On Saturday, November 23, 2024, the Specialized Medical Hospital witnessed a special celebration in the conference hall of the International day of Pressure Injuries Prevention, which aims to raise awareness about this health problem that affects the lives of many, and to provide the latest information on prevention and treatment methods. This celebration aims to achieve several goals, the most important of which are:

• • Raising awareness among medical and nursing staff about the latest methods in preventing and treating bedsores.
• • Enabling patients and their families to learn about the causes of bedsores and how to avoid them.
• • Improving the quality of care provided to patients with bedsores.
• • Contributing to reducing patients' suffering from this problem.

The celebration activities emphasize the importance of cooperation between all concerned parties, including doctors, nurses, patients and their families, to reduce the spread of bedsores and improve patients' lives. It also emphasizes the need to invest in preventing this problem, which is cheaper and more effective than treatment.

The aIn conclusion: Celebrating the World Bedsore Prevention Day at the Specialized Medical Hospital is an important step in the field of health care, and contributes to strengthening the hospital's position as a leading center in providing comprehensive care for patients.ctivities began with the Skin and Wound Care Team:

Ms. Fatma Shafiq

Ms. Fatma Sobhi

Ms. Nesma Al-Arabi

Providing health education to patients visiting outpatient clinics in all specialties, their families, and those accompanying patients in the internal departments on how to prevent bedsores and how to care for them when they occur. Then, the scientific activities of the medical team were held in the presence of Professor Dr. Hazem Hakim, Director of the Hospital, and a large number of doctors and nursing staff. His Excellency praised the efforts made in this aspect of patient care and honored a number of distinguished nurses in appreciation of their efforts. Then, Ms. Fatma Shafiq, Director of Nursing and General Supervisor of the Skin and Wound Care Team, gave a speech in which she thanked the nursing staff in attendance and urged them to do more for the sake of the patients to maintain the high level of patient care reached by the hospital. She also pointed out that the Specialized Medical Hospital is the only hospital in Mansoura University Hospitals that has had a specialized nursing team for skin and wound care since 2022, which contributed to reducing the incidence of bedsores for hospital patients to much less than all global statistics. It is also the only hospital that celebrates the World Bedsore Prevention Day for the second year in a row. The lectures were given by:

Dr. Yasmine Atwa, Lecturer of Diabetes and Endocrinology, a lecture entitled Wound Care

Dr. Mohamed Tarek, Assistant Lecturer of Geriatric Medicine, a lecture entitled The Importance of Healthy Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Bedsores

Ms. Fatma Shafiq, a lecture entitled Prevention of Bedsores Using the Care Package

Ms. Iman Nabil, Supervisor of the Skin and Wound Care Team, a lecture entitled Proper Care of Wounds and Bedsores.

In conclusion: Celebrating the International day of Pressure Injuries Prevention at the Specialized Medical Hospital is an important step in the field of health care, and contributes to strengthening the hospital's position as a leading center in providing comprehensive care for patients.