INTRODUCTION

The « 2019 Updates in Wound Technology » meeting will gather wound healing specialists from allover the world, under the auspices of the French Wound Healing Society (SFFPC).
This annual meeting will be held in Paris from Sunday 20 to Tuesday 22 January 2019 and willrepresent a unique opportunity to exchange up-to-date information concerning recently developedand brand new medical devices and concepts in wound management.
Europe being the place where most of the innovations are tested before being expanded to the rest ofthe world, Paris annual meeting will surely get the benefit of this increasing interest since more thana decade.Outstanding communications given by prestigious speakers will show new clinical results andrecently published new technologies applied to wound healing.
Themes selected this year by the Scientific Committee will focus on 5 main topics
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New biomaterials in skin reconstruction
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Patient pathway
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Wound infection
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Pyoderma gangrenosum
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Flaps vs step by step coverage
The International Symposium to be held on Sunday 20 January will cover News in wound healing allover the world and What’s new session will focus on more European specificities.
Discussions born from these exchanges are since years a source of up-to-date information applicableon patients to enhance the quality of wound management in each stage of healing.
We invite you to submit your abstracts online before September 17th, 2018 and look forward to welcoming you in Paris in January 2019.
UWT 2019 Scientific Committee