Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Wound Care

Professor Amit Gefen received the B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Tel Aviv University in 1994, 1997, and 2001, respectively. During 2002-2003 he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Tel Aviv University and the Herbert J. Berman Chair in Vascular Bioengineering. Prof. Gefen has also been the Head of the Ela Kodesz Institute for Medical Engineering and Physical Sciences at Tel Aviv University. The research interests of Prof. Gefen are in studying normal and pathological effects of biomechanical factors on the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs, with emphasis on applications in chronic wound research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Biomechanics (published by Elsevier), and has also edited several books and several Special Issues in journals such as the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and more. Recently, Prof. Gefen chaired the Etiology expert panel for development of the International Pressure Ulcer Prevention & Treatment Guidelines (2019) and also chaired the global panel of experts who developed the International Consensus Document for Device-related Pressure Ulcers, published by the Journal of Wound Care (2020).

• Aetiology and pathogenesis of common wounds1. Tissue changes with age, disease and chronic conditions2. Pressure ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers3. Venous, arterial and lymphedema wounds4. Burns5. Surgical and traumatic wounds6. Wounds associated with prosthetic use7. Infections in woundsBioengineering in diagnosis and prognosis8. Sensors and systems for detecting tissue damage 9. Biomarkers in skin, sweat, blood and urine10. Optical and imaging modalities for assessing potential tissue damage11. Wound infection detection assays and technologiesBiomedical engineering approaches to prevention12. Materials and designs of support and tissue-interfacing surfaces13. Biomechanical engineering design of prophylactic dressings14. Protecting tissues from medical device-related injuries15.Computer-aided sensing and monitoring of tissue exposure to body loads16. Electrical stimulation technologies to preserve tissue tolerance to loads17. Biotechnology of nutritional supplements Advanced treatments and clinical outcomes18. Innovations in dressing materials and structures19. New approaches to wound cleansing and debridement 20. Emerging negative pressure therapy technologies 21. Technologies for closure and repair of large wounds22. Trends in compression therapies 23. Cell and tissue engineering approaches and related topical agents24. Gene therapy and stem cell research relevant to wound healing