Contents

1. Introduction
        Dr George W Cherry, Oxford, England
2. Is Wound Healing Research Applicable to the Treatment of Wounds Today and in the Future?
        Professor Keith Harding, Cardiff, Wales
3. The Science of Wound Healing
        Dr Margaret A Hughes, Oxford, England
4. Wound Management and Computing
        Dr Michael Clark, Cardiff Wales
5. Wound Healing Centres - Improvement in Wound Care? An example
        Professor Finn Gottrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Venous Ulcer Management: has research lead to improved healing for the patient?
        Dr Mieke Flour, Leuven, Belgium
7. The Diabetic Foot: has research led to better management and care?
        Professor Andrew Boulton, Manchester, England
8. New Treatments in Ulcer Healing
        Dr Mike Edmonds, London, England
9. Assessment and Management of the Diabetic Foot
        Mr Laurie King, Oxford, England
10. Diabetic Foot Ulceration: psychological and behavioural issues
         Dr Loretta Veleikyte, Manchester, England
11. Surgical Management of Chronic Wounds: based on research experience in Germany
         Gerhard Köveker, Sindelfinge, and Stephan Coerper, Tübingen, Germany
12. Pressure Ulcer Management in Europe
         Dr Jeen Haalboom, Maastricht, The Netherlands
13. Pressure Ulcer Management: a workshop and five case studies
         Mrs Carol Dealey, Birmingham, England, and
         Dr Marco Romanelli, Pisa, Italy
14. Skin Care Around Chronice Wounds
         Mrs Janice Cameron, Oxford, England
15. The Control of Pain Associated with Chronic Leg Ulcers
         Dr Chris Glynn, Oxford, England
16. Practical Pain Management Associated with Wounds
         Mrs Deborah Hofman, Oxford, England
17. Wound Debridement
         Professor Finn Gottrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
18. Building the Organ Induction Pipeline
         Dr Michael D. Leek, Manchester, England
19. The Contribution of Industry to Wound Healing
         Dr Jerry Hutchinson, Deeside, North Wales
20. Hyaluronan as a Treatment for Chronic Recalcitrant Wounds
         Dr Alan Cantor, New York, USA
    
21. Wound Healing Dressings and Management: rationale for selectrion
         Mrs Debra Sibbald, Toronto, Canada
22. The Role of Bacteria in Wound Healing: research or myth?
         Dr Phil Bowler, Deeside, North Wales
23. Notes on the Interpretation of Bacteriology Reports from Chronic Ulcers
         Dr Joseph Selkon, Oxford, England
24. Development of a New Antiseptic for Treating Wound Infection
         Dr Joseph Selkon, Oxford, England
25. The Management of Traumatic Wounds
         Dr Geoff Keye, Dublin, Ireland
26. The Management of Lymphoedema
         Professor Terence Ryan, Oxford, England