WUWHS 2022 Congress report

The World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) Congress that had been postponed for two years finally took place between 1–5 March 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and more than 70% of the confirmed 2020 speakers were able to attend the event onsite in 2022. When planning an event such as this, it cannot be undertaken without experts in the field. The added value is when those experts are available in person and suddenly become real people (and no longer only article authors), and this led to many surprise selfie requests and wide-grinned smiles shared as a result over the five days. Our speakers certainly had their share of travel difficulties, making their contributions so much more valued as time and expertise in wound care was critical to the success of this event.

To our incredible trade partners, we thank you for your sponsorship, support and participation. Because of you we were able to put on an exceptional event that enabled the world to share knowledge with over 206 national and international speakers. They have worked in eight plenary sessions, 16 free communication sessions, 36 symposia, 20 focus sessions and 20 workshops. As a bonus, there was also time to look at five regional views, share in eight global celebrations and we all had the privilege of attending and sharing in 15 industry symposia, 15 society meetings and having a voice in multiple panel discussions. Because of your help, we could hold a hybrid event that was able to welcome nearly 10,000 health professionals from over 87 countries, both onsite and online; all of whom were willing to give time and resources to attend and to contribute to WUWHS as a society and the congress as major event. As an added bonus all talks were recorded, with the link being sent to all registered participants to enjoy for four months and catch up on any missed talk at the event. Our gallery is spectacular and also available on our website www.wuwhs2022.org for you to explore and share.