EPUAP Review 5/2 RIP - European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
EPUAP Review 5/2 RIP - European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
EPUAP Review 5/2 RIP - European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
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epuap Letter<br />
Dr Marco Romanelli<br />
EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER ADVISORY PANEL<br />
from the President<br />
Dear Readers,<br />
THIS is my last contribution as the President of <strong>EPUAP</strong> and I would<br />
like to begin by remembering our colleague, Professor Gerry Bennett.<br />
Gerry will be remembered by <strong>EPUAP</strong> both for his accomplishments<br />
as a professional and for his sterling qualities as a person. He was an outstanding<br />
physician and an effective teacher who enriched all of us with his<br />
activity in the field of pressure ulcers. Even though I was not a close friend or<br />
even a close colleague, I, like many others admired him greatly. Since the<br />
foundation of <strong>EPUAP</strong> he expressed an eclectic interest in the progression of<br />
the society, with his most recent contribution being the suggestion to develop<br />
the nutrition guidelines which will be presented at our next annual<br />
meeting in Tampere. In my interactions with Gerry he had a delightful, subtle<br />
sense of humour that was expressed in the playful way in which he related<br />
to those with whom he was familiar. The memory of Professor Gerry Bennett<br />
will be held forever in inestimable esteem by each of us who were privileged<br />
to know him.<br />
The success and improvement of the <strong>EPUAP</strong> <strong>Review</strong> depends on the material<br />
available to the production team, and this availability depends not<br />
only on our trustees, but also on our many members. During my two years of<br />
presidency a large number of contributions were submitted and many of<br />
these were from different countries, reflecting the international readership<br />
and widespread interest in pressure ulcer prevention and management. My<br />
personal thanks go to Mike Clark for his invaluable hard work and continued<br />
support of the <strong>Review</strong>. Thanks also to the Business Office in Oxford, Dr<br />
and Mrs Cherry and Jane Green, who actively strive to keep improving the<br />
<strong>EPUAP</strong> <strong>Review</strong>.<br />
I look forward to working with the <strong>EPUAP</strong> in the future; helping to improve<br />
future activities and also in making the <strong>EPUAP</strong> <strong>Review</strong> a valuable read<br />
for all interested in research, prevention and management of pressure ulcers.<br />
Marco Romanelli<br />
President of the <strong>EPUAP</strong><br />
Volume 5, Number 2, 2003 47