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May 2 — Faculty and alumni present at international wound care conference Faculty and alumni from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis presented on wound-care-related research at the 34th Annual European Wound Management Association (EWMA) Conference in London. Assistant Professor Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, along with collaborating would Professor Tuba Sengul of Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey, spoke on “Comparative Analysis of Skin Lesions in Covid-19 and Hospital- Acquired Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: A Retrospective Study During the First Year of the Pandemic” and “Determining the Optimal Pressure Redistribution Surface in Children: Pressure Mapping on Different Bed Surfaces.” Holly also shared her poster on “Best Practices for Pressure Injury Treatment and Prevention at Hospital Discharge.” Lisa Peterson, a graduate of the school’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing, presented a poster of her research on “Pediatric Intraoperative Pressure Injury Prevention.” Holly serves as associate director for the School of Nursing’s mobile health clinic and leads wound care at UC Davis Medical Center. EWMA is a European not-for-profit umbrella organization, linking national wound management organizations, individuals and groups with interest in wound care.