Prizes

First Time Presenters Prize

This award is designed to encourage people, who have not previously presented their work at an international conference. To be eligible for this prize you must have submitted your abstract to EWMA and you must be a "novice presenter".

That is, you should not have presented previously at an international conference. Papers that have been submitted elsewhere are not eligible for this prize. A panel of judges will attend the presentation sessions.

Value of prize:
The value of the First Time Presenter prize is € 450.

The winners of the EWMA 2010 First Time Presenters prize are:

Otilija Mertelj of Slovenia
Title: Ethical decision making dilemmas in prevention of pressure ulcers in terminally ill patients
Reasons: Addressed a considerable clinical problem with honesty and sensivity

Camilla Eskilsson of Sweden
Title: To care for patients with hard-to-heal wounds - homecare nurses' narratives
Reasons: Good qualitative study confirming known issues. Very good quality of slides

Olga Labovitiadi of United Kingdom
Title: Formulation and evaluation of novel antimicrobial wafers for the topical treatment of chronic wounds
Reasons: Very relevant topic presented in a scientific way. Respected time and responded accurately to questions

Poster Prizes

These awards are designed to reward the considerable work that goes into preparing a poster for presentation at the conference. To be eligible for consideration you must have a paper accepted for poster presentation at the EWMA 2010 conference.

Posters that have been submitted/presented elsewhere are not eligible for a poster prize. A panel of judges will attend the poster session, and authors are strongly encouraged to be present at these sessions in order to answer questions concerning their work.

The panel will award 3-5 poster prizes.

Value of poster prizes:
The value of each poster prize will be € 200.

The winners of the poster prizes are:

Magdalena  A. Gershater, Carin  Alm-Roijer, Ewa  Pilhammar Andersson, Jan  Apelqvist of Sweden
P56 - How to design a RCT for evidence based intervention to prevent diabetes foot ulcers

Inger Futtrup, Anne Lee, Iben Fasterholdt, Kristian Kidholm, Jørgen Lauridsen, Jens Lykke Sørensen of Denmark
P115 - Health Technology Assessment of Problem Wounds treated in Patient’s Homes by Specialized Wound Nurses from University Center of Wound Healing, Odense, Denmark (changed title)

Janine  Prytherch of United Kingdom
P171 - Compression therapy for mixed venous arterial disease

Coralie Clerc, Aline Tereins, Cécile Michelle Mengue Zie of Switzerland
P213 - Wound care: Swiss training and Cameroonian reality