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Awareness Week Event Plan 11-15 October, 2021

STANDUP FORLEGS

RESHAPING CARE TOGETHER...

Time Monday 11th October Tuesday 12th October Wednesday 13th October Thursday 14th October Friday 15th OctoberCategory Get the know-how Hot topic Get the know-how Get the know-how Get the know-how09:0030 mins

What to do when a knock or sore isn’t healing

Social isolation and leg and foot conditions

How to take charge of your leg and foot health

Getting the most from your GP consultation

Fungal feet

Presenter Leanne Atkin Leg Club - Jemell Geraghty Chantal Clough & Dennis O’Neill, Patient

Kate Williams Gill Sykes

Category Get the know-how Get the know-how Get the know-how Get the know-how Get the know-how10:0030 mins

Exercise for healthier legs How to check your feet How to check your legs What to do about red legs How to recognise problems with arteries

Presenter Wendy Lou Joanne Casey Sarah Gardner Beccy Elwell Leanne Atkin

Category Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight12:00 1 hour

The power of compression Compression hosiery – challenges, hints and tips

The right compression matters - simplifying compression selection

Getting to grips with compression wraps

Exudate management – getting it right first time

Presenter Sharon Gardner, H&R Healthcare & Claire Stephens, Milliken Healthcare with Gail Curran

Natalie Phillips, Haddenham Healthcare with Margaret Sneddon

Julie Brown & Chloe Slatter, L&R with Beccy Elwell

Essity with Kate Williams Dawn Stevens, Hartmann with Sarah Gardner

Time Monday 11th October Tuesday 12th October Wednesday 13th October Thursday 14th October Friday 15th OctoberCategory Real life stories Real life stories Real life stories Real life stories Real life stories14:00 30 mins

Living with a leg ulcer Finding resilience in the face of adversity

Living with a diabetic foot ulcer Getting fit after 50 Living with cellulitis

Presenter Hayley Turner-Dobbin and Ronald Holt, Patient

Joanne Casey and Nerys Pearce, Patient

Debbie Sharman and Daphne Hurt, Patient

Anna Rich and Rolf Updale, Patient

Anna Swinburn and Rosemary Gad, Patient

Category Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight Expert insight15:301 hour

Going beyond compression therapy

Look after the skin you’re in Get seen and get heard! Help managing your veins & leg ulcers

The challenges of chronic leg oedema

Going beyond compression to heal wounds

LM Rep Sarah Bradbury, Urgo with Alison Hopkins

Sarah Williams, Medi with Gill Sykes

Jude Day and Siobhan Gorst on behalf of Medtronic with Leanne Atkin

Denise Wood on behalf of 3M with Leanne Atkin

Anita Roberts & Sheralee Bearne, Huntleigh & Kirsty Kettley & Rhys Morris, Cardiff with Sarah Gardner

Time Monday 11th October Tuesday 12th October Wednesday 13th October Thursday 14th October Friday 15th OctoberCategory In conversation with Hot topic In conversation with Get the know-how In conversation with17:001 hour

The QNI Making Legs Matter: A case for change

The Director of the National Wound Care Strategy

Don’t just sit there! A Legs Matter patient partner

Presenter Alison Hopkins and Crystal Oldman

Leanne Atkin, Gail Curran and Kate Williams

Una Adderley, Paul Chadwick and Tracy Goodwin

Margaret Sneddon Tracy Goodwin and Sarah Gardner

Category Hot topic Get the know-how Get the know how Get the know-how Get the know-how19:001 hour

Emma Hardy MP’s Big Conversation vascular disease event

Understanding venous leg ulcers 7.15pm Understanding how and why we treat oedema

Understanding foot ulcers The importance of mobility in lower leg and foot health

Presenter Emma Hardy MP, Dan Carradice - Vascular Surgeon, Leanne Atkin, Beccy Elwell, Paul Chadwick

Kate Williams Margaret Sneddon and Professor Peter Mortimer

Professor Mike Edmonds, Debbie Sharman, Jayne Robbie and Stephanie Stanley

Fran Campbell and Deborah Coleman