What's new in wound infection?

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2012 dates for your diary - wound care:

Australia - The Australian Wound Management Association will meet in Sydney on 18th-21st March. Full details at www.awma2012.com

UK - The Tissue Viability Society will meet in Kettering with a brand new programme on 18th-19th April. Full details at www.tvsconference.org

Europe - The next EWMA (European Wound Management Association) conference will take place in Vienna on 23rd-25th May. Full details at www.ewma.org

Worldwide - The 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) will take place in Yokohama, Japan, on 2nd-6th September. Full details at www.wuwhs2012.com 

News highlights include:

"Wound Infection is significantly reduced by a surgical care bundle", Lavu et al, 2011

"A systematic review of silver-containing dressings and topical silver agents (used with dressings) for burn wounds" Aziz et al, 2011

"Update to guidelines for preventing infections associated with combat related injuries" Hospenthal et al, 2011

"Antimicrobial sutures and prevention of surgical site infection: assessment of the safety of the antiseptic triclosan" Leaper et al, 2011

"Special considerations in wound bed preparation 2011: an update" Sibbald et al, 2011