2025 Winners
Advances in Infection and Biofilm
WINNER: Phillip Bowler, Independent Researcher, Wound Biofilm
SILVER Ph.D Thomas Bjarnsholt, Professor, University of Copenhagen
BRONZE Dr. Adam Astrada, DHSc., CNS, RN, Assistant Professor
Antimicrobial Stewardship
WINNER: Professor Banasiewicz Tomasz Poznan, University of Medical Sciences
SILVER : The Advanced Practice Nurses: Andrés Roldán Valenzuela, Advanced Practice Nurse in Complex Chronic Wounds, and Verónica Galindo Cantillo, Advanced Practice Nurse in Complex Chronic Wounds, Aljarafe District, North Seville
BRONZE: Izaskun Arriaran Mendialdua, Nurse, Hospital Debagoiena, Spain
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Best Clinical Research
WINNER: Louise Hitchman, Vascular Surgery Specialty Trainee, University of Hull
SILVER: Dr. Jonathan Johnson, Plastic Surgeon, Comprehensive Wound Care Services, US
BRONZE: Catherine Arundel, Research Fellow, York Trials Unit, University of York
Best Diabetic Foot Intervention
WINNER: Morgan Jones, Highly Specialist Podiatrist Tissue Viability Lead, Cardiff Royal Infirmary
SILVER: Julia Xiaoli Zhu - The Healing Group, Senior Wound Nurse Clinician, PhD Candidate, Singapore
BRONZE: Luigi Uccioli, Professor of Endocrinology, University of Rome, Tor Vergata
Cellular, Acellular and Matrix-like Products (CAMPs) Award
WINNER: Allyn Forsyth, PhD, Director, MIMEDX
SILVER: William Tettelbach, Chief Medical Officer, RestorixHealth
BRONZE: Mark Suski, Plastic Surgeon/Medical Director, Los Robles Hospital Center for Advanced Wound Healing
Cost-effective Wound Management
WINNER: Rachel Jump, Clinical Lead, Lytham District Nursing Team, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
SILVER: Jayesh Shah, President, TIMEO2 Healing Concepts LLC.CMO PACT 2, NW Health Center, Staff Wound Care Physician, Audie Murphy Vetarans Hospital
BRONZE: Ramon Rillera, Vascular Nurse Specialist, The Royal London Hospital
Effective Burn Care
WINNER: Richard Smith, Crew Manager and Andrew Scotting, Watch Manager, Gatwick Airport Fire and Rescue Service
SILVER: Christia Huntington, PhD Student, The University of the West of England
BRONZE: Naiara Santín Pérez, Clinical Nurse, and Silvia Mínguez Abia, Supervisor, Burns Unit at Cruces Hospital
Innovation in Chronic Wound Healing
WINNER: Rachel Torkington-Stokes, Clinical Solutions Director, Convatec
SILVER: Christian Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Woundtech, US
BRONZE: Trent Brookshier, Podiatric Surgeon, DPM, Private Practice, CEO, North Park Podiatry
Innovation in the Care Home or Home Care setting
WINNER: Martina Collins-Stiff, Tissue Viability Nurse, West Suffolk Foundation Trust
SILVER: Ross Joannides, Deputy Director of Nursing, Barchester Healthcare
BRONZE: The Nursing Home Telehealth tissue viability team, Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphoedema Centres, UK
Innovation in Surgical Site Infection
Innovation in Wound Care
WINNER: Andrew Cameron, CEO, FeelTect Limited
SILVER: Widasari Sri Gitarja, WOCARE, Indonesia
BRONZE: Santiago Roviralta Gomez, Centro Salud Ribadeo, Spain
Michelle Deeth New Talent Award
WINNER: Abigail E Chaffin, MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA , Professor of Surgery and Program Director
SILVER: The Skin Integrity Team, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster Royal Infirmary
BRONZE: Liliana Morais, Professional Doctorate student, CNS Tissue Viability RCSI Dublin, University Hospital Waterford
In memory of Michelle Deeth
Most Innovative Product
WINNER: Stimulan®, Biocomposites Ltd
SILVER: TRAVERSE PRFM KIT, Traverse Medical Solutions
BRONZE: Corplex P', StimLabs LLC
Most Progressive Society
WINNER: The International Surgical Wound Complications Advisory Panel (ISWCAP)
SILVER: The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC)
BRONZE: Wound Ostomy Incontinence Nurses' Society (YOIHD)
Patient Activation
WINNER: David Hughes MBE, Assistant Head and Clinical Lead Podiatry & Orthotics Service, Swansea Bay University Health Board
SILVER: Windy Cole, Director of Wound Care Research, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
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Nina Kovolyan, Clinical Research Assistant
BRONZE: Claire Peart, National Lead Dementia Nurse Specialist, Barchester Healthcare
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Pressure Care
WINNER: Hannah Wilson, Research Lecturer in Nursing and Tissue Viability, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland
SILVER: Lourdes Rivera, Tissue Viability Nurse, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
BRONZE: Kelly Phillips, Skin Integrity Nurse Consultant, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wound Care Collaborators
WINNER: The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board Nottingham City Care, UK
SILVER: Central London Community Healthcare Trust, Merton Community Nursing and Tissue Viability Team
BRONZE: Kimberly LeBlanc & Jennifer Bilbie, Specialized Nurses, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence, Canada
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