Winners and Shortlist
Many congratulations to all of our finalists!
Advances in Pressure Care
GOLD: International Guideline Governance Group
European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance
SILVER: Fiona Coyer, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology and the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
BRONZE: Lynn Cornish, Tissue Viability Lead Practitioner, St Margaret's Hospice Care, UK
Contribution to Education in Wound Care
GOLD: Professor Dr. Harikrishna K.R.Nair
President Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals, Wound Care Unit, Dept Of Internal Medicine, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia
SILVER: Ayise Karadag, Prof. WOCN, Koç University School of Nursing, Turkey
BRONZE: Karen Ousey, Professor of Skin Integrity, University of Huddersfield, UK
Most Progressive Society
GOLD: World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET®) & International Lymphoedema Framework
SILVER: National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), USA
BRONZE: Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals & Brazilian Association of Enterostomal Therapy, SOBEST
Excellence in compression and MLD
GOLD: Jane Wigg
Director, The Lymphoedema Training Academy, UK
SILVER: Robyn Bjork and Suzie Ehmann
Founder, CEO/President of ILWTI and Clinical Specialist
International Lymphedema & Wound Training Institute and Atrium Health Stanly, USA
BRONZE: Healogics Wound Care and Lymphoedema Team, Healogics UK
Advances in Infection and Biofilm
GOLD: Gojiro Nakagami
Associate Professor, Global Nursing Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
SILVER: Chandan K.Sen PhD, FACN, FACSM, Director, Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering (ICRME)
Executive Director, IUH Comprehensive Wound Center J. Stanley Battersby
Chair and Professor of Surgery Vice Chairman of Research, Surgery, Indiana University, USA
BRONZE: Dr. Yalda Khosravi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University, USA
Innovation in Skin Integrity
GOLD: Kimberly LeBlanc
Chair of the WOC Institute, Wound Ostomy Continence Institute, Canada
SILVER: Fernanda Mateus Queiroz Schmidt, Doctor Professor, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Southern Minas Gerais - Passos City - Minas Gerais State, Brazil
BRONZE: Suzanne Moloney, Adhesive Free Wound Dressing Retention, CEO/Founder, HidraMed Solutions
Outstanding Achievement in Patient Care
GOLD: Prof. Juan Bosco Ruiz-Padilla MD, PhD
Head of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Unit, Hospital H+ San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
SILVER: Dr Idevania Geraldina Costa, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Lakehead University, Canada
BRONZE: Dr Emer Shanley, Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability and Wound Management, West Cork Community Care, Ireland
The Rising Star
GOLD: James Lowell
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
SILVER: Adonis C. Dungca, Amana Healthcare Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, UAE
BRONZE: Molamma Mathew, Ambulatory Health Services, SEHA, UAE
Most Innovative Dressing or Device
GOLD: Orpyx SI Sensory Insoles
Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc
SILVER: MESI ABPI MD, Medi UK
BRONZE: Lundatex Stocking, PressCise AB, Sweden
Innovation in Surgical Site Infection
GOLD: Dr Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts
Senior Research Fellow/Director Skin Integrity Clinical Trials Unit, University of Western Australia
SILVER: International Consolidated Wound Infection Guideline Task Force, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, USA
BRONZE: Roberto Cassino, MD Geriatrician, Medical Director, Casa di Riposo Residenza Sacra Famiglia – Korian , Erbagil srl company and creator of the Patent OZOILE - Stable Ozonides with Vitamin E acetate, Italy
Contribution to Clinical or Preclinical Research
GOLD: William H Tettelbach MD
Medical Director, Promise Hospital, MiMedx, USA
SILVER: Zena Moore, Professor and Head of The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and Director of the Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWaT) Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
BRONZE: Natascia Mennini, Researcher, Department of Chemistry-University of Florence, Italy
Innovation in Diabetic Foot Care
GOLD: Breanne Everett
Sensory Insoles with Remote Patient Monitoring Help Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
CEO & President, Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc
SILVER: Isabel Veronica Aburto Torres, Nurse, The National Institute of Wounds Foundation, Chile
BRONZE: Noriaki Maeshige, Assistant Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
Cost-Effective Wound Management
GOLD: Laura Hallas Hoyes
Lead Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist
South West Yorkshire Partnership Trust, UK
SILVER: Tissue Viability Team, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, UK
BRONZE: Emanuele Cereda MD, PhD, UOC Dietetica e Nutrizione Clinica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Innovation in Wound Care
GOLD: Suzanne Moloney
CEO / Founder, HidraMed Solutions
SILVER: Flavia Firmino, National Cancer Institute – INCA, Brazil
BRONZE: Professor Julie Green, Dean of Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, UK
Innovation in Technology Driven Research
GOLD: Ana Lúcia Martins de Oliveira Carey
Clinical Nurse Manager, Beaumont Hospital Home Therapies, Ireland
SILVER: Windy Cole DPM, Director of Wound Research, Kent State University, USA
BRONZE: Gustavo Moreira Costa de Souza, Plastic Surgeon, Hospital Felício Rocho (Felice Rosso Foundation), Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG, Brazil
