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CONFERENCE UPDATES

International conference on biotherapy

The International Biotherapy Society is to hold its upcoming International Conference on Biotherapy in Los Angeles, USA, the first meeting in this series to be held in North America.

Biotherapy is the use of living organisms such as leeches, fly larvae (maggots), bacteriophage and cancer-detecting dogs to treat or diagnose medical illness.

The objectives of the 2010 International Conference on Biotherapy are to:

• Describe current state of biotherapy research
• Describe multiple biotherapeutic modalities and how to select the appropriate modality
• Explain the use of leech therapy
• Assess the use of bee venom and bacteriophage therapy
• Describe use of service animals in hippotherapy and canine therapy.

The target audience for the conference includes physicians, nurses, biologists, and other scientists and students who work in or are interested in working in biotherapy.
 
Participants will include internationally renowned experts, clinicians, researchers, students, and lay community members.

The conference takes place on November 11-14, 2010 at the Hollywood Hilton in Los Angeles, California USA. More details can be found at: http://biotherapy.md.huji.ac.il/

Wounds International goes global

The first Wounds International Conference is being held in Cape Town on 1-3 February 2011. This conference will bring together the worldwide wound care community to address the international and regional challenges of driving wound treatment and prevention towards a true clinical specialisation, with the aim of engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including those in government and policymakers.

To achieve this ambitious goal and to help wound care providers in different countries around the globe, the conference will include interactive sessions, ensuring maximum delegate participation. This will be facilitated by sessions providing content that will IMPROVE, INFORM and EDUCATE all who attend this event.

This conference is just the beginning. Wounds International will provide free online access to content, tools and resources after the event to facilitate an innovative approach to a global shared learning experience.

The conference is developed by Wounds International in association with the Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa (WHASA) and supported by the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) and the World Alliance for Wound and Lymphedema Care (WAWLC).

For more information on, please visit the Wounds International website at www.woundsinternational.com/events.php

NPUAP to hold pressure ulcer conference in Las Vegas

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) is holding it's 12th National Biennial Conference, Emerging Healthcare Issues, on February 25-26, 2011 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, USA.
 
The two-day conference will feature a Consensus track, discussing such question as: 'How do we measure quality in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment?' and 'How will we know when we achieve it?'
 
A Best Practice track will also cover some of the information outlined in the new NPUAP-EPUAP international guidelines, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: Clinical Practice Guideline; as well as updated information on clinical issues that health care providers need to know in order to provide expert care.

Visit www.npuap.org for additional information about the conference, including abstract submission.