ostomy/ Continence/ Skin Care
• Leg Ulcers
• Acute Wounds
• Complex Wounds
• Global Perspectives
• Free Papers
• Canadian Perspectives in Wound Care
• Research
The streams allowed people to customize their own programme,
and benefit from the many parallel sessions although
at times it could be difficult to choose among the
many sessions.
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EWMA also had an information booth at the congress.
Side by side with the Australian Wound Management
Association and the European Tissue Repair Society, the
EWMA information booth demonstrated that EWMA
is one of the key players within wound care. The booths
were situated within the large exhibition area which was
the central point of the centre, and where lunch and coffee
were served. Many well-known and less well known
companies were exhibiting at the congress providing a
useful resource for the delegates
Toronto and the congress centre were perfect for the
world meeting. It was easy to find the many meeting rooms
in the congress centre and many hotels were in walking
distance from the centre.
The “Taste of Toronto Reception” at the Fairmont
Royal York Hotel reflected the different nationalities in
the many different buffets and many participants enjoyed
an evening with food, drinks and music.
We are pleased to announce that The 4th WUWHS
Congress will be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2012. As ever,
EWMA expects to be involved and to support the organisers
for this meeting.
Marco Romanelli
EWMA Journal 2008 vol 8 no 3