AWTRS Conference

2nd Australian Wound Tissue and Repair Society Conference
"Crossing the Boundaries"

Hosting Organisation: Australian Wound Tissue and Repair Society (AWTRS)

Date/s: 22-24 March, 2010

Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Venue: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

Course Synopsis: AWTRS 2010 is planned as a 2-day meeting (March 23-24), with a pre-conference workshop and conference dinner on Monday, March 22. The program includes basic and clinical research, and is cross-disciplinary in design ~ the title for the meeting is ᅵCrossing the boundariesᅵ. Our goal is to stimulate research and clinical outcomes by introducing new concepts, technologies and approaches ᅵ to expose delegates to alternate means of approaching their research topic and experimental programs.

Invited speakers from Europe, UK, USA, Canada and Australia including:

  • Professor Jeffrey Hubbell (Switzerland) - Tissue Engineering
  • Professor Paul Martin (UK) - Wound Healing and Inflammation
  • Professor Fiona Wood (Australia) - Systemic Response to Skin Injury
  • Professor Prue Hart (Australia) - The Skin Immune System

Research Themes Include:

  • Inflammation and immunity in wound healing
  • Systemic responses in wound healing
  • Fibrosis and scarring
  • Advanced biomaterials and biotherapeutics
  • Microorganisms and wound healing
  • Pre-clinical models of injury and repair
  • Chronic wounds

Target Audience: Anyone interested in wound healing research.

Important Note: AWTRS 2010 is a satellite to and precedes The Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA) 2010 Conference, Journey into New Frontiers. A generous discount has been arranged for AWTRS2010 delegates to attend the first day of the AWMA conference

Further Information: You will find all information about the meeting: programme, link to online registration etc at http://awtrs2010.mtci.com.au/index.html. Also Visit AWTRS Website: www.awtrs.org

The Conference flyer can be downloaded here

Contact Details:
2nd Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society Meeting
Secretariat: MTCi, PO Box 717
Caringbah, NSW 1495
PHONE: +61 2 9524 1799
FAX: +61 2 9524 1744
E-mail: awtrs@mtci.com.au