PROGRAM

Pressure Ulcer Summit: Reconstructing Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Injury Care

An NHS Multidisciplinary Summit on Prevention, Reconstruction and Lifelong Outcomes

Hosted by the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital

09:00 – 11:00 | NHS Leadership & the Spinal Injury Context

09:00
Welcome and Introduction
Wail Ahmed, Clinical Director

National Spinal Injury Centre

09:05
Why Pressure Ulcers Matter in Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical, Human and System Costs
Jacqui Fletcher OBE

Clinical Lead Tissue Viability NHS England

09:15
Quality of Life and the Impact of Pressure Ulcer Disease in Spinal Injury
Julia Wingfield, Patient

Andrew Hotchen, Orthopaedic Surgeon,

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

09:25
Pharmacy and Microbiology Support in Pressure Ulcer Care
Claire Brandish, Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist

Jane Democratis Microbiologist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

09:35
Developing an NHS Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategy for Spinal Injury Patients
Jen Burrows, Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Oxford University Hospitals

09:45
The Role of the Tissue Viability Nurse in Specialist Spinal Injury Services
Kelly Farias & Mandy Lelitte, Tissue Viability Nurses

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

10:00
The Urologist’s Role in Pressure Ulcer Management in Spinal Cord Injury
Katie Eyre, Urologist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

11:00 – 11:30
Refreshment Break

11:30 – 13:00 | Reconstruction Within the NHS Care Pathway

11:30
Defunctioning Colostomy as an Adjunct to Pressure Ulcer Management
Emilio Lozano, General Surgeon

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

11:40
Orthopaedic Interventions in Complex Pressure Ulcer Care
Gurdeep Biring, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

11.50
Nutrition, Catabolism and the Role of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Vicky Blackwell, Gastroenterologist

Samford Wong, Dietition

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

12:00- 13.00
Abstracts and Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 | Specialist Centre Experience, Reconstruction & Outcomes

14:00
Challenges in Managing Pressure Ulcers in a Resource-Limited Spinal Injury Service:
Experience from Abuja National Hospital, Nigeria
Edith Hamsata Herna-Yawe, Plastic Surgeon

Abuja National Hospital, Nigeria

14:15
Outcomes of Excisional Debridement and Primary Direct Closure of Pressure Ulcers:
The National Spinal Injury Centre Experience
Akter Hossain, Wail Ahmed & Maurizio Belci,, Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation Specialists

National Spinal Injuries Centre

14:25
Flap Reconstruction for Pressure Ulcers in an NHS Specialist Centre
Adrien Yvonne, Plastic Surgeon

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

14:35
Pressure Ulcer Management at the Bone Infection Unit, Oxford
Alex Ramsden, Plastic Surgeon

Oxford University Hospitals

14:45
Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction in Children with Neurological Impairment:
A Paediatric Series
Asmat Din, Plastic Surgeon

King’s College London

15:00
Discussion

15:30 – 16:00
Refreshment Break

16:00 – 17:00 | Prevention, Technology & Lifelong SCI Care

16:00
Sacral Stimulation for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Brian Andrews, Researcher

Oxford University

16:10
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Ines Bersch, Phystiotherapist

Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

16:15
Seating, Pressure Management and Long-Term Skin Health in Spinal Injury
Uwe Schönhardt, Occupational Therapist & Engineer

REHAB Basel

16:30
Outreach and Community Support for People Living with Spinal Cord Injury
Alison Murray, Outreach Nurse

 National Spinal Injuries Centre

16:50
Closing Discussion and Key Takeaways

Call for Abstracts – Pressure Ulcer Summit 2026

We are delighted to invite abstract submissions for the Free Paper Session at the Pressure Ulcer Summit 2026. This session will highlight high-quality clinical, academic, and service-development work that advances the prevention, assessment, and management of pressure ulcers.

Abstracts are welcomed from all disciplines involved in pressure ulcer care, including (but not limited to) plastic and reconstructive surgery, spinal injury care, nursing, tissue viability, rehabilitation, geriatrics, orthopaedics, podiatry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and allied health professionals. Submissions may include clinical research, audit, quality improvement projects, service innovations, educational initiatives, or translational science relevant to pressure ulcer care.

All abstracts must be submitted in a structured format with the following headings:

• Introduction

• Methods

• Results

• Conclusions

The top three abstracts will be selected for the Free Paper Session and presented as oral presentations, each consisting of 5 minutes presentation time followed by 2 minutes of questions and discussion.

Please submit abstracts by email to Charlotte.rowswell@nhs.net by midnight 31st March 2026.
The email subject line must be formatted as:

“Pressure Ulcer Summit 2026 abstract – [First author initials]”

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to an engaging and high-quality free paper session at the Pressure Ulcer Summit 2026.