Wounds Canada Research Posters and Presentations:
where science, innovations and health leaders come together!
The next opportunity to submit your abstract will be for our fall 2026 National Conference.
Every year, Wounds Canada searches for the latest and greatest in skin and wound care research. Then, the finalists are featured and spotlighted at our National Fall Conference.
View the winning 2025 oral poster presentations, moderated by the Abstract Chair of the National Conference, Jérôme Patry, DPM, MD, CCMF, MSc, in a two-part series and check out our poster archives over the last decade below.

2025 Oral Poster Presentations
Top Research Posters in Wound Care Innovations –
First Webinar
- Evaluating Optimal Shieh Score Cut-Offs for Predicting Pressure Injury Risk in ICU Patients
- Hetal Bambharoliya, RN, BScN - Patient and Family Perspectives of Pressure Injury Prevention in Acute Care Settings in Alberta
– Amelia Wells, BHSc - Innovative Wound Care: Outcomes Achieved with Centralized NSWOCs and Digital Wound Management Software
- Ken Hendsbee, Pixalere CEO
- Scott Lamont, BSN, RN, CFRN - Using Smart Glasses for Virtual Wound Care in Northwestern Ontario
- Prachi Sharma, B.Tech CS, PGDM, CMP
- Seona Furlong, BScN, RN, MScKin, MBA, Bed - Effects of a 12-week Supervised Exercise Program on Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
- Jérôme Patry, DPM, MD, CCMF, MSc
Top Research Posters in Wound Care Innovations –
Second Webinar
- The Role of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Early Diagnosis Across Skin Tones
- Hailey Caprara, BSN, RN, CWS, DAPWCA - Driving Health Equity: An AI-Powered Imaging Technology for Early Detection of Pressure Injuries
- Stephanie Rintoul, BSc, MSc, CAPM
- Stephanie Furtado, RN, ET, NSWOC - Autofluorescence to Assess Bacterial Burden in Wounds: Preliminary Results from a Prospective Study
- Jérôme Patry, DPM, MD, CCMF, MSc
Poster Archives
- View all posters from the 2025 National Conference
- View all posters from the 2024 National Conference
- View all posters from the 2023 National Fall Conference
- View all posters from the 2022 National Fall Conference
- View all posters from the 2021 National Fall Conference
- View all posters from Albert Day 2020
- View all posters from the 2020 National Fall Conference
- View all posters from the 2019 Fall Conference
- View all posters from the 2019 Spring Conference
- View all posters from the 2018 Fall Conference
- View all posters from the 2018 Spring Conference
- View all posters from the 2017 Fall National Conference
Criteria: what are we looking for?
We seek out:
- Innovation: Technologies, and/or practices that improve health service delivery, health care outcomes, and health economics,
- Integration: Projects or activities that improve/foster interdisciplinary team work. Collaborative care across health care settings, patient and other stakeholder involvement, moving innovative technologies from bench to bedside
- Access: knowledge translation, best practice implementation, or other initiatives used to improve access to Optimal Care, new products, integrated services, knowledgeable care providers.
