The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) is a European not-for-profit umbrella organisation, linking national wound management organisations, individuals and groups with interest in wound care.Central to EWMA’s objectives is to support implementation of interdisciplinary and cost effective wound care of high quality. EWMA works to reach its objectives by being an educational resource, organising conferences, contributing to international projects related to wound management, actively supporting the implementation of existing knowledge within wound management and providing information on all aspects of wound management.EWMA was founded in 1991, and the association works to promote the advancement of education and research into native epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, prevention and management of wounds of all aetiologies.

 
The 27th Conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA 2017) will be held from 3-5 May 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The EWMA 2017 programme will consist of a variety of sessions:
free paper sessions, workshops and e-posters, key sessions, focus sessions, symposia and industry sponsored symposa.

National healthcare systems in Europe are continuously changing, reorganising and adapting to respond to changing demographics and budget restrictions. This sets the context in which wound healing and wound carers must navigate to provide the best possible treatment for the individual patient. At the same time technology is rapidly developing, providing new methods and means of treatment and organisation. The 27th EWMA conference will have its focus on the changes, opportunities and challenges provided by these continuous processes for wound management across Europe and beyond. Therefore, the theme of the 27th conference of the European Wound Management Association is "Change, Opportunities and Challenges - Wound management in changing health care systems"