Background: malignant wounds

It is estimated that malignant wounds present in 5-14% of advanced cancer patients [1], often occurring in the last 6 months of life and most commonly associated with breast or head and neck cancers. Malignant wounds are caused by direct infiltration of the skin, tissues, mucosa, blood or lymph vessels by a tumour or metastatic deposit. Patients find these wounds extremely distressing and uncomfortable as they can be painful, become infected, produce high levels of exudate, cause bleeding and be malodourous. In particular, wound malodour is an overwhelming concern for the patient, their family, and carers, at times preventing people being in the same room as the patient. The physiological, psychological and sociological consequences of living with a malodorous wound have a dramatic impact on the comfort, the overall pain experience and the quality of life for individuals and those around them, in the face of terminal disease. The holistic management of these wounds is challenging as there is no robust evidence for which of the current treatment options are the most effective at improving quality of life or managing symptoms, hence warranting further research. (Source: Professor Elizabeth Harry, UTS, 2020; unpublished)

Workshop

Cancer Symptom Trials (CST) is hosting a Clinical challenges in wound management workshop. The workshop will bring together clinicians and researchers in malignant wound management to propose new study ideas to generate evidence to enhance clinical management and decision making around malignant wounds.

If this is an area of interest to you, we encourage you and your colleagues to submit new study ideas for presentation at the workshop.

To present your clinical challenge in wound management study idea, please complete the PowerPoint template linked below and submit it by email to CST@uts.edu.au.

Study idea template instructions:

Malignant wound management study ideas must be submitted on the linked PowerPoint template and must not exceed the four slides in the template - we only want preliminary information at this point.
Submissions are due by COB Friday 6 November 2020.
Submissions must be emailed to CST@uts.edu.au.
We will review all submissions and advise those who have been chosen to present one week before the workshop on Thursday 12 November.
If your idea is chosen to present and you are unable to attend, please nominate a proxy to present on your behalf.
Presentations at the workshop will not exceed 20 minutes to allow time for multiple presentations.

↓ WOUND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP PRESENTATION TEMPLATE (PPT, 1,710KB)

Confidentiality

Workshop attendees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement. Current PaCCSC and CST members may already have one in place. We will contact you if you need to sign a confidentiality agreement.

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